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The biggest cliche in photography is sunrise and sunset.

~Catherine Opie

Topics: Biggest Cliche Photography Sunrise Sunset

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I like that time is marked by each sunrise and sunset whether or not you actually see it.

~Catherine Opie

Topics: Actually Each Like Marked See Sunrise Sunset Time Whether You

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I go back and forth, but I never wanted to be the photographer of the gay and lesbian community. I will wave a rainbow flag proudly, but I am not a singular identity. I think a singular identity isn't very interesting, and I'm a little bit more multifaceted as a person than that.

~Catherine Opie

Topics: Am Back Bit Community Flag Forth Gay Go Identity Interesting Lesbian Little Little Bit More Multifaceted Never Person Photographer Proudly Rainbow Singular Than Think Very Wanted Wave Will I Think I Am

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I'm very interested in the language of photography in relationship to painting.

~Catherine Opie

Topics: Interested Language Painting Photography Relationship Very

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I want to seduce my viewers and be able to hold them with the work. Much of that is done in terms of formalist ideas that I bring to the work.

~Catherine Opie

Topics: Able Bring Done Hold Ideas Much Seduce Terms Them Viewers Want Work

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Light is everything in photographs and has to be considered in all situations.

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Topics: Considered Everything Light Photographs Situations

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Nature is a dream state at this point, that we almost don't have a real relationship to it unless it's people living off the land and killing our own food and going for it.

~Catherine Opie

Topics: Almost Dream Food Going Land Living Nature Off Our Own People Point Real Real Relationship Relationship State Unless

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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 Opie

Topics: After Away Because Being Far Far Away Get Graduated Had Hard Hard Time High High School Home Kid Possible School Time Tried I Tried

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I'm very empathic to the construction of masculinity within our culture and how we build these identities up.

~Catherine Opie

Topics: Build Construction Culture How Identities Masculinity Our Up Very Within

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One of the greatest things about being an artist is, as you get older, if you keep working hard in relationship to what you want the world to be and how you want it to become, there is a history of interesting growth that resonates with different moments in your life.

~Catherine Opie

Topics: About Artist Become Being Different Get Greatest Greatest Things Growth Hard History How Interesting Keep Life Moments Older Relationship Resonates Things Want Working Working Hard World You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: Unknown

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