Annie Leibovitz

By: Jonathan Newton

Information

Birth name Anna-Lou Leibovitz

Born October 2, 1949 (age 63)Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.

Nationality American

Field Photography

Training San Francisco Art Institute

First Job

She took a job at Rolling Stone magazine. In 1983 she began working for the entertainment magazine Vanity Fair. During the late 1980s, Leibovitz started to work on a number of high-profile advertising campaigns. From the 1990s to the present, she has been publishing and exhibiting her work.

Vanity Fair

In 1983, Leibovitz left Rolling Stone and began working for the entertainment magazine Vanity Fair. With a wider array of subjects, Leibovitz’s photographs for Vanity Fair ranged from presidents to literary icons to teen heartthrobs.

More Accomplishments

During the late 1980s, Leibovitz started to work on a number of high-profile advertising campaigns. The most notable was the American Express “Membership” campaign, for which her portraits of celebrity cardholders, like Elmore Leonard, Tom Selleck, and Luciano Pavarotti, earned her a 1987 Clio Award.

Later Work

In 1991, Leibovitz’s collection of over 200 color and black-and-white photographs were exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Widely considered one of America’s best portrait photographers, Annie Leibovitz published the book Women (1999)

Some of her images from the Rolling Stones

Examples of her work

The purpose of this photography is to show the power that the queen has and she dose this by taking the photo at a low angle causing it to look like she is over powering and has power.

The style is grey but also positive because of her white pale, but warming face and with the extra gold buttons this really makes the queen look warm and powerful.

The purpose of this photo is to show, how women can be big and powerful even if the place is small and women have minds and should use them. Should not let anyone else tell them what to do.

Examples of her work

The style of this photo is to make the person look big next to normal house furniture and also making the women take up the space of the whole room.

This show the Bruce Springsteen (The Boss) as a normal working class American who is proud of his country by showing there colours white and red in the background. He is also wearing working class jeans which show he is not one who likes one up ship.

Examples of her work

This photo show the female body and the purpose is that it show that woman are not all the same. They are all shapes and sizes.

The style is grim and very dark the angle of the camera is neutral and level. I think this is to show that we are all equal no matter what shape or sixe we are or gender male or female

Examples of her work