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When you involve people, they come out, you see them, you get to see their sense of humor.

Annie Leibovitz

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Annie Leibovitz
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 2
Fashion Photographer
Photographer
Waterbury
Connecticut
Anna-Lou Leibovitz
Involve
Humor
Sense
Come
People

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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.
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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.
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I feel a responsibility to my backyard. I want it to be taken care of and protected.
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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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Most people, especially successful people, are hard-working. They want to participate. They want to do things well.
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I fight to take a good photograph every single time.
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When I take a picture I take 10 percent of what I see.
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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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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'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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Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well.
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When you are on assignment, film is the least expensive thing in a very practical sense. Your time, the person's time, turns out to be the most valuable thing.
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I still need the camera because it is the only reason anyone is talking to me.
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