Annie Leibovitz is an american photographer who started her career with the famous Rolling stone magazine. in 1973 she became staff photographer, a title which she held for 10 years.
Her intimate photographs of celebrities moulded the Rolling Stone magazine into what it is today. Her most famous image is that of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the photograph itself being taken just hours before john Lennons death. Annie was the last person to profesionally photograph John Lennon.
John loved the picture that Annie had taken and John said that Annie had captured their relationship exactly, Yoko Ono looking cold and John clinging onto her. John Lennon's son later went on to recreate the picture of his father and mother.
Annie has gone on to photograph many celebrities and musicians and is not scared to do something different and unique with her work.
The White Stripes
Bono & his wife
Iggy Pop
Annie claimed that she didn't like the word 'Celebrity' and that she was always more interested in what they do than what they were and hopes she catches a little of their personality within the shots.
Annie has photographed many celebrities and musicians and is never scared to try something different with them and unique, to capture these shots she must have an amazing rapor with the people she photographs as they have complete trust in her abilities, this I feel is a very important skill to have as a photographer. I love portrait photography and Annie Leibovitz inspires me to try something unique.
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