Annie Liebovitz

Annie was born October 2, 1949 in Westbury Connecticut. She grew up in a big family of six other children her mother was a modern dance instructor and her father a lieutenant in U.S. Air force. Through out her childhood they moved around a lot. The first pictures she took were in Vietnam when her father was stationed there. She continued taking pictures as she grew up and dabbled in other creative activities such as painting, writing and playing music. She attended San Fransisco Art Institute and in 1970 began work as photographer for Rolling Stones Magazine. She grew as a artist and began to gain popularity as she photographer. She photographed famous rock stars such as John Lennon, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and bob Marley. They all appreciated Liebovitz for her skill in being able to capture the feel of the rock and roll life style, the way she fit right in with their crazy lifestyles, and catching all the normally undocumented moments. People fell in love with her work because it was so real and out there, she was not afraid to go to the extreme. In 1974 the magazine began to print in color. Annie had never learned how to work with lighting she only ever worked in black and whites but she taught herself quickly. She later published a book called Annie Leibovitz: Photographs, the photographer’s first book, in 1983. She joined vanity fair that same year and was the magazines first contributing photographer. The rock and roll world loved her and she is now known as one of the greatest American photographers of our time.