William Eggleston

The photo by Eggleston of the car chained to the telephone pole makes me wonder about life in Louisiana- was it plagued by theivery so much that people had to resort to chaining their car? The colors in this photo give off a somber mood, with the muted aquamarine car and beiges in the cement, the only bright spot is the tail lights. My eyes stop imediately on them before I can continue looking further into the photograph. I have to wonder what Eggleston was thinking as he shot the Los Alamos group of photos. Alot of photographers focused ( and still do ) on the beautiful things, people, and places. I think he wanted to document a more normal view of people and what they see in dailey life.