Inspired by The Everyday Projects and The Work of William Eggleston
Documenting the community through sharing everyday images creates an opportunity for understanding and awareness. Viewing these images offers an opportunity to learn something new, and perhaps to notice the ordinary as something special.
Prompt: Take a picture that captures something about everyday life in Kingston. The photo can be taken anywhere and can portray nearly anything, as long as it isn’t posed or manipulated. People do not need to be included in the image.
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Learn More About Photojournalism and The Art of The Everyday
“The Everyday Projects is an ever-growing global community of photographers who strive to make images that convey a more accurate view of daily life than what is commonly seen in the media. The goal is to create new generations of storytellers and audiences that recognize the need for multiple perspectives in portraying the cultures that define us.”
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Article About Truth in Photojournalism
William Eggleston: The Photography of Everyday
Street photographer/artist William Eggleston committed to photography as 'a democratic way of looking around,' and spent his life photographing his hometown in Memphis, Tenn. He captured the everyday, noticing the small details in the world around him: diners, cups of coffee, street lights, road signs, someone’s mom. Through his pioneering use of color photography in the 1960s and his subject matter, he captured the story of a time and place.
Video: A Basic Intro to Eggleston’s Work at The Tate, 2014
Documentary From Imagine Series, With Alan Yentob, Part 1
For More of Eggleston’s photography visit Eggleston Art Foundation
William Eggleston “Keyboard” c.1973
William Eggleston “Untitled” c.1968
Everyday Kingston
Photograph by local artist Alekz Pacheco (Summer Youth Art Lab teaching artist for The D.R.A.W.)
Photograph by local artist Joe Gonzalez @cupojoeg
Photograph by Kingston resident Kyle Kelley
