Jessica Jokhi- Oct. 28th

This is one of Nan Goldin's photographs of Cookie Mueller. This photo was taken at the time in Nan's life when she was photographing many of her friends with AIDS. This photograph is a portrait taken at night. The figure is relatively centered and taken in motion. It could be said that this photo has mostly allied colors because the lights in the background along with her scarf are mostly yellows and oranges. The overall cast of the photo is cool. The colors seem to be reproduced realistically. The steam from the man hole trails into the background and forces the viewer's eye through the photo. The flash on the subjects face is rather bright as a contrast to the ambient steam coming from the foreground and trailing into the recesses of the photo.