ANNIE LEIBOVITZ

By Lianna Vessells

THE BEGINNING

Annie was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on

October 2, 1940. In 1967, she was enrolled at the

San Francisco art institute where she studied

painting but developed a love for photography.

THE 70S

In 1970, she applied for a job with a start-up rock

music magazine, Rolling stone. Its there she was

offered a job as a staff photographer. Two years later,

23 year old Annie was promoted to Chief

photographer which she remains for the next 10

years.

She also accompanies the Rolling stones band on

their international tour in 1975.

THE 80S

On December 8, 1980 Annie had become well-known for

taking one of the two last pictures of John Lennon hours

before his death that night with a photo of John curled up

with his wife Yoko Ono.

In 1983, Leibovitz left Rolling Stone and began working

with Vanity Fair magazines taking stunning yet

controversial photos from a very pregnant, naked Demi

Moore to Whoopi Goldberg in a bath tub fill of milk.

90’S-2000’S

In 1991, Annie's collections of black and white photos have become

an exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.

Later that year she has published a book entitled Photographs: Annie

Leibovitz 1970-1990.

In 1996, Leibovitz was chosen to be a official photographer for the

summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 2005, she the Brooklyn Museum of Art did a retrospective on her

work entitled "Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990-2005."

Leibovitz has worked with many noticeable people in pop culture :

John Lennon

Johnny Depp

Kate Moss

Miley Cyrus

Michael Jackson

Queen Elizabeth ll

Lady Gaga

Rihanna

Katy Perry

The Obama family and many more

PERSONAL LIFE

Leibovitz has three children. At age 51, she gave

birth to her daughter Sarah. In 2005, with a help of a

sergeant mother she had twin girls Susan and

Samuelle.

GALLERY

RESOURCES

Google.com/images

http://www.biography.com/people/annie-leibovitz-

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