Annie Leibovitz at Work

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One of the most celebrated photographers of our time talks about Hunter S. Thompson, The Rolling Stones, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, The Blues Brothers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Keith Haring, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Patti Smith, George W. Bush, William S. Burroughs, Kate Moss, Queen Elizabeth; Fashion, War, Advertising, Lighting, Cameras; and the ten things she is always asked. Illustrated with photographs throughout. 240p.

From the Publisher

The celebrated photographer offers a personal look at her work and her career, from her early days as a rock 'n' roll photographer to her status as the leading portrait photographer of the present, discussing in detail some ninety key works, the story behind each image, the art of photography, the transition from film to digital cameras, and other aspects of her craft. 150,000 first printing.

Review

Donna Seaman - Booklist
"Artists can't always explain why and how they do what they do, but Leibovitz writes with the same decisiveness with which she takes photographs...As she reflects with humility and gratitude on all that she has observed, and shares what she has learned...her photographs, so lusciously reproduced, take on new dimension." (Starred review.)

More about the book

Celebrated photographer Annie Leibovitz began her career in 1970 at Rolling Stone , continuing on to work for Vanity Fair and Vogue. Since then, her documentary work--including capturing Nixon's resignation and Barack Obama's campaign--and portraits--of everyone from Patti Smith to Queen Elizabeth to Olympic athletes--have established her influence. In this book the artist discusses her process, touching on technical and aesthetic issues, illustrated, of course, by her stunning pictures.