Harry Gruyaert

Harry Gruyaert was one of the European photographers who treated color as a serious visual language rather than decoration. His Morocco work won the Kodak Prize in 1976.

Yes, Gruyaert is a Belgian photographer associated with Magnum Photos. He became known for color work at a time when Magnum's reputation was still strongly tied to black-and-white photojournalism.

The Morocco photographs use saturated walls, streets, shadows, and clothing as structural elements in the frame. They are less about single news events and more about color, light, and composition in everyday life.

Both helped legitimize color photography, but Eggleston is most associated with the American South while Gruyaert is closely tied to Europe, Morocco, India, and travel-based street scenes. Gruyaert was born in Antwerp in 1941.