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Quote by Eve Arnold

“Themes recur again and again in my work.”

Quote by Eve Arnold

Book:The Unretouched Woman

Work

The Unretouched Woman

This book delves into the lives of women who challenge conventional beauty norms, offering a nuanced perspective on the struggle for self-acceptance and authenticity in a world that often prioritizes superficial appearances. more

Author

Eve Arnold was a renowned photographer known for her profound insights into issues of gender and race. Her career spanned half a century, and her work was widely published in prestigious media such as Life magazine. more

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“What do you hang on the walls of your mind?”

Book:Eve Arnold: in retrospect

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“What drove me and kept me going over the decades? If I had to use a single word, it would be 'curiosity.”

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“What I have tried to do is involve the people I was photographing... if they were willing to give, I was willing to photograph.”

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“You should never reveal your true age.”

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“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.”

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Book:The Unretouched Woman

Source: The Unretouched Woman

“I look for a sense of reality with everything I did. I didn't work in a studio, I didn't light anything. I found a way of working which pleased me because I didn't have to frighten people with heavy equipment. It was that little black box and me and £5 worth of film in my pocket or maybe it was only £2 in those days.”

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“I love the idea I can go off with a single camera and a few rolls of film unencumbered... I was not interested in the illusion of reality, I wanted to get close to what was happening.”

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Book:Eve Arnold: in retrospect

Source: Eve Arnold: in retrospect

“I realise that I had the best of serious picture journalism. There was an innocence in our approach, especially in the 1950s and 1960s when we naively believed that by holding a mirror up to the world we could help - no matter how little - to make people aware of the human condition.”

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“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.”

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Book:Film Journal

Source: Film Journal

“Recording sessions were stimulating to photograph, because everything was in motion: the subject, the musicians, the technicians and the photographer. You needed fast reflexes to keep up with moving targets, and sensitivity and skill to get the pictures while keeping out of the performers' eyeline so as not to break their concentration.”

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Book:Film Journal

Source: Film Journal