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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.

Annie Leibovitz

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Annie Leibovitz
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 2
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