Masterpiece portraits by Annie Leibovitz Bashny.Net

"In my picture you can see that I'm not afraid to fall in love with those who take pictures" 2 October was born the famous Annie Leibovitz - the photographer, whose work is known all over the world, but to this day, not everyone can easily call their author. Over forty years of his artistic career Annie Leibovitz dabbled in various genres of photographic art: interior photography, landscape, still life, reportage and genre sketches, nature and, of course, portrait work. And it is typical of the portraits brought her worldwide fame and opened her talent photographer.

The heroes of photographs by Annie Leibovitz are not only famous musicians, actors, models and politicians, but also ordinary people of different professions and ages.





Annie Leibovitz.

Annie Leibovitz was born on October 2, 1949 in the small town of Westport (near Waterbury, CT, USA), the son of Samuel and Marilyn Leibovitz. Annie Leibovitz's father - an Air Force officer, his mother - a teacher of modern dance at the Art Institute of San Francisco. Annie Leibovitz originally wanted to become an art teacher, and after graduation went to college, where her mother worked. Art of photography was first interested her during a trip to Japan after the second year. Upon returning home, Annie Leibovitz immediately signed up for a photography course. In the third year, she decides to leave school and goes in search of new experiences with an archaeological expedition to Israel for the excavation of the palace of King Solomon. This is where Annie comes up with the idea to dedicate his life to the art of photography. In her own memoirs, one day, she sent another room leafing through magazines «Rolling Stone» - View photos of musicians became the starting point of her career.

After returning from Israel to the United States, she managed to not only get acquainted with the inspirer and chief editor of the magazine «Rolling Stone» Gen Wenner, but also to become a freelance photographer for its publication. Talent photographer Annie Leibovitz is appreciated - after a few years it became the main photographer of the most popular magazine in the musical environment. Over the next thirteen years she constantly put things in the camera lens at the famous musicians, actors and politicians. Many of her pictures later gained world fame.



Angelina Jolie and son Maddox.

Today, it is still at the peak of their popularity, every new job it instantly becomes known. Annie Leibovitz - one of the most successful and talented women photographers of our time.

In this article Website has collected the most famous work of iconic photographer.



Natalia Vodianova «Alice in Wonderland».



Arnold Schwarzenegger with his wife Maria Shriver.

Whoopi Goldberg in a bath of milk.



Cate Blanchett.



Jude Law.



Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.



Leonardo DiCaprio.



Penelope Cruz and Woody Allen.

Liza Minnelli.



Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rob Besserer.



Meryl Streep.



Charlize Theron.



The American skier Lindsey Vonn.

Claire Danes and Damian Lewis.



Johnny Depp.

Scarlett Johansson.



Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart.



Katy Perry.



Uma Thurman.

Uma Thurman, Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet.

Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo.



Michael Jackson.



Natalie Portman.



Anne Hathaway.



George Clooney.



Gwen Stefani.

Martina Navratilova.

According to the materials: creativestudio

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