"She was an activist at a period of time that we really needed, yes. And if she was the person who was actually able to get ronald regan to say aids ... there was utter power and a position of humanity," says director David Lean. "I just have an enormous amount of respect for her."
At 8 years old, Catherine Opie realized “that history is made within an image culture”—and here, she discusses her incredible life as a photographer driven by culture.