I never, never photograph someone getting high to sell clothes. I was called, at some point, the person … - Nan Goldin

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And one day, this thing happened to me: I coughed, and the blood just came gushing out of my mouth. . . . I still can't believe that that happened to me, but I sat there, and I said to God, 'Well, if it means I'm going to die, that's OK. ' I don't think I've ever felt that same kind of peace, the kind of serenity that I felt after acknowledging that maybe I was going to die of this TB.

Nan Goldin

I never, never photograph someone getting high to sell clothes. I was called, at some point, the person responsible for "heroin chic". I didn't have anything to do with "heroin chic".

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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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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.

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Yes, photography saved my life. Every time I go through something scary, traumatic, I survive by taking pictures.

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