It's the hardest thing in the world to take the mundane and try to show how special it is.
Eve ArnoldI don't see anybody as either ordinary or extraordinary. I see them simply as people in front of my lens.
Eve ArnoldWhat I have tried to do is involve the people I was photographing... if they were willing to give, I was willing to photograph.
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