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I've always cared more about taking pictures than about the art market.

Annie Leibovitz

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Annie Leibovitz
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 2
Fashion Photographer
Photographer
Waterbury
Connecticut
Anna-Lou Leibovitz
Pictures
Photographer
Market
Taking
Art
Always
Cared

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