Annie leibovitz By Moriah Rakas

Anna-Lou Leibovitz was born on October 2 1949 in Waterbury, Conneticut Early life Anna-Lou Leibovitz was born on October 2 1949 in Waterbury, Conneticut She had six siblings During her childhood her family moved often because her father’s military career She said that “Looking at the world through a car window, as she points out, is not unlike looking at it through the frame of a camera” She took her first photographs while living in the Philippines with her family

She currently lives in New York City Her life today Through a surrogate mother she has 3 daughters Sarah (b.2001), and twins Susan and Sammuelle (b.2005) She has claimed that Susan Sontag and her were “lovers,” and they had a decade long relationship This was after Sontag died in 2004 and there has never been any comments from her estate to confirm or deny Annie’s claim She currently lives in New York City In recent years she has had financial problems and has had to take out loans and put the rights of her pictures in jeopardy to repay them she has recently sorted out her finances and has reclaimed her rights to the photos

1970’s rolling stone magazine/Album covers In the 1970’s she was the chief photographer for Rolling Stone magazine Thanks to this she had made friendships with most of the artists that she photographed She also made many notable connections that would be useful for the rest of her career By 1983 she had taken 143 magazine covers Eventually she began making album covers including Cyndi Lauper’s She’s So Unusual and Bruce Springsteen’s Born In the USA

1980 John lennon and yoko ono On December 8 1980 John Lennon and Yoko Ono were photographed for an upcoming Rolling Stone cover story about their new album Double Fantasy At least 4 well known photos were taken during the shoot These were some of the last pictures taken of John Lennon, he was shot that night when he arrived home The pictures were published in Rolling Stone within the month for a tribute issue

vanity fair Annie became a photographer for Vanity Fair in 1983 and is still working there today During her time at Vanity fair she has taken numerous controversial pictures She usually photographs the “Hollywood class” pictures for Vanity Fair which usually features many up and coming young celebrities

She was months 7 pregnant with her daughter Scout Wills 1991 Demi moore In 1991 Demi Moore was photographed for a cover story in Vanity Fair magazine She was months 7 pregnant with her daughter Scout Wills Picture was controversial and has been copied and parodied since then many times

2008 miley cyrus In 2008 Annie Leibovitz photographed Miley Cyrus for a Vanity Fair cover story This picture caused a commotion because Cyrus was only 16 years old at the time and also was the first time that she did anything against her “Disney” image Leibovitz and Vanity Fair both were accused of “exploiting a minor for magazine sales” by Cyrus’ parents and Disney Leibovitz later stated that Miley helped create the ideas for the pictures and her parents and/or handlers were there and they saw and approved of the finished pictures

She has also taken numerous cover photos for Vogue magazine Other work Other than magazine covers she has taken pictures of models and clothing for many different companies such as Gap She has created ad’s for American Express and the Dairy Farmer’s Association’s Got Milk? Campaign She has also taken numerous cover photos for Vogue magazine In 2007 to celebrate the Queen’s visit to the US she was chosen to take pictures of the Queen

What has she done for women’s role in the media She was one of the first famous female photographers Along with making herself famous she has helped create media and fame for other women With some of her more contriversal pictures (Demi Moore, Miley Cyrus, Cyndi Lauper) she has changed and challenged what society finds acceptable Most of her well known pictures have been of women

sources MARIKAR, SHEILA. "Leibovitz Defends Provocative Miley Cyrus Photos." ABC News. ABC News Network, 28 Apr. 2008. Web. 20 Mar. 2013.