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William Eggleston - Los Alamos:

Touted as one of the most important users of the colour film, bringing the medium to the fore since 1965, he allows his work to speak for itself on the pages of books an on the walls of galleries across the world. There are some images within this American series that Interest me and am drawn into the subject matter of this documentary series.
He has simply documented what he has come across, from where he lived in Memphis and the surrounding Southern States. Reflecting what was real around him, he shot in a very simple manor, the texture of the images are a pleasure to look at with warm tones, plus red features in most of the imagery that provides some consistence to the imagery.
Early on however there was controversy against some of his work as it was featured in the MoMA in New York, a lack of social engagement and political agenda that could be protested, not an everyday scene. Perhaps have time pass a looking back at these images now provides that greater perception and appreciation for how times have changed, and what has been documented is confined to history.
http://www.egglestontrust.com/los_alamos_port.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/genius-in-colour-why-william-eggleston-is-the-world-s-greatest-photographer-8577202.html

Lee Friedlander - Self Portraits:

Another interesting series to look back on in retrospect, as in today's digital age the 'selfie' culture has grown rapidly thanks to the arrival of front facing cameras on pocket-able devices such as iPhones, and the emergence of platforms in which to share these images in no time at all in Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. These original self portraits reflect the real presence of  Freidlander in the scenes he has captured, intelligence was used to capture some of these images but I also feel imagination from the artist is apparent to find these opportunities in the first place among some very interesting compositions. His face or body isn't always necessarily apparent in the frame, with shadows, feet and reflections being used in a creative way for the viewer to find.
“At first, my presence in my photos was fascinating and disturbing. But as time passed and I was more a part of other ideas in my photos, I was able to add a giggle to those feelings.”
https://fraenkelgallery.com/portfolios/1960s-self-portraits
http://www.americansuburbx.com/2013/05/lee-friedlander-self-portrait.html
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2013/11/11/street-photography-composition-lesson-9-self-portraits/ 

Martin Parr - Common Sense:

Captured in typical Martin Parr fashion, with very warm colours & high contrast, these normal still life images from locations all across the world provide some interesting scenes when the tight, compact compositions leave in the outside of the frame to the imagination. It is a relevant series that related to reflections of the real because it highlights the expansion of industry & consumerism on a global scale.
http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&ALID=29YL53DQHZR

Alec Soth - Sleeping by the Mississippi:

I am impressed at how striking the images are from Alec Soth, currently at the forefront of the contemporary  documentary photography scene with global coverage of his many books leading to exhibitions in leading galleries worldwide. following on from the likes of Evans, Frank & Shore before him, Soth photographs the open road following the Mississippi river, finding the finer resoundingly real details of life that are often overlooked intertwined with striking portraiture, captured beautifully with a large format camera. Each image carefully chosen to represent the current state of the United States, with the muted colours showing a turn for the worst.
“It isn’t what a picture is of,” the great American photography curator John Szarkowski once said. “It is what it is about.”
“What’s hard is taking a collection of great pictures and making them work together. It’s like language: everyone can speak but putting the words together is the real challenge.”
http://alecsoth.com/photography/?page_id=14
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/photography/what-to-see/alec-soth-americas-greatest-photographers/
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/oct/06/alec-soth-gathered-leaves-photographer-uk-retrospective
http://www.bjp-online.com/2015/10/photography-is-a-language-alec-soth-on-his-first-uk-exhibition-gathered-leaves/
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/Plan_your_visit/exhibitions/alec-soth.aspx