Daniel Arnold (photographer)

Daniel Arnold is a street and fashion photographer based in New York City.

Work

Arnold initially distributed his work on Instagram[1] and gained visibility through a viral 2012 Gawker article, in which he was described as "the best photographer on Instagram".[2] Arnold was banned from the service but later returned with a new account, accruing over 60,000 followers by 2014.[1] That same year, Arnold was referred to as "the William Eggleston of Instagram"[1] and "Instagram's ultimate street photographer"[3] in The New York Times and Wired, respectively. Additionally, Arnold was given control of The New Yorker's Instagram account for one week, during which he documented activity on New York City subways.[4]

Beginning in 2015, Vogue commissioned Arnold to photograph the annual Met Gala, where he applied his candid street style to the red carpet to produce off-the-cuff portraits of attendees.[5] In 2016, he covered both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.[6] In 2017, his work was featured in the documentary Daniel Arnold's New York,[7][8] as well as in Vogue, which featured his photographic examinations of life in the Midwest.[9] The following year, he covered the Women's March for Vogue.[10]

Following the death of The New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham in 2016, Arnold began contributing open-ended street assignments to the paper.[6] His photography has since appeared regularly in The New York Times, Vogue, and Interview.[11] Arnold has had solo exhibitions at Larrie, New York (2019), and New York Life Gallery (2023).[12]

Arnold has published three books of his work: Locals (2013), with photographs of New York commuters; Pickpocket (2021); and You Are What You Do (2025). You Are What You Do, Arnold's second monograph, draws from approximately 3,000 images spanning two decades of his work and was edited by Sarah Chaplin Espenon.[13] Reviewers noted a shift in tone from his earlier work, with Lampoon describing the book as showing "a gentler, less irreverent touch" following a period of personal loss,[14] and Aperture situating the monograph within a three-year span in which Arnold had lost several family members.[15] Creative Review characterized the book as an "extended visual diary" of his intuitive working method.[16]

Publications

  • Locals (2013)
  • Pickpocket. Elara, 2021. With an afterword by Josh Safdie
  • You Are What You Do. Loose Joints, 2025. ISBN 978-1-912719-70-9.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ortved, John (July 31, 2014). "Moment (Click) by Moment (Click)". The New York Times. p. E2. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Chen, Adrian (July 18, 2012). "The Best Photographer on Instagram Got Banned for Posting Boobs". Gawker. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Choi, Mary (July 22, 2014). "On the Prowl With Instagram's Ultimate Street Photographer". Wired. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Wender, Jessie (April 29, 2014). "Daniel Arnold at the End of the Line". The New Yorker. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Yotka, Steff (May 7, 2019). "Daniel Arnold's Spontaneous Snapshots of the Scene at the 2019 Met Gala". Vogue. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Blythe, Finn (November 28, 2023). "Daniel Arnold's life in photos". i-D. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  7. ↑ Mika Altskan and Matvey Fiks (March 3, 2017). Daniel Arnold's New York. Vogue. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2018. Alt URL
  8. ↑ Oltuski, Romy (March 3, 2017). "What New York Looks Like From a Voyeur's Perspective". Vogue. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Codinha, Alessandra (March 8, 2017). "Factories and Families: How Women Power Middle America". Vogue. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "No Signs of Slowing Down: Scenes From the 2018 Women's March in New York City". Vogue. January 21, 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Daniel Arnold: New York Life". New York Life Gallery. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Daniel Arnold: New York Life". New York Life Gallery. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  13. ↑ Colberg, Jörg (January 14, 2026). "Daniel Arnold, You Are What You Do". Collector Daily. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  14. ↑ "New York, no filter, Daniel Arnold after Instagram: You Are What You Do". Lampoon. December 16, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  15. ↑ Martinez, Freddy (October 31, 2025). "Daniel Arnold's New Pleasure? Missing the Shot". Aperture. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  16. ↑ "New photo book captures the absurd beauty of New York City". Creative Review. November 10, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
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