Will McBride himself, before his death in 2015, defended the work vehemently. In a 2010 interview, he said: "If you look at my pictures with a dirty mind, you will see dirt. If you look with the mind of a child, you will see the truth. I am not sorry. I am sorry for the adults who are afraid."
Will McBride’s work on this series is noted for its unfiltered authenticity . He spent significant time building trust with his subjects to achieve a sense of "unashamed dignity" and camaraderie that challenged the era's social taboos. Frédérique Destribats on Children's PhotoBooks - Aperture zeig mal will mcbride
“Klaus.”
(1992): Captures the counter-culture and social changes of the 1960s. (1979): A look at life in 1950s Berlin. Open Library How to Find or "Make" a Digital Version Will McBride himself, before his death in 2015,