I used to think that I could never lose anyone if I photographed them enough. In fact, my pictures show me how much I've lost.
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My work was all about homage, because I thought they were the most beautiful people I've ever met.
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My pictures were always misunderstood as having a sexual theme.
- Nan Goldin
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I knew from a very early age, that what I saw on tv had nothing to do with real life. So I wanted to make a record of real life. That included having a camera with me at all times.
- Nan Goldin
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A lot of people seem to think that art or photography is about the way things look, or the surface of things. That's not what it's about for me. It's really about relationships and feelings...it's really hard for me to do commercial work because people kind of want me to do a Nan Goldin. They don't understand that it's not about a style or a look or a setup. It's about emotional obsession and empathy.
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I used to think I couldn't lose anyone if I photographed them enough. I used photography to stave off loss. But with the recent deaths of many of my friends I realized the limits of what can be preserved.
- Nan Goldin
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There are too many photographers. Try to get involved with something that really matters. And unless you need art to survive, the don’t do it.
- Nan Goldin
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l do not take the pictures I have in my head; I experience things, and they become pictures.
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There is a misunderstanding that my work is about marginalized people. But we were never marginalized, because we were the world. We didn't care what straight people thought of us.
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There is a popular notion that the photographer is by nature a voyeur, the last one to be invited to the party. But I'm not crashing; this is my party. This is my family, my friends.
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If I want to take a picture, I take it no matter what.
- Nan Goldin
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For me it is not a detachment to take a picture. It’s a way of touching somebody—it’s a caress... I think that you can actually give people access to their own soul.
- Nan Goldin
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...anybody can take a picture. Now, you don’t even have to be a person, you can be a telephone. There were always too many pictures in the world and today there are billions of pictures.
- Nan Goldin
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