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8 unusual facts about Annie Leibovitz


Amir, Israel

American photographer Annie Leibovitz worked as a volunteer at Kibbutz Amir in 1969, and gelatin silver prints of her photos taken during her stay are now part of the collection of the Jewish Museum in New York.

Colony Capital

In March 2010, Colony arranged a financing and marketing package for Annie Leibovitz.

Dove Campaign for Real Beauty

The spots showcased photographs of regular women (in place of professional models), taken by noted portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz.

Gilda Sansone

After her win Sansone appeared on Italian Elle April 2008 issue and was featured in the Lavazza Espresso Experience 2009 Calendar, working alongside with Italian top model Eva Riccobono and renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz.

Peter Fincham

It showed the Queen apparently storming out of a session with American photographer Annie Leibovitz over a disagreement about what she should wear, but the BBC subsequently admitted that one of the shots used in the trailer had been edited out of order.

Robert Risko

At 25 he was chosen by renowned art director Bea Feitler along with Rolling Stone photographer Annie Leibovitz and artist Keith Haring to define the look of the new Vanity Fair when the magazine was relaunched in 1983.

Suzanne de Passe

De Passe's long association with Mr. Gordy was featured in the December 2008 issue of Vanity Fair: Motown the Untold Story, The Labels Greatest Legends, In Their Own Words with photography by Annie Leibovitz.

Will Wyatt

In 2007 he produced the Wyatt Report, an investigation into clips from A Year With the Queen being shown to journalists which apparently showed the Queen storming out of a session with American photographer Annie Leibovitz.


Chateau Marmont Hotel

Hunter S. Thompson, Annie Leibovitz, Dorothy Parker, Bruce Weber, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tim Burton, Jay McInerney, Sofia Coppola, among others, all have produced work from within the hotel's walls.

Fashion photography

After the deaths of Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, Francesco Scavullo and Herb Ritts, some of today's most famous fashion photographers are Patrick Demarchelier, Steven Meisel, Mario Testino, Peter Lindbergh and Annie Leibovitz.

Lars Schwander

Schwander has portrayed many international artists in his photography, including Björk, Leonard Cohen, Annie Leibovitz, Peter Greenaway, Roger Ballen, Günther Förg, Martin Kippenberger, Duane Michals, Helmut Newton, Yoko Ono, Cindy Sherman and Lawrence Weiner.

Oscar Tang

Previous honorees have included fashion luminaries such as Karl Lagerfeld and Donna Karan, as well as photographers Annie Leibovitz, Bruce Weber, and Peter Beard.

Parsons Dance Company

Parsons Dance has collaborated with many other artists, including Julie Taymor, William Ivey Long, Annie Leibovitz, Donna Karan and Alex Katz.


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