Nan Goldin -
Within my specialist study, I have explored how well photojournalism has helped construct the truth over time. To help explore this, I have researched significant photojournalists, to which I have found Nan Goldin. Information on the photographer has been gathered from websites, in which Goldin's photography has been described as "celebrated and controversial" (Abrams, 2016) The source I have used - Abrams, Loney (2016) 'How Nan Goldin's Snapshots of Sex, Drugs, and Death Redifened Photography' https://www.artspace.com/magazine/art_101/close_look/how-nan-goldins-snapshots-of-sex-drugs-and-death-redefined-photography-54026 [2020] explains how Goldin's photography has broken through for the time period she photographed in, and how she had exposed the truth of subject manners that were not so widely spoken about.
I found the source by researching on art websites and searching the photographer's name, this photographer also discussed with mentor Vanessa. She, as a photographer, has also had a significant role within LGBT history, documenting their lifestyles for everyday audiences, her impact of this making her a successful photo-journalist.
Another source I used within my study to inform my final project in terms of context - https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/may/23/heroin-chic-and-the-tangled-legacy-of-photographer-davide-sorrenti Edward, Helmore (2019) 'Heroin chic and the tangled legacy.." [2020] describing the 'Heroin chic' look, a popular fashion trend converging with photography, where models would have skinny, bone exposing facial and body features with tired under eyes and light, pale skin. (Helmore, Edward, 2019) This research informed me of the time period that Goldin based her photography around, giving me a rough idea of worldly topics that I would like to replicate within my photographic work, in hope to inform modern audiences.
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