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Annie Leibovitz

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Annie Leibovitz
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 2
Fashion Photographer
Photographer
Waterbury
Connecticut
Anna-Lou Leibovitz
Artist
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Something
Time
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If it makes you cry, it goes in the show.
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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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If I didn't have my camera to remind me constantly, I am here to do this, I would eventually have slipped away, I think. I would have forgotten my reason to exist.
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I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.
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When you are younger, the camera is like a friend and you can go places and feel like you're with someone, like you have a companion.
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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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Most people, especially successful people, are hard-working. They want to participate. They want to do things well.
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Photography's like this baby that needs to be fed all the time. It's always hungry.
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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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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 lot can be told from what happens in between the main moments.
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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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The subjects felt more comfortable if they played the role than if they had to be themselves.
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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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In a portrait, you have room to have a point of view. The image may not be literally what's going on, but it's representative.
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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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Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well.
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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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