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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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Most people, especially successful people, are hard-working. They want to participate. They want to do things well.
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When you involve people, they come out, you see them, you get to see their sense of humor.
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I was scared to do anything in the studio because it felt so claustrophobic. I wanted to be somewhere where things could happen and the subject wasn't just looking back at you.
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Things happen in front of you. That's perhaps the most wonderful and mysterious aspect of photography.
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A photograph is just a little, teeny-weeny, small piece of life. I feel like I see so much more than what I can actually get.
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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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Computer photography won't be photography as we know it. I think photography will always be chemical.
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I fight to take a good photograph every single time.
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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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One doesn't stop seeing. One doesn't stop framing. It doesn't turn off and turn on. It's on all the time.
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What I learned from Lennon was something that did stay with me my whole career, which is to be very straightforward. 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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A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.
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Coming tight was boring to me, just the face... it didn't have enough information.
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I’d like to think that the actions we take today will allow others in the future to discover the wonders of landscapes we helped protect but never had the chance to enjoy ourselves.
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I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.
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Sometimes I enjoy just photographing the surface because I think it can be as revealing as going to the heart of the matter.
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I don't think there is anything wrong with white space. I don't think it's a problem to have a blank wall.
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A lot can be told from what happens in between the main moments.
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I still need the camera because it is the only reason anyone is talking to me.
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