Annie Leibovitz
Renowned American Portrait Photographer
Annie Leibovitz was born on October 2, 1949, in Waterbury, Connecticut. She began her career as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone magazine in 1970, while she was still a student at the San Francisco Art Institute. Her first major assignment was for a cover story on John Lennon. She became Rolling Stone's chief photographer in 1973 and by the time she left the magazine, ten years later, her work was widely known. She had shot scores of cover portraits and photo essays. In 1983, when she joined the staff of the revived Vanity Fair, she was established as an astute documentarian of the social landscape. She began collaborating regularly for Vogue in the late 1980s. Leibovitz is known today primarily as a portraitist, but she has a significant portfolio of fashion photographs, landscapes, and personal reportage.
Several collections of Leibovitz's work have been published. They include Annie Leibovitz: Photographs (1983); Annie Leibovitz: Photographs 1970-1990 (1991); Olympic Portraits (1996); Women (1999), in collaboration with Susan Sontag; American Music (2003); A Photographer's Life, 1990-2005 (2006); Annie Leibovitz at Work (2008; revised edition 2018), a first-person commentary on her career; and Pilgrimage (2011); Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005-2016 (2017); Annie Leibovitz: The Early Years, 1970-1983 (2018); Annie Leibovitz: Wonderland (2021).
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Annie Leibovitz's stunning, meticulously composed, and emotionally charged portraits have made her one of the most world-renowned and sought after photographers. After attending the San Francisco Art Institue in the late 60's, Leibovitz became the chief photographer for Rolling Stone Magazine in the 1970's and early 80's. Her self-proclaimed inability to separate work and personal life comes through even in those early portraits whose warmth and humor help define what is still the look of Rolling Stone. In 1983, Leibovitz became the first contributing photographer to Vanity Fair, where her striking, high-concept photo spreads continue to heighten the drama of her celebrity subjects without sacrificing warmth and connection. Among her work is true iconic imagery of the last century; John Lennon curled around Yoko Ono hours before his death, a nude and very pregnant Demi Moore and, most recently, the controversial photographs of fifteen-year-old pop singer, Miley Cyrus, in Vanity Fair.
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Renowned American Portrait Photographer
Annie Leibovitz was born on October 2, 1949, in Waterbury, Connecticut. She began her career as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone magazine in 1970, while she was still a student at the San Francisco Art Institute. Her first major assignment was for a cover story on John Lennon. She became Rolling Stone's chief photographer in 1973 and by the time she left the magazine, ten years later, her work was widely known. She had shot scores of cover portraits and photo essays. In 1983, when she joined the staff of the revived Vanity Fair, she was established as an astute documentarian of the social landscape. She began collaborating regularly for Vogue in the late 1980s. Leibovitz is known today primarily as a portraitist, but she has a significant portfolio of fashion photographs, landscapes, and personal reportage.
Several collections of Leibovitz's work have been published. They include Annie Leibovitz: Photographs (1983); Annie Leibovitz: Photographs 1970-1990 (1991); Olympic Portraits (1996); Women (1999), in collaboration with Susan Sontag; American Music (2003); A Photographer's Life, 1990-2005 (2006); Annie Leibovitz at Work (2008; revised edition 2018), a first-person commentary on her career; and Pilgrimage (2011); Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005-2016 (2017); Annie Leibovitz: The Early Years, 1970-1983 (2018); Annie Leibovitz: Wonderland (2021).
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Annie Leibovitz's stunning, meticulously composed, and emotionally charged portraits have made her one of the most world-renowned and sought after photographers. After attending the San Francisco Art Institue in the late 60's, Leibovitz became the chief photographer for Rolling Stone Magazine in the 1970's and early 80's. Her self-proclaimed inability to separate work and personal life comes through even in those early portraits whose warmth and humor help define what is still the look of Rolling Stone. In 1983, Leibovitz became the first contributing photographer to Vanity Fair, where her striking, high-concept photo spreads continue to heighten the drama of her celebrity subjects without sacrificing warmth and connection. Among her work is true iconic imagery of the last century; John Lennon curled around Yoko Ono hours before his death, a nude and very pregnant Demi Moore and, most recently, the controversial photographs of fifteen-year-old pop singer, Miley Cyrus, in Vanity Fair.
Annie Leibovitz
Renowned American Portrait Photographer
Annie Leibovitz was born on October 2, 1949, in Waterbury, Connecticut. She began her career as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone magazine in 1970, while she was still a student at the San Francisco Art Institute. Her first major assignment was for a cover story on John Lennon. She became Rolling Stone's chief photographer in 1973 and by the time she left the magazine, ten years later, her work was widely known. She had shot scores of cover portraits and photo essays. In 1983, when she joined the staff of the revived Vanity Fair, she was established as an astute documentarian of the social landscape. She began collaborating regularly for Vogue in the late 1980s. Leibovitz is known today primarily as a portraitist, but she has a significant portfolio of fashion photographs, landscapes, and personal reportage.
Several collections of Leibovitz's work have been published. They include Annie Leibovitz: Photographs (1983); Annie Leibovitz: Photographs 1970-1990 (1991); Olympic Portraits (1996); Women (1999), in collaboration with Susan Sontag; American Music (2003); A Photographer's Life, 1990-2005 (2006); Annie Leibovitz at Work (2008; revised edition 2018), a first-person commentary on her career; and Pilgrimage (2011); Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005-2016 (2017); Annie Leibovitz: The Early Years, 1970-1983 (2018); Annie Leibovitz: Wonderland (2021).
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Annie Leibovitz's stunning, meticulously composed, and emotionally charged portraits have made her one of the most world-renowned and sought after photographers. After attending the San Francisco Art Institue in the late 60's, Leibovitz became the chief photographer for Rolling Stone Magazine in the 1970's and early 80's. Her self-proclaimed inability to separate work and personal life comes through even in those early portraits whose warmth and humor help define what is still the look of Rolling Stone. In 1983, Leibovitz became the first contributing photographer to Vanity Fair, where her striking, high-concept photo spreads continue to heighten the drama of her celebrity subjects without sacrificing warmth and connection. Among her work is true iconic imagery of the last century; John Lennon curled around Yoko Ono hours before his death, a nude and very pregnant Demi Moore and, most recently, the controversial photographs of fifteen-year-old pop singer, Miley Cyrus, in Vanity Fair.
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Renowned American Portrait Photographer
Annie Leibovitz was born on October 2, 1949, in Waterbury, Connecticut. She began her career as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone magazine in 1970, while she was still a student at the San Francisco Art Institute. Her first major assignment was for a cover story on John Lennon. She became Rolling Stone's chief photographer in 1973 and by the time she left the magazine, ten years later, her work was widely known. She had shot scores of cover portraits and photo essays. In 1983, when she joined the staff of the revived Vanity Fair, she was established as an astute documentarian of the social landscape. She began collaborating regularly for Vogue in the late 1980s. Leibovitz is known today primarily as a portraitist, but she has a significant portfolio of fashion photographs, landscapes, and personal reportage.
Several collections of Leibovitz's work have been published. They include Annie Leibovitz: Photographs (1983); Annie Leibovitz: Photographs 1970-1990 (1991); Olympic Portraits (1996); Women (1999), in collaboration with Susan Sontag; American Music (2003); A Photographer's Life, 1990-2005 (2006); Annie Leibovitz at Work (2008; revised edition 2018), a first-person commentary on her career; and Pilgrimage (2011); Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005-2016 (2017); Annie Leibovitz: The Early Years, 1970-1983 (2018); Annie Leibovitz: Wonderland (2021).
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Annie Leibovitz's stunning, meticulously composed, and emotionally charged portraits have made her one of the most world-renowned and sought after photographers. After attending the San Francisco Art Institue in the late 60's, Leibovitz became the chief photographer for Rolling Stone Magazine in the 1970's and early 80's. Her self-proclaimed inability to separate work and personal life comes through even in those early portraits whose warmth and humor help define what is still the look of Rolling Stone. In 1983, Leibovitz became the first contributing photographer to Vanity Fair, where her striking, high-concept photo spreads continue to heighten the drama of her celebrity subjects without sacrificing warmth and connection. Among her work is true iconic imagery of the last century; John Lennon curled around Yoko Ono hours before his death, a nude and very pregnant Demi Moore and, most recently, the controversial photographs of fifteen-year-old pop singer, Miley Cyrus, in Vanity Fair.
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