Saudi Arabia is so conservative. At first there were photographs of women I took that I couldn't publish - of women without their abayas. So I started writing out little anecdotes about things I couldn't photograph and wove it in… — Olivia Arthur Copy Share Image
You have to decide where the line is in such a complicated place like Saudi Arabia. I was so confused by the place - there's no simple story. It's a place that is really sensitive to how it is judged, particularly by people from the West. So in the end I thought: I'm just going to take the reader on… — Olivia Arthur Copy Share
When I first asked to take pictures of women at their homes, I was using my formal camera and I struggled to get the… — Olivia Arthur Copy Share Image
Photojournalism is photography with more story telling. A single image can be amazing and dramatic. I started out shooting individual images, but I found… — Olivia Arthur Copy Share Image
At the beginning of my career, a more senior photographer told me to shoot stories on women and I didn't want to. But I… — Olivia Arthur Copy Share Image
Saudi Arabia is so conservative. At first there were photographs of women I took that I couldn't publish - of women without their abayas.… — Olivia Arthur Copy Share Image
Photography is about being patient. I'm quiet, I watch the situation. I let things happen and photograph them when they happen; that's my approach,… — Olivia Arthur Copy Share Image
