Field Friend and writer, Brian Sousa wrote this review about Just Kids a few years ago for Post Road Magazine. He explores how he related to Just Kids during a time when he was pursuing an immersive artistic journey.
“Some believe certain books arrive in our lives for reasons we don't understand, like mysterious strangers knocking on our doors.”
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“Today’s Times Square is known as the iconic tourist destination of New York, becoming the most visited place on the globe and attracting over 131 million visitors a year.
But before it became home to Broadway shows, chain restaurants, and television studios, it spent the latter half of the 20th century as the symbol of New York’s decay.”
I was his first model, a fact that fills me with pride. The photographs he took of me contain a depth of mutual love and trust inseparable from the image. His work magnifies his love for his subject and his obsession with light. So, as one who has stood before the camera of many artists and friends, I can only advise a photographer to love his subject, and if this is not possible, love the light that surrounds her.
Patti Smith, Time, 2011
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