Eve Arnold began to photograph while working at a photo finishing plant in New York City in 1946. In 1954, Arnold's fresh quality and intelligent choice of subject matter brought to the attention of Robert Capa, the head of Magnum Photos, the prestigious international cooperative of photographers. Layer invited him to join the group, and became the first woman member of America. His mastery of color processes and techniques popular in the'50s was wide and safe, though he worked for the difference between black and white.
Arnold became a star photographer for Life magazine during its heyday, the capture of public figures, such as Senator Joseph McCarthy and General Eisenhower tellingly in unguarded moments. He had a special affinity with Marilyn Monroe, whom he met when both were relatively unknown. "She was going places, but have not yet reached," said Arnold. "It became a bond between us ... Marilyn was very important in my career. I think it was useful in yours. "
She was based in the United States during the 1950s and came to England in 1962 to bring his son to school Bedales. Except for a hiatus of six years (when he worked in the United States and China in preparation for a book on each of those countries), Eve Arnold has been based in the UK.
After his photograph of China, had its first major exhibition of his work in China, the Brooklyn Museum in 1980. That same year, he received the National Book Award for his book in China.
He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Magazine Photographers in 1980. In 1995 he was made a member of the Royal Photographic Society and was elected "Master Photographer" of the world's most prestigious photographic honor awarded by New York's International Center of Photography.
In 1996 he was the recipient of the Kraszna - Krausz Book Award for his book In Retrospect.
In 1997 Eva was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, in an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from the University of Staffordshire, and the degree of Doctor of Humanities at Richmond, the International American University of London.
That same year he was appointed a member of the Advisory Committee of the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford.
In 2003, she was awarded an honorary O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire) by the British government.
Arnold also captured the lives of ordinary people, exploring issues such as birth, family tragedy and racial prejudice. In the early 1960s, Arnold moved to London to work in the newly launched color of the Sunday Times magazine. In addition to photographing the statesmen and celebrities show, which also made a photographic record of the status of women worldwide.
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