The reason I call myself a documentary photographer is the idea of how photographs contain and participate in history.
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 OpieMy dad was a very conservative Republican businessman, so obviously I considered it a problem when I realized I was a lesbian.
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 Opie