Created by:

Lindsey Hunter, Madi Goedert, Grace Glass & Piper

Heath

About Annie Leibovitz

Anna-Lou Leibovitz, is an American portrait photographer. She is 67 years old and has 3 kids. She was born on October 2nd, 1949, in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Interesting facts:• She’s considered one of America’s best portrait photographers• She is famous for taking the nude photo of John Lennon and

Yoko Ono for Rolling Stone Magazine the day Lennon was killed• She lived briefly on an Israeli kibbutz to refine her photography

skills• Her unique technique was using ‘bold primary colors’ and

‘surprising poses’• She had the privilege of photographing the Summer Olympics in

Atlanta• She was part of the “Million Dreams” campaign by Walt Disney

where she photographed celebrities in 2007

Inspirations

She studied painting at the San Francisco Art Institute, but it wasn’t until she spent many months in Amir, Israel striving to improve her skills that she discovered her love for photography. She was inspired by photographers, Robert Frank, and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

(Robert Frank)

Jobs

• In 1970, she landed a job at Rolling Stone and went on to create a distinctive look for the magazine as chief photographer•She has worked on high-profile advertising

campaigns for Prada, Dior, Bvlgari, and more•She worked for Vanity Fair in 1983 and also

began working regularly for Vogue in 1998

Quotes from Annie Leibovitz

• “Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy – your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. It takes you to a place within yourself.”

• “I still need the camera because it is the only reason anyone is talking to me.”

• “One doesn’t stop seeing. One doesn’t stop framing. It doesn’t turn off and turn on. It’s on all the time.”

• “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.”

Work Displayed

Annie’s iconic work was displayed at the Brooklyn Museum as a sentimental journey, based on her book, ‘Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990-2005’. Her images have also been showcased in several books and major exhibitions around the world.

• She had the privilege of photographing the Summer Olympics in Atlanta

• Annie’s first photo shoot was when they were in the Philippines during the Vietnam War

• She developed an interest in the artistic genre and experimented in creative writing and music

• During high school (Annie went to Northwood High) Leibovitz played guitar and wrote music and was the head of the school folksingingclub

• During a vacation from school, She and her mother took a trip to Japan, where she bought a camera and began her career as a photographer

More Facts

Famous Covers

Annie has photographed Whoopi Goldberg half-submerged in a bathtub filled with milk, Sylvester Stallone appearing nude in a pose inspired by “The Thinker” and Caitlyn Jenner in a corset after having publicy revealed her identity as a woman.

Works Cited1. Magazine, Vanity Fair. “Annie Leibovitz.” Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2014,

www.vanityfair.com/contributor/annie-Leibovitz.2. “Annie Leibovitz.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 8 Jan. 2016,

www.biography.com/people/annie-Leibovitz-9542372.3. Somerstein, Rachel. “Annie Leibovitz.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, 26 Aug. 2015,

www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/annie-leibovitz-life-through-a-lens/16/.

Photographs Cited

1. Breukel, Koos. Robert Frank - Photo of the Artist. 1996.2. Leibovitz, Annie. Dreaming a Dream. 2012. 3. Leibovitz, Annie. BLOCKBUSTER BEAUTY. 23 Mar. 2005. 4. Leibovitz, Annie. Scarlett Johansson. 2007.5. Leibovitz, Annie. Charlize Theron Breaking Away. Dec. 2011.6. Leibovitz, Annie. A Female Eye. 20 July 2014. 7. Leibovitz, Annie. Making Whoopi. Berkeley, CA, 1984.

Group Work:Piper Heath: contributed slides 3, 4, 9Grace Glass: contributed slides 2, 7, 8Lindsey Hunter: contributed slides 6, 10Madi Goedert: contributed slides 1, 5, 11