William Eggleston, an American photographic legend whose use of colour revolutionised photography, needs no introduction. In this intimate portrait, which will be nearly twenty years old, we discover him through the eyes of those closest to him. A discreet presence with a no less piercing gaze, Eggleston shares a few words in his bewitching southern drawl, the accent of the American South. He distils them sparingly, as if they had to be extracted from him. He prefers to let others tell his story

William Eggleston: Colour in the Everyday.

★★★★★ “In their open endness and generosity for interpretation Eggleston’s portraits stay with you long after you leave the NPG.” (The Independent) Only a month left to see William Eggleston's pioneering portraits from the American south: http://ow.ly/8JvR304udKS | National Portrait Gallery

Explore William Eggleston: The Last Dyes, a presentation of new works completed in the artist’s pioneering dye-transfer medium. | David Zwirner