"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.”— Eve Arnold (1912-2012)
I came across these images on Time.com the other day. What an incredible woman and remarkable talent. Her images are timeless. “I look for a sense of reality with everything I did,” she once said. “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.”
I found an old 210 Polaroid Land Camera while thrifting a month ago with 6 Polaroid film exposures ! It's like finding two treasures in one. I've been thinking a lot about what I want to capture on those black and white pieces of film. Eve's work and words are inspiring.
