This volume - investigating the work of a particular photographer, in this case, Nan Goldin, comprises a 4000-word essay by an expert in the field, 55 photographs presented chronologically, each with a commentary, and a biography of the featured photographer. "Nan Goldin (b.1953) is most famous for her long-term photographic record of her immediate circle, The Ballad of Sexual Dependency. Her work often breaks social taboos with its explicit exploration of relationships, sexuality and eroticism".