American - Photographer | October 2, 1949 -
There certainly are people who are a pain to work with. I'd be crazy to name them. You can't be indiscreet in this business.
Annie Leibovitz
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I went on tour with the Rolling Stones in 1972 for two or three cities. And in 1975, I was the tour photographer for the Rolling Stones. I hung onto my camera for dear life. Because it scared the hell out of me.
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I was scared to do anything in the studio because it felt so claustrophobic. I wanted to be somewhere where things could happen and the subject wasn't just looking back at you.
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There must be a reason why photographers are not very good at verbal communication. I think we get lazy.
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It's hard to watch something go on and be talking at the same time.
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At my Rolling Stones' tour, the camera was a protection. I used it in a Zen way.
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It's a heavy weight, the camera. Now we have modern and lightweight, small plastic cameras, but in the '70s they were heavy metal.
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The pictures of my family were designed to be on a family wall, they were supposed to be together. It was supposed to copy my mother's wall in her house.
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I feel very proud of the work from the '80s because it is very bright and colorful.
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I don't think there is anything wrong with white space. I don't think it's a problem to have a blank wall.
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Coming tight was boring to me, just the face... it didn't have enough information.
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I've created a vocabulary of different styles. I draw from many different ways to take a picture. Sometimes I go back to reportage, to journalism.
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