Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz
Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitzis an American portrait photographer. She photographed John Lennon on the day he was assassinated, and her work was used on two record albums by Joan Armatrading. She is the only woman to have held an exhibition at London’s National Portrait Gallery...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth2 October 1949
CityWaterbury, CT
CountryUnited States of America
roles subjects ifs
The subjects felt more comfortable if they played the role than if they had to be themselves.
thinking want photograph
Irving Penn said he didn't want to photograph anyone under 60, and I think there is some truth about it.
thinking talking helping
I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.
photography pieces littles
A photograph is just a little, teeny-weeny, small piece of life. I feel like I see so much more than what I can actually get.
photographer cry shows
If it makes you cry, it goes in the show.
thinking long important
You have trust in what you think. If you splinter yourself and try to please everyone, you can’t. It’s important to stay the course. I don’t think I would have lasted this long if I’d listened to anyone. You have to listen somewhat and then put that to the side and know that what you do matters.
photography ideas people
People buy ideas, they don't buy photographs.
people taught helpful
Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well.
photography mysterious wonderful
Things happen in front of you. That's perhaps the most wonderful and mysterious aspect of photography.
moving long age
In this day and age of things moving so, so fast, we still long for things to stop, and we as a society love the still image. Every time there is some terrible or great moment, we remember the stills.
fighting photograph
I fight to take a good photograph every single time.
thinking interesting soul
I sometimes find the surface interesting. To say that the mark of a good portrait is whether you get them or get the soul - I don't think this is possible all of the time.
two littles mediums
I shoot a little bit, maybe two rolls, medium format, which is 20 pictures, and if it's not working, I change the position.
thinking littles looks
The work which is manipulated looks a little boring to me. I think life is pretty strange anyway. It is wooo, wooo, wooo!