Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz (1949) is an American portrait photographer. She photographed John Lennon on the day he was assassinated, and her work has been used on numerous album covers and magazines. She is the first woman to have held an exhibition at Washington's National Portrait Gallery in 1991.
Possessing a selective eye that can transition between pop stars, politicians, and royalty Annie Leibovitz has the ability to both critique and celebrate celebrity culture in equal measure, and has created some of the most controversial and popular images of the last 40 years. Inspired by the documentary tradition, but equally comfortable with theatrical staging, Liebovitz's photographs bridge commercial and fine art. She has documented countercultural figures and musicians for experimental publications since the late 1960s, and continued the creative artistic photographic legacy of established magazines such as Vanity Fair.
Annie Leibovitz's is best known for her portraiture and her unique ability to exaggerate and enhance the characteristics of her subjects. Iconic figures spanning celebrity, creative, and intellectual circles have sought to work with Leibovitz in admiration of her interpretive perspective.
Leibovitz was an active participant in the creative communities she documented. Inserting herself in the scene and amongst the subjects she photographed resulted in close personal connections, sometimes at the risk of her own health and safety.
Leibovitz has a distinctive ability to capture the essence of a moment, to perceive details otherwise neglected that communicate an alternative vision of a scene, event, or person.
Leibovitz has shown in international museum exhibitions, and received numerous photographic awards, yet most of her work is accessible and was originally published in commercial venues. The blending of fine art and popular contexts lends her work a unique cultural cachet.
Possessing a selective eye that can transition between pop stars, politicians, and royalty Annie Leibovitz has the ability to both critique and celebrate celebrity culture in equal measure, and has created some of the most controversial and popular images of the last 40 years. Inspired by the documentary tradition, but equally comfortable with theatrical staging, Liebovitz's photographs bridge commercial and fine art. She has documented countercultural figures and musicians for experimental publications since the late 1960s, and continued the creative artistic photographic legacy of established magazines such as Vanity Fair.
Annie Leibovitz's is best known for her portraiture and her unique ability to exaggerate and enhance the characteristics of her subjects. Iconic figures spanning celebrity, creative, and intellectual circles have sought to work with Leibovitz in admiration of her interpretive perspective.
Leibovitz was an active participant in the creative communities she documented. Inserting herself in the scene and amongst the subjects she photographed resulted in close personal connections, sometimes at the risk of her own health and safety.
Leibovitz has a distinctive ability to capture the essence of a moment, to perceive details otherwise neglected that communicate an alternative vision of a scene, event, or person.
Leibovitz has shown in international museum exhibitions, and received numerous photographic awards, yet most of her work is accessible and was originally published in commercial venues. The blending of fine art and popular contexts lends her work a unique cultural cachet.
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| Alice Cooper © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Angelina Jolie in Vogue © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Apple's Jonathan Ive,VF Summit Portfolio © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Bob Dylan © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| John Lennon © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Leonardo © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Marc Jacobs © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Martina Navratilova © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Mikhail Baryshnikov White Nights © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Nelson Mandela, 1990 © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Shirin Neshat for Pirelli Calendar, 2016 © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Susan Sarandon © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| The 2014 Hollywood Issue Cover | Vanity Fair © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Charlize Theron for Vogue © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Adele for Vogue US March 2016 © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Angelina Jolie © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Emma Stone-Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue, January 2017 © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Alice in Wonderland. Natalia Vodianova © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Anne Hathaway © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| All Eyes Are On Homeland's Claire Danes © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Claire Danes for vogue-US August 2013 © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Angelina Jolie on the ancient balcony © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Jack Nicholson © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Dire adieu. 2010 © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Daniel Craig, VF November 2012 © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Jessica Chastain, Princess Merida © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Hugh Jackman, les Miserables © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| CKirsten Dunst in "Teen Queen", Vogue US, September 2006 © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Jude Law © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Jennifer Lawrence,Vogue, September cover, 2017 © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Marie Antoinette for Vogue magazine © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Jessica Chastain, Vogue Italia © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Oscar Isaac, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Vanity Fair Star Wars Cop © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Somebody To Love, Anne Hathaway © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Meryl Streep, 1981 © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Michelle Williams come Marilyn Mondore © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Penelope Cruz et Woody Allen © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Taylor Swift © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Patti Smith © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Star Wars last Jedi, Vanity Fair © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Prince © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Scarlett Johansson © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Vanity Fair October 1994, Tom Cruise © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| 2017 Lincoln Continental ad Campaign © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| 2017 Lincoln Continental ad Campaign © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| 2017 Lincoln Continental ad Campaign © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Cabbage girl for Vogue © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Moncler © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Moncler FW15, an Icelandic Fairytale © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Moncler FW15© 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth© 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 90th Birthday© 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 90th Birthday© 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and Annie Leibovitz© 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
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| Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 90th Birthday © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved |
