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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.

Annie Leibovitz

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Annie Leibovitz
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 2
Fashion Photographer
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Waterbury
Connecticut
Anna-Lou Leibovitz
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I sometimes find the surface interesting. To say that the mark of a good portrait is whether you get them or get the soul - I don't think this is possible all of the time.
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Everyone keeps asking you for pictures, and after a while you get tired of that. I always say, They are in the archives.
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Everyone has a point of view. Some people call it style, but what we're really talking about is the guts of a photograph. When you trust your point of view, that's when you start taking pictures.
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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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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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Photography's like this baby that needs to be fed all the time. It's always hungry.
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I feel very proud of the work from the '80s because it is very bright and colorful.
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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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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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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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As you get older, you have different tools, and you learn to use photography differently.
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I still need the camera because it is the only reason anyone is talking to me.
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A very subtle difference can make the picture or not.
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I've created a vocabulary of different styles. I draw from many different ways to take a picture. Sometimes I go back to reportage, to journalism.
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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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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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