Eve Arnold
Eve Arnold
Eve Arnold, OBE, Hon. FRPSwas an American photojournalist. She joined Magnum Photos agency in 1951, and became a full member in 1957...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth21 April 1912
CountryUnited States of America
people secret bigs
If you are careful with people, they will offer you part of themselves. That is the big secret.
photography people lenses
If a photographer cares about the people before the lens and is compassionate, much is given. It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.
special use like-her
I never knew anyone who came close to Marilyn in natural ability to use both photographer and still camera. She was special in this, and for me there has been no one like her before or after. She has remained the measuring rod by which I have - unconsciously - judged other subjects.
wall mind
What do you hang on the walls of your mind?
photography cameras photographer
The instrument is not the camera but the photographer.
want limits cameras
I didn't want to be a woman photographer. That would limit me. I wanted to be a photographer who was a woman, with all the world open to my camera.
photography magic musician
You can't make a great musician or a great photographer if the magic isn't there.
numbers attention lessons
Lesson number one: Pay attention to the intrusion of the camera.
careers long mind
I had in mind a long career.
cameras i-can
I can't hold a camera anymore.
photography accidents
I came to photography by accident.
photography chance genre
A studio session ... provides the greatest chance for control. Even though there is total freedom, I still dislike studio photography and the contrived images that usually stem from this genre.
curiosity digestion needs
What you need to be a good photographer is an overwhelming curiosity and a good digestion.
stars two long
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.