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
thinking talking helping
I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.
talking goes-on watches
It's hard to watch something go on and be talking at the same time.
thinking artist talking
What I learned from Lennon was something that did stay with me my whole career, which is to be very straightforward. I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.
artist talking needs
I still need the camera because it is the only reason anyone is talking to me.
views talking people
Everyone has a point of view. Some people call it style, but what we're really talking about is the guts of a photograph. When you trust your point of view, that's when you start taking pictures.
dressed empowered
It's interesting to me because she is empowered when she's dressed up,
hands photograph boxes
I love having the photograph in my hand. I love looking at the photograph. I love looking at a box of photographs. I just love the still photograph.
funny
No one ever thought Clint Eastwood was funny, but he was.
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.
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.
artist shooting helping
What I end up shooting is the situation. I shoot the composition and my subject is going to help the composition or not.
artist stones rolling
When I started working for Rolling Stone, I became very interested in journalism and thought maybe that's what I was doing, but it wasn't.
photographer cry shows
If it makes you cry, it goes in the show.