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Anna-Lou Leibovitz (/ ˈliːbəvɪts / LEE-bə-vits; born October 2, 1949) is an American portrait photographer best known for her portraits, particularly of celebrities, which often feature subjects in intimate settings and poses.
Annie Leibovitz is a celebrated American photographer best known for her engaging and dramatic celebrity portraits. View Annie Leibovitz’s 860 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
- American
- John Lennon and Yoko Ono (1980) At approximately 5pm on 8 December 1980, John Lennon was shot and killed outside Dakota Apartments on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
- Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (1975) In her role as chief photographer for Rolling Stone, Leibowitz influenced the style of music photography throughout the 1970s, which is evident in her work as photographer for the Rolling Stones’ Tour of the Americas ’75.
- Miley Cyrus (2008) Miley Cyrus was 15 years old when Leibovitz photographed the homespun, girl-next-door Disney star for Vanity Fair in a controversial shoot.
- Demi Moore (1991) For the cover of Vanity Fair in August 1991, Leibovitz had been asked to conceal the young Demi Moore’s seven-month-pregnant figure and shoot a tightly cropped portrait of her face.
Annie Leibovitz is known as a celebrity portrait photographer, and has become just as famous as the people she photographs. A master at capturing popular culture icons in dramatic and innovative ways, she has paved the way for other contemporary commercial photographs, like those of Mario Testino, to also be seen as legitimate works of art.
- American
- October 2, 1949
- Waterbury, CT
Apr 2, 2014 · Annie Leibovitz is a portrait photographer who in 1970 landed a job at Rolling Stone and went on to create a distinctive look for the publication as chief photographer.
Nov 4, 2021 · Annie Leibovitz would like to make one thing clear upfront: She is not a fashion photographer. Given that her new book, “Wonderland ” (Phaidon) is an anthology of fashion images shot mainly for...
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Dec 15, 2017 · The terms she uses are gentler, but my idea—to discuss five or so individual pictures from her new book, Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005–2016, and give a behind-the-scenes sense of what goes ...