Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe. Los Angeles, USA. 1960.
“I remember we laughed a lot, particularly at the end, when I found that although I had had a white paper cone built around us for greater privacy and conce
(...) ntration, the crew had cut eyeholes in the paper and had been watching us all afternoon, supporting her with approving eyes. She had, of course, seen them, and was performing for them, making love to my camera–or really making love to herself–but playing to her public. Being photographed was being caressed and appreciated in a very safe way. She had loved the day and kept repeating that these were the best circumstances under which she had ever worked.”
— Eve Arnold (Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation, Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1987) © Eve Arnold | Magnum Photos
