Quote

People buy ideas, they don't buy photographs.

Annie Leibovitz

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Annie Leibovitz
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 2
Fashion Photographer
Photographer
Waterbury
Connecticut
Anna-Lou Leibovitz
Photographs
Photograph
Photography
Ideas
People

More quotes by Annie Leibovitz

Image
I was out there with the White House press squad, and after his helicopter took off, and the carpet rolled up...This wasn't a photograph that others were taking, but I continued to take pictures.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
I don't think there is anything wrong with white space. I don't think it's a problem to have a blank wall.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
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.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
I've always cared more about taking pictures than about the art market.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
There must be a reason why photographers are not very good at verbal communication. I think we get lazy.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
What I end up shooting is the situation. I shoot the composition and my subject is going to help the composition or not.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
The subjects felt more comfortable if they played the role than if they had to be themselves.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can't come in closer with the 35 mm.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
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.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
Computer photography won't be photography as we know it. I think photography will always be chemical.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
There are still so many places on our planet that remain unexplored. I'd love to one day peel back the mystery and understand them.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
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.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
I fight to take a good photograph every single time.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
Photography is not something you retire from.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
When I started working for Rolling Stone, I became very interested in journalism and thought maybe that's what I was doing, but it wasn't.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
I'm more interested in being good than being famous.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
Irving Penn said he didn't want to photograph anyone under 60, and I think there is some truth about it.
Annie Leibovitz
Image
My early childhood equipped me really well for my portrait work: The quick encounter, where you are not going to know the subject for very long. These days I am much more comfortable with the fifteen minute relationship, than I am with a life long relationship.
Annie Leibovitz