In Catherine Opie on Identity and Collectivity, the acclaimed photographer and educator reflects on developing an artistic voice through dialogue and collaboration. Part of Aperture’s Photography Workshop Series, the book brings together conversations with five former students—Lucas Blalock, Janna Ireland, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Jeff Whetstone, and Carmen Winant.

Through photographs and personal reflections, they explore identity, embracing difference, the ethics of photography, and the practical process of making a photobook. Their exchanges offer an insight into individual and collective creative practice, as well as Opie’s influence as an artist and mentor.