MIKE BRODIE
“This is the first book in a long time that made me think about the way I felt when I first saw Nan Goldin’s work,” says Vince Aletti. “Brodie is immersed in a counterculture not unlike the way she was. Not only is he deeply involved with this group of freight-train hoppers, but also, like Nan, he makes beautiful pictures. The color is beautiful, the light is beautiful. He’s right in the middle of something but he knows how to frame it. These are his friends, his partners in crime, yet he’s unafraid to show that with the excitement of their lives comes a kind of precariousness. Brodie taught himself, but has a very sophisticated take on this very specific culture.”