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 OpieMy dad was a very conservative Republican businessman, so obviously I considered it a problem when I realized I was a lesbian.
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