Quotes by Annie Leibovitz

About Annie Leibovitz:

Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz is an American portrait photographer.
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I went to school at the San Francisco Art Institute, thinking I was going to become an art teacher. Within the first six months I was there, I was told that I couldn't be an art teacher unless I became an artist first.

Annie Leibovitz

Photography is not something you retire from.

Annie Leibovitz

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.

Annie Leibovitz

I'd like to think that the actions we take today will allow others in the future to discover the wonders of landscapes we helped protect but never had the chance to enjoy ourselves.

Annie Leibovitz

There must be a reason why photographers are not very good at verbal communication. I think we get lazy.

Annie Leibovitz

I shoot a little bit, maybe two rolls, medium format, which is 20 pictures, and if it's not working, I change the position.

Annie Leibovitz

My hope is that we continue to nurture the places that we love, but that we also look outside our immediate worlds.

Annie Leibovitz

What has stayed true all the way through my work is my composition, I hope, and my sense of color.

Annie Leibovitz

My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can't come in closer with the 35 mm.

Annie Leibovitz

I've never liked the word 'celebrity.' I like to photograph people who are good at what they do.

Annie Leibovitz

I sometimes find the surface interesting. To say that the mark of a good portrait is whether you get them or get the soul - I don't think this is possible all of the time.

Annie Leibovitz

I fight to take a good photograph every single time.

Annie Leibovitz

I'm more interested in being good than being famous.

Annie Leibovitz

No one ever thought Clint Eastwood was funny, but he was.

Annie Leibovitz

The work which is manipulated looks a little boring to me. I think life is pretty strange anyway. It is wooo, wooo, wooo!

Annie Leibovitz

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

Annie Leibovitz

There are still so many places on our planet that remain unexplored. I'd love to one day peel back the mystery and understand them.

Annie Leibovitz

What I learned from Lennon was something that did stay with me my whole career, which is to be very straightforward. I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.

Annie Leibovitz

I fell in love with the darkroom, and that was part of being a photographer at the time. The darkroom was unbelievably sexy. I would spend all night in the darkroom.

Annie Leibovitz

When you are on assignment, film is the least expensive thing in a very practical sense. Your time, the person's time, turns out to be the most valuable thing.

Annie Leibovitz

Author Bio

  • NameAnnie Leibovitz
  • DescriptionAmerican photographer
  • AliasesAnna-Lou Leibovitz
  • BornOctober 2, 1949
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPhotographer
  • AwardsPrincess Of Asturias Award - Communications And Humanities