 Although she enjoyed working for commercial photography, she suddenly wanted to 'make something on her own', which propelled her to enter a new career as a photographer.. 

Lee's most noted work, Projects (1997–2001), began as a graduation requirement.Photographs were of herself with many groups of people such as drag queens, punks, swing dancers, senior citizens, Latinos, hip-hop musicians and fans, skateboarders, lesbians, young urban professionals, and schoolgirls.With a simple point-and-shoot camera, she asked others to record her.