Annie Leibovitz

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Education

Studied painting at San Francisco Art Institute

Attended Northwood highschool in Silver Spring, Maryland

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Why did we choose this photographer?

We choose this photographer because we thought that she was a strong and influential woman in the photography industry.

Bibliography

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/annie-leibovitz-life-through-a-lens/16/

https://www.biography.com/people/annie-leibovitz-9542372

Photography

Career

Published Photographs (1983), Women (1999), Pilgrimage (2004), etc.

Shot for Rolling Stone magazine, Vanity Fair, and Vouge

Why are they famous or well-known?

She became known for her wildly lit, staged, and provocative portraits of celebrities

Shot for celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Miley Cyrus, etc.

Last person to professionally photograph John Lennon as he was murdered 5 hours later

Early Childhood/Family

Family Background

The third eldest out of six children

Her mother was a dance instructor and her father was a lieutenant Colonial, resulting in the family moving around frequently during her childhood

Happy middle-class family of eastern Europe and Jewish descent

Childhood

Artistic endeavors in visual arts and playing music

Born in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1949

Annie Leibovitz