Arenson began his career as a war photographer in 2006 before shifting into commercial and narrative films. He moved to Los Angeles in 2013 and graduated from the
AFI Conservatory's
MFA program in Cinematography in 2015, his thesis film
All These Voices winning the
student Academy Award in 2016. In 2019, he filmed the
A24 film
Lamb which won the
Cannes Un Certain Regard Prize of Originality (2021) and was shortlisted for the
Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (2022). In 2022, Arenson teamed up with director
Lee Daniels to shoot his
Netflix film
The Deliverance (2024), which topped the global streaming charts upon release. In 2023, producer
M. Night Shyamalan hired Arenson to film
The Watchers (2024), the directorial debut of
Ishana Night Shyamalan distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures. In addition, he filmed the
Cannes Film Festival Special Mention winning short film
Fár (2023). Arenson's work is characterized by its evocative and visually arresting qualities. His cinematography in
The Watchers (2024) was praised for its atmospheric and minimalist approach, earning him widespread recognition. He has also collaborated on music videos and fashion projects with prominent artists, including
Björk,
A$AP Rocky and
Kim Kardashian. ==Awards and recognition==