Seeing New York through Daniel Arnold's Eyes | Like Art

In the second episode of Like Art, Creators spends the day with Daniel Arnold, a photographer who has gained rapid success on social media for his spontaneous, candid portraits of every day city life. Exploring New York and its iconic locations via subway and on foot, Daniel has developed a unique perspective, capturing unsuspecting subjects photographed in a fleeting moment that reveals their awkward, authentic, and beautiful humanity. In the heart of Times Square, Daniel sets out to teach host Oz Woloshyn how to find the uncommon shot with a disposable camera, and shares his philosophy on life and art.
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[@jeffreyzie]

"I dont I have to take a great picture everytime. I want to have the experience of having a great day." ✨

[@jake6575]

A refreshing break from the usual instagram photographer

[@jaron_a_mo]

Jake but he’s an Instagram photographer.. complaining or not, he’s there... and posts quite a bit.

[@acidsnow5915]

one of my favourite photographers right now. love how he depicts NY, there is something honest & raw about his pictures

[@blahblah1438]

ACID SNOW I agree

[@Jack_all]

this is exactly what i need to see today, been way overthinking my work lately.

[@Dplaysitcool]

Bobby Robertson There overthinking, and then theres not thinking at all... His work is garbage. Just random snaps of nothing.

[@ashleyharrison4376]

Danny Seaton Agreed.

[@ThePrimaplus]

crazy how much of a following he's gained since this video! and his vogue + nytimes work which is at once perfectly tailored but still totally his style

[@NYCITY3]

That's great using a disposable camera and just taking pictures of people. Don't need to focus or work out the aperture. LoL and he is very successful, good for him.

[@davidblaine4real]

"it's all an unbelievable sci-fi, brain explosion, and I try not to miss it" lav it

[@Stoney-Jacksman]

People in the comments commenting like it's some brand new phenomenon they have never seen before. Jesus fucking christ.

[@rockylopez1198]

Daniel came into my job when I was living in New York. I wanted to say I was a fan of his work, but I was too shy. Cool to have met him briefly.

[@jaron_a_mo]

I need more of him!

[@tatianamoreno5370]

This only really captures those who are open minded and artsy

[@durango-CODEBUILDER]

That picture at 0:54 is my favourite of what I've seen from Daniel Arnolds work. Its beautiful but not traditionally pretty.

[@cleocleo7653]

Love thissss.

[@Sikhislove]

Daniel...... been following you for awhile love your art.

[@YZOBEL5000]

inspiring

[@jeffclaassen]

Great episode!

[@obscure741]

Wow dude .. these pics are insane, hope he doesn't get arrested.

[@coolkidd329]

Only way to get arrested is if you're caught. NYers are too street smart

[@pingpongstar11]

Only way to get arrested is do something illegal, which this is not.

[@ontheoriginof]

I think I read somewhere that he was arrested at least once? Not entirely sure.

[@maxfowler8838]

for what ?

[@SesameGhetto]

man fuck germany, street photography is practically illegal here

[@marcomilani8371]

1:10 That odd Jocker got pissed off but what a great picture came up! wow!

[@charlesnewmones]

so dope

[@blahblah1438]

He inspires me

[@MaxPhotoGraphic]

Love It

[@MrTjWest1]

I give the exact same response for why I shoot randomly without permission

[@nadia3851]

yo can someone tell me what track they used at the end?? thanks

[@danielyeroshalmi7492]

i love how he just pulls the camera out of the wrapper like its a sandwich

[@ernestijn]

does anyone know the brand of his tshirt?

[@techstyle123]

It's a point n shoot hope for the best ....

[@michalnoy6413]

whats that song piano?

[@Whatisright]

I have a photo of that guy @1:22. Threatened me after I took it. Worth it though.

[@jsnam8139]

He def needs google glass.

[@john5150.]

Damn that photo at 1:12 is actually really good

[@margietalk]

cool dude.

[@timurgeneralove]

what camera does he shot on?

[@kinoroman]

He's fckng genius​!

[@props651]

He reminds me of Rat Billings in Adult World. And John Cusak could play this guy also.

[@freddy7gl]

I just want to know what the background music for 1:55 is. :(

[@BB-mp2dz]

Is there other ways to get your art out there without Instagram

[@sivanmillerphoto]

hey would love to get in touch wth you guys i am a photographer from africa in new york

[@Deathcomes4usall]

Walks around face painted like the joker, clearly trying to stand out and gets pissed when someone notices him lol 😂

[@stephengreico2810]

Nah those costume ppl want money for photos

[@Itsnaaaasssttttyyy]

What camera is he using? And I’m not talking about kodiak one.

[@ThanhNguyen-rz9mn]

I think it’s contax g2

[@joels7782]

Its a Leica M6 but he has a contax flash mounted on the Leica shoe mount. Lens is probably a 35mm summicron

[@Itsnaaaasssttttyyy]

Joel S thank you young blood

[@gustavohernandez8888]

what camera is that around 0:06? Thank you.

[@jimjop6245]

some kind of Leica I think, maybe a m262

[@SergioPontillo]

i believe it's his contax g2

[@niquoOG]

yeah he is into the g2

[@lolmdr431]

it's the leica MD

[@lolmdr431]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGaxqJqLnJuYj7M

[@StedelijkMuseumAmsterdam]

Interesting to think about how artists nowadays can 'exhibit' their work on Social Media

[@Stoney-Jacksman]

Deels geeft het kansen, maar aan de andere kant leven we nu ook in tijden dat iedereen creëren wilt, zonder eigenlijk iets te vertellen hebben, en dus er veel meer mensen al hun 'kunst' delen. Daarnaast is het allemaal erg vluchtig geworden. Van foto's , film tot muziek is het allemaal zoveel dat aangeboden wordt, en mensen willen up to date blijven en dus blijft niets echt 'sticken'..bijna alles is vluchtig en fastfood achtig geworden. Tja..have a nice day though ;)

[@4NTIFULL]

That mickey picture is fucking good!

[@mohammedjalloh2882]

Great D

[@exxy44]

he's like a real life Yu from love exposure except he doesn't take upskirts (i think)

[@oB19o]

Did he ever got sued?

[@Alex-bk6xz]

For example compare him to Cohen, Arnold is reeeeally good !!! When Cohen seems sketchy and akward, Arnold Just Seems Normal

[@BERTTTification]

Where can I find that picture of Mickey Mouse?

[@deancanete5560]

Younger version of Bruce Gilden

[@marcooilman8360]

Isn't it illegal? I mean if someone shoot me directely and upload the photo but i dont want him to do this... you can't do things like that in germany, thats why i'm asking

[@SesameGhetto]

yeah germany sucks, it's legal in america though

[@PeteS_1994]

No, it's legal

[@granatoff3917]

Hi Marco, it is also a question I asked myself. In Europe and Germany it is not allowed. It seems so that in the USA they have an other law basic....

[@costa97vm]

First amendment gives you the right to do it.

[@SuperHeroPeanut1]

actually you can just take portraits on anyone that isnt doing anything embarrassing, even in germany. Shooting analog is the way to go. You cant publish the photos tho and you cant take pictures into buildings

[@Mr.ReanuKeeves]

0:54 perv shot 😂😂

[@blurredandhazy]

poor mans bruce gilden

[@bqfilms]

if you think this is bruce gilden kind of work you need to look more at bruce gildens work

[@ap-uf6uc]

Bruce Gilden?

[@losmatix]

First thing I thought of.

[@m9shamalan]

oh yes, the only other street photographer in history. tou fucking che.

[@wyw3237]

he's a little ameba in a bigger organism....

[@straydog8843]

a dude with a leica and a flash shooting at peoples faces in the streets of NY, sounds like Bruce Gilden to me..

[@raksh9]

It's a Contax G2, not a Leica. And Bruce Gilden is way more 'in your face' than this guy.

[@tallaganda83]

I really don't like this style of photography, I know I'm going to get shot down, but it just feels a bit like spray and pray to me, I like street but more in an Alex Webb, HCB style.

[@ashleyharrison4376]

tallaganda83 I feel like this is an inaccurate representation of what street photography really is. It seems as if no thought went into the photos which, to me, gives them less meaning.

[@k0pper]

Look up HCB's contact sheets. Sometimes he shot an entire roll on one person to get the "decisive moment".

[@SesameGhetto]

very true, almost every photographer says that you have to shoot a lot of crap to get something good.

[@martincanart7418]

I like it but it's a very impulsive way of making photographs which has a lower rate of getting good pictures than thought about street photography

[@TheKiwiJobes]

It's more gritty, which is a valid style. it's more about capturing the moment rather than the perfect moment.

[@zoe-rq8lb]

he seems kind of like a predator

[@Kuroki6855]

I hate photographers like this.

[@KevinToine]

meh

[@Dplaysitcool]

"don't worry about looking through the finder. Don't worry about doing anything good" "I don't wanna take a great picture" ............ Hipster art logic.

[@m9shamalan]

you've totally missed his point. and in the mean time you missed the shot.

[@Dplaysitcool]

Matt Dug Red I know exactly what he is trying to say... And he gets one interesting shot here n there. The rest are just random snaps. It's great he can make a career of walking around just firing his camera in people's faces. But he is definitely no Bruce Gilden.

[@m9shamalan]

yeah, well apparently he can. which might make his work worthy of greater consideration than your casual dismissal of 'hipster art logic'.

[@Dplaysitcool]

Matt Dug Red well like any art. It is all subjective I guess. There is no right or wrong. I find genuine human moments interesting. But I don't get that from a photo of a man, mid blink, smoking a cigarette walking down the street. There's nothing there but a mistimed photo of nothing interesting at all.

[@m9shamalan]

so all youre saying is this artist's art isnt to your taste. is that really even worth so much as a youtube comment? there are lots of artist who arent to my taste and im also glad they exist, and try to learn something from them, if possible.

[@enigmatube6946]

How is this any different from the 1000s of photographers who do this work daily? Oh wait he's a white male, so the galleries listen.

[@photomorti]

ah the victim mentality again.

[@emmanuelgoldstein8233]

The key to street photography is wide angle lens. Without it, your photos will look like shit. Because wide angle doesn’t really require effort to compose. You want to be a good photographer? Use standard lens (50mm) and nothing else.

[@CmonCuhh]

?

[@paultheod2472]

dude wtf are you tryna say?? hahaha

[@emmanuelgoldstein8233]

Aditya DWI PUTRA that’s not an argument

[@matthewrabbit]

If anything, wide-angle lenses are more difficult to compose with because there's a lot more happening in the frame. With a 50mm lens, you don't have as much going on around the edges. It's easier to fit everything in and still have a photograph that works. With wide-angles, it's the complete opposite.

[@m9shamalan]

lol. lol!!

[@MeAlexSenna]

Spray and pray, that's not art, it's opportunism. No merit to thought in the capture, ANYONE can do that, stop making stupid people famous

[@songsujan]

In my opinion, he's famous because only he do that kind of thing. Sure a lot of people can just shoot people randomly like that, but not all have the courage to do it the way he do. You can't easily find photos in the same perspective as his, that's what makes his style unique.