I knew my ticket out of the suburbs was art school, so I worked really hard to develop my portfolio and get a scholarship.
I was voted most artistic in school.
Actually, I didn't study photography at first. I went to school for painting my first year, poetry my second year, graphic design my third and fourth year, and photography my fifth.
A lot of people, even my parents, thought, "Art school, I don't know. We'll support you but the success rate for artists is really slim."
