Research Notes: Annie Leibovitz -

Photographer Research -

Annie Leibovitz -

Born: October 2nd 1949
Died: N/A
Place of Birth: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Occupation: Portrait photography
Groups: Portraiture

• Leibovitz is a is a third-generation American whose heritage is that of Romanian Jews.
• She began her photographic journey whilst in Vietnam due to her father being posted there.
• When returning to America in 1970 she worked as a photographer for Rolling Stone magazine.
• The documentary photographers Robert Frank and Henri Cartier-Bresson served as big inspirations for Leibovitz.

Annie Leibovitz Examples:

This picture depicts Meryl Streep who is an actor and thus the painted mask symbolises the many malleable faces that she employs.

This picture is powerful and moody depicting our long reigning monarch. The subject is composed to conform to the grid method. The photograph is reminiscent of the powerful art portraits of monarch's featured in The National Portrait Gallery.

This final picture is part of the celebrity and Disney crossover series in which Leibovitz depicts celebrities as heroes and villains from famous Disney films.