William Eggleston, American, 1939- William Eggleston took a serious interest in photography when he discovered the work of Henri <a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/henri-cartier-bresson-1908">Cartier-Bresson</a> and Walker Evans while a student at Vanderbilt University in 1962. Like <a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/henri-cartier-bresson-1908">Cartier-Bresson</a>, Eggleston's photo