Susan Sontag's discussion critiquing Diane Arbus's photographs was a huge insight into Arbus's work. Prior to this reading I had encountered various Diane Arbus photographs but did not know any background information about her and her work. Tattooed Man at a Carnival is not a photograph specifically discussed in the reading; however, it still has many of the elements common to Arbus. The direct eye contact of the man along with the photograph being of a so-called "freak" and the zoom-in camera position. Finding Arbus's argument in this image is difficult without extensive background information, luckily Sontag provided much of that. I think the main goal or argument of this image is to form a response from the viewer on how we as an onlooker view people that are considered abnormal. Whether pity or disgust is evoked.
There is also an odd sense of location and context in this photograph. Was the man asked to not smile? Was he just finishing a show or ending one? Photography is difficult to completely get a message from without this type of context. From Sontag it can be inferred that Diane Arbus did try to get as much emotion out of her subject, instead of taking a picture of only his tattoos. Arbus was interested in not just the abnormal quirks or characteristics but the people themselves.