It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument. Eve Arnold camerainstrumentphotographer Change image and share on social
If the chemistry is right between star and photographer and the geometry of the pictures pleases the star, often the two people end up with a long-term professional friendship during which they continue to work together and to produce highly personal images. Eve Arnold chemistrycontinueend share on social
It's hard for me to assess what I brought because each time you pick up a camera and point it at a person, you're trying to define that person so to talk generally is difficult because I have to think of a given image in order to conjure up what we're talking about. Eve Arnold assesbringcamera share on social
What has changed is that when I photographed, most people that I photographed didn't have the right of refusal on their work. It would take a Marilyn Monroe at her height to be able to dictate that. Eve Arnold changedictateheight Change image and share on social
It doesn't matter if you use a box camera or you use a Leica; the important thing is what motivates you when you are photographing. Eve Arnold boxcameraimportant Change image and share on social
I have been poor and I wanted to document poverty; I had lost a child and I was obsessed with birth; I was interested in politics and I wanted to know how it affected our lives; I am a woman and I wanted to know about women. Eve Arnold affectbirthchild share on social
