In my blog reading recently I came across this video on A Photo Editor Blog. William Eggleston (born July 27, 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee. He is widely credited with securing recognition for color photography as a legitimate artistic medium to display in art galleries.

If you can’t see the video below go to http://blip.tv/play/zEDd9XOK6hA

This recollection by his son is moving to me.

“I don’t think dad is a normal person. He has his own way of dealing with things. I’ve never met anyone like him.” — Winston Eggleston

Like any great artist, he sees something spectacular in the norm and brings it to reality for the rest of us.