Diane
Arbus was born on March 14, 1923 in New York City. She was one of the most well
known photographers in the twentieth century. Her first artistic talent came
through in her intricate drawings in paintings while in highschool. It
wasn’t until she got married that she was taught photography. She started with
advertising and fashion photography for popular magazines. Her main interest
though was capturing images of the people that she encountered in NYC.
It
is said that she had the ability to sense whom she could connect with to make a
great portrait, and most everyone she worked with weren't afraid to work
with her. “They stand in front of her camera and play or relax. They’re not
afraid to display their piercing eyes or frozen expression.” I’m not
particularily sure why these images are interesting to me, but when I found
them I couldn’t stop looking. That in itself is inspiring to me.
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