Gayletter.com: “The photos themselves are as majestic as the royalty they capture. The viewer isn’t relegated to being just a bystander, but is thrown into the middle of the invading crowd. It’s in the thick of things that we are able to appreciate the feeling of community that the Invasion evokes.”
Logo TV: Fire Island Drag Invasion Comes Alive in Stunning New Photography Book.”
The Fire Island News: “Keep in mind that it’s not all fishnet stockings and unshaved armpits in Kravitz’s more than 80 images in both full color and black and white. Playful and exuberant, hilarious and high-camp yes, yet Kravitz’s shutter is always on the lookout for the unexpected, capturing those caught unaware, sad and wary in their leathers and Lycra. Her gimlet eye gets them all.”
The WOW Report: “Ever wonder what Fourth of July looks like on Fire Island? A new coffee table book with photography by Susan Kravitz and published by KMW Studio illustrates just that and then some.”
aint-bad: “ So many of your photographs can be read as testaments to a spirit of true freedom, a protest of daily restrictions, a temporary release from conformity, a glee that is boundless. This is not just Gay Pride, but American pride as well, an exercise in freedom of expression. It seems that perhaps the Invasion will be seen in this way through the lens of history, through the lens of your camera.” “The photographs are so beautiful and so bodily, bold and outrageous, like a Technicolor release of energy, personality, and play that had been bottled up throughout each year of each Invasion and suddenly unbridled all in one place, all at one time. Like the ultimate Gay Pride Parade in concentrated form.”
Stephen Mayes, photo critic: “For thirty years Susan Kravitz brought her camera to the party, not merely documenting but celebrating with the exuberant throng, throwing the viewer into the heart of the swirling melee. In her hands the camera becomes more that a mechanical device; it feels alive, an active participant flirting, jabbing and laughing with the Invasion queens. Sometimes coy, sometimes brash, sometimes slyly sneaking a peak and other times holding ground for a long hard stare, Susan and her camera partied hard.”
Gaston Alonso, Professor, Political Science: “It’s a beautiful and important book. The testimonials that are woven throughout the gorgeous and intimate photographs give voice to the spirit of the community. Thank you for this loving tribute to our town.”