What I have tried to do is involve the people I was photographing... if they were willing to give, I was willing to photograph.
Eve ArnoldWhat 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 ArnoldWhat drove me and kept me going over the decades? If I had to use a single word, it would be 'curiosity.
Eve ArnoldI 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.
Eve ArnoldI think if I ever get satisfied, I’ll have to stop. It’s the frustration that drives you.
Eve ArnoldI 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.
Eve Arnold