William Eggleston’s Final Dye-Transfer Photos Go on Display

William Eggleston’s Final Dye-Transfer Photos Go on Display

For his new show, The Last Dyes, William Eggleston and his team used up the last remaining dye-transfer materials to make new prints of the iconic photographer's work from the 1970s.

How master printers bring William Eggleston’s colors to life

Few photographers are as synonymous with richly saturated color as William Eggleston, but the complexity behind making his prints is often underappreciated. In this behind-the-scenes look, longtime collaborators and master printers Guy Stricherz and Irene Malli walk through every stage of his dye-transfer process, revealing just how much work goes into each print. Eggleston discovered the dye-transfer process in the 1970s, a crucial step that en…