Goldin's raw documentary photography of intimate moments within subcultures and marginalized communities shares the same unflinching black and white aesthetic and emotional vulnerability seen in Clark's work. Her series The Ballad of Sexual Dependency similarly captures youth, tenderness, and hardship with brutal authenticity.

Arbus used gelatin silver prints with high contrast gritty tones to document people existing outside mainstream society, creating the same sense of raw intimacy and social realism present in this photograph. Her portraiture similarly blends tenderness with an unsettling edge that challenges the viewer's comfort.

Mark's documentary black and white photography focused on vulnerable youth and marginalized communities with the same unflinching social realism and intimate closeness that defines Clark's work. Her series Streetwise depicting runaway teens shares nearly identical subject matter and emotional weight with this photograph.