1. ANNIE LEIBOVITZ By Lianna Vessells

2. THE BEGINNING  Annie was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on October 2, 1940. In 1967, she was enrolled at the San Francisco art institute where she studied painting but developed a love for photography.

3. THE 70S  In 1970, she applied for a job with a start-up rock music magazine, Rolling stone. Its there she was offered a job as a staff photographer. Two years later, 23 year old Annie was promoted to Chief photographer which she remains for the next 10 years.  She also accompanies the Rolling stones band on their international tour in 1975.

4. THE 80S  On December 8, 1980 Annie had become well-known for taking one of the two last pictures of John Lennon hours before his death that night with a photo of John curled up with his wife Yoko Ono.  In 1983, Leibovitz left Rolling Stone and began working with Vanity Fair magazines taking stunning yet controversial photos from a very pregnant, naked Demi Moore to Whoopi Goldberg in a bath tub fill of milk.

5. 90’S-2000’S  In 1991, Annie's collections of black and white photos have become an exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.  Later that year she has published a book entitled Photographs: Annie Leibovitz 1970-1990.  In 1996, Leibovitz was chosen to be a official photographer for the summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.  In 2005, she the Brooklyn Museum of Art did a retrospective on her work entitled "Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990-2005."

6. Leibovitz has worked with many noticeable people in pop culture : John Lennon Johnny Depp Kate Moss Miley Cyrus Michael Jackson Queen Elizabeth ll Lady Gaga Rihanna Katy Perry The Obama family and many more

7. PERSONAL LIFE  Leibovitz has three children. At age 51, she gave birth to her daughter Sarah. In 2005, with a help of a sergeant mother she had twin girls Susan and Samuelle.

8. GALLERY

11. RESOURCES  Google.com/images  http://www.biography.com/people/annie-leibovitz-9542372