Kendall: Response to "The Huge, New York City 1980"

I really enjoyed reading about Nan Goldin. I find her work to be powerful and extremely inspiring. Her personal relationships with her friends and lovers is incredible. I think the fact that she feels as close as she does with her subjects is very important. I feel as though one of the only ways a photographer can produce a strong image, such as portrait, you need to bond with your subject and have a sense of closeness. Because Nan has this comfort level with her friends down, she is able to capture all the little emotions and moments in time that people would usually never notice. I think the author portrayed Nan to be inspirational to others. Even though her work is controversial, the author seems to support her ideas and trying to let other people feel as though it's okay to look at her work.  I think this was one of the more interesting things we've read so far, and I hope to continue to learn more about Nan Goldin, I love her work.