Portrait Week
I was slow to pick up the cue, but now that Jen and Shane have both picked up on Alec Soth’s declaration of Portrait Week, I’m compelled to do the same. I guess we don’t really think of Eggleston as a portrait photographer or even a photographer of people (though his new book, 5 x 7, is primiarly portraits) but this image has long been one of my favorite portraits. Titled “Memphis,” it is one of the most memorable photographs from Eggleston’s Guide, at least to me. I’ve never seen it in person. I should make a point of doing that.