I tried to get as far away from home as possible after I graduated from high school because I had a hard time being a kid.
Catherine OpieLanguage is a very complicated thing, and that's one of the reasons why I like making photographs.
Catherine OpieI really love to drive. It’s really hard for me to be a passenger, even though I get to look around a little bit more, but I’ve gotten really good at driving and looking.
Catherine OpieThere's a lesbian aesthetic, just as there's gay camp, but I don't know if there's such a thing as 'lesbian art.'
Catherine OpieWhen we were kids, growing up in the sixties, the only images we had of ourselves were either still photographs or 8mm movies.... Now we have video, digital cameras, MP3s, and a million other ways to document ourselves. But the still photograph continues to hold a sense of mystery and awe to me.
Catherine Opie