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Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz . “I wish that all of nature's magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy of a place could be photographed.”. By: Yulisa Frausto . Background. Anna-Lou “Annie” Leibovitz was born on October 2, 1949 in Waterbury, Connecticut.

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Annie Leibovitz

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  1. Annie Leibovitz “I wish that all of nature's magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy of a place could be photographed.” By: Yulisa Frausto

  2. Background • Anna-Lou “Annie” Leibovitz was born on October 2, 1949 in Waterbury, Connecticut. • Due to her father being in the U.S. Air force, her family moved frequently. • She took her first pictures when her father was stationed in the Philippines during the Vietnam war. • In high school she became interested in various artistic classes, and began to write and play music. • She attended the San Francisco Art Institute, where she studied painting. • After taking a night class in photography, she decides to change her major from painting to photography.

  3. Annie Leibovitz Photography • She is an American portrait photographer, and is known for taking photographs of celebrities. • She has over 40 years of experience, and since then has perfected her work over the years. • Her photos capture, a person’s style and characters in a peculiar way. • She likes working with bold unexpected colors and poses. • Her photos are crazy and provocative, she is not afraid of showing things that no one else wants to. • At the end of the day she can give you a picture no one else can.

  4. Timeline of Her Career • 1970- Starts a career as a photographer for Rolling Stone magazine. • 1973 –Becomes Rolling Stone’s chief photographer • 1983- Vanity Fair asks Leibovitz to contribute to a cover of Vanity Fair; she beings working for Vanity Fair. • 1984- Named “Photographer of the Year” by the American Society of Magazine photographers. • 1998- She begins working for Vogue. • 2000- Named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress, receives Barnard College Medal of Distinction. • 2005- American Society of Magazine editors chooses covers taken by Leibovitz as No.1 and No. 2 in the list of top 40 magazine covers of the past 40 years.

  5. IMITATIONS My Work Annie’s Work

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