“When 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.” WayStillsKidsMillionsGrowing UpGrowingMysteryCamerasPhotographVideoAweDigitalSixtyDocumentsKids Growing UpDigital CamerasMp3 Author:Catherine Opie
“Language is a very complicated thing, and that's one of the reasons why I like making photographs.” ReasonLanguagePhotographComplicatedReason WhyComplicated Things Author:Catherine Opie
“I do photograph things for people to look at 100 years from now. But we're such a mediated society that things become historical the next day.” PeopleYearsLooksNextHistoricalPhotographNext Day Author:Catherine Opie
“Light is everything in photographs and has to be considered in all situations.” LightSituationPhotograph Author:Catherine Opie
“I always give a print to everybody I photograph, and some of my subjects have told me they have a hard time hanging them up at home.” GivingHardHomeSubjectsPhotographHard TimesPrint Author:Catherine Opie
“The reason I call myself a documentary photographer is the idea of how photographs contain and participate in history.” IdeasReasonPhotographerPhotographDocumentaries Author:Catherine Opie
