Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz’s love for photography started early on while she was enrolled at the San Francisco Art Institute.  She was originally a painting major but enjoyed photography so much that she changed majors. In 1970 Annie applied for a job with Rolling Stone where she started off as a staff photographer and within two years, at the age of 23, she was promoted to chief photographer. After 10 years of working for Rolling Stone Annie began working for Vanity Fair. This allowed her to photograph subjects ranging from presidents to teen heartthrobs.

Many of Annie’s photos were viewed as very controversial. A little controversy can’t take away from how stunning the portraits she shoots are. She uses a mixture of bold colors and the unique posing of her subjects to create many successful photographs. One of her well-known photos is the portrait of a nude John Lennon and fully clothed Yoko Ono. The photo was taken hours before Lennon was shot and killed.  This photo became the cover of one of the Rolling Stone cover collector’s items. Annie shoots a large amount of celebrities, including a well-known photo of Whoopi Goldberg. This photo of Goldberg naked in a tub of milk was once the cover of Vanity Fair.