Annie Leibovitz

a photographer of today's hottest celebritiesand who herself has become a celebrity

1949
born in Connecticut

1951
moved with family to
Scott Air Force Base in Illinois

1952
travelled constantly from places
to places with family

1967
attended San Francisco Art Institute
in painting

1968
bought her first camera in Japan
took photography class at SFA

1969
bought her first camera in Japan
took photography class at SFA

1970
began working for the Rolling Stone
first assignment was Grace Slick

1971
graduated from SFA

1972
became Rolling Stones chief
photographer at age 23

1975
commissioned by the Rolling Stone
to document their America Tour

1980
took photo of John and
Yoko 5 hours before
Johns assassination
in NYC

1983
Left Rolling Stones for Vanity Fair

1991
photographed pregnant Demi Moore
nude for Vanity Fairs cover

I never like to presume something about a story or a person until I got there.

A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.

1987
American Expresss Portraits
Campaign

American Expresss Modern Identity Campaign

2006

American Expresss "My Life. My Card Campaign

2007

Gaps Red Campaign

Recognition

Commandeur in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government
Top #1 and #2 of 40 top magazine covers of the past forty years by ASME
Clio Honorary Award
ASME's first Creative Excellence Award
Centenary Medal of the Royal Photographic Society in London
International Center of Photography's Lifetime Achievement Award
A. Leibovitz has been designated a Living Legend by the Library of Congress