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When you are on assignment, film is the least expensive thing in a very practical sense. Your time, the person's time, turns out to be the most valuable thing.
Annie Leibovitz
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Annie Leibovitz
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 2
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Anna-Lou Leibovitz
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You have trust in what you think. If you splinter yourself and try to please everyone, you can’t. It’s important to stay the course. I don’t think I would have lasted this long if I’d listened to anyone. You have to listen somewhat and then put that to the side and know that what you do matters.
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...I gave up on being a journalist - I thought having a point of view was more important than being objective.
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In this day and age of things moving so, so fast, we still long for things to stop, and we as a society love the still image. Every time there is some terrible or great moment, we remember the stills.
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You don't have to sort of enhance reality. There is nothing stranger than truth.
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Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well.
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Coming tight was boring to me, just the face... it didn't have enough information.
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There is a myth that the portrait photographer is supposed to make the subject relax, and that's the real person. But I'm interested in whatever is going on. And I'm not that comfortable myself.
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I shoot a little bit, maybe two rolls, medium format, which is 20 pictures, and if it's not working, I change the position.
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I didn't want to let women down. One of the stereotypes I see breaking is the idea of aging and older women not being beautiful.
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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.
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All dancers are, by and large, a photographer's dream. They communicate with their bodies and they are trained to be completely responsive to a collaborative situation.
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I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.
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I still need the camera because it is the only reason anyone is talking to me.
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