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When I take a picture I take 10 percent of what I see.

Annie Leibovitz

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Annie Leibovitz
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 2
Fashion Photographer
Photographer
Waterbury
Connecticut
Anna-Lou Leibovitz
Photographer
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I am impressed with what happens when someone stays in the same place and you took the same picture over and over and it would be different, every single frame.
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A photograph is just a tiny slice of a subject. A piece of them in a moment. It seems presumptuous to think you can get more than that.
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When I'm asked about my work, I try to explain that there is no mystery involved. It is work. But things happen all the time that are unexpected, uncontrolled, unexplainable, even magical. The work prepares you for that moment. Suddenly the clouds roll in and the soft light you longed for appears.
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Computer photography won't be photography as we know it. I think photography will always be chemical.
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It's hard to watch something go on and be talking at the same time.
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What I end up shooting is the situation. I shoot the composition and my subject is going to help the composition or not.
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I'm pretty used to people not liking having their picture taken. I mean, if you do like to have your picture taken, I worry about you.
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I still need the camera because it is the only reason anyone is talking to me.
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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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Most people, especially successful people, are hard-working. They want to participate. They want to do things well.
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A very subtle difference can make the picture or not.
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At my Rolling Stones' tour, the camera was a protection. I used it in a Zen way.
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When I say I want to photograph someone, what it really means is that I'd like to know them. Anyone I know I photograph.
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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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What I am interested in now is the landscape. Pictures without people. I wouldn't be surprised if eventually there are no people in my pictures. It is so emotional.
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I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.
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My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can't come in closer with the 35 mm.
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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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If it makes you cry, it goes in the show.
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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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