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