Annie Leibovitz

The Life Behind the Lens

Annie LeibovitzBrief biography of Annie Leibovitz– Childhood years– Career highlights

Notable works of Annie Leibovitz– John Lennon cover– Demi Moore shoots– The Blues Brothers shoot

Surrounding controversies of Annie Leibovitz– The Tiaragate Affair– Miley Cyrus controversy– Debts and financial collapse

Brief biography of Annie Leibovitz

Childhood years– Born in 1949– Raised in a military family– Took first photos while living in the Philippines

Career highlights– Attended San Francisco Art Institute– Studied painting but found interest in photography– Began in 1970 as staff photographer for Rolling Stone

Notable works of Annie Leibovitz

John Lennon cover– Photo of John Lennon embracing Yoko Ono– Taken on December 8, 1980, 5 hours before

Lennon was shot

Notable works of Annie Leibovitz

John Lennon cover– Photo of John Lennon embracing Yoko Ono– Taken on December 8, 1980, 5 hours before Lennon was shot

Demi Moore shoots– Photo of naked, pregnant Moore– Inspiration for today’s maternity portraits– Sparked public controversy in 1991 and 1992

Notable works of Annie Leibovitz

John Lennon cover– Photo of John Lennon embracing Yoko Ono– Taken on December 8, 1980, 5 hours before Lennon was shot

Demi Moore shoots– Photo of naked, pregnant Moore– Inspiration for today’s maternity portraits– Sparked public controversy in 1991 and 1992

The Blues Brothers shoot– Saturday Night Live sketch band– Founded in 1978 by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi– Memorable cover photo for Rolling Stones

Controversies of Annie Leibovitz

The Tiaragate Affair– Portrait shooting with Queen Elizabeth II in 2007– Shoot was filmed by British Broadcasting

Corporation (BBC)– Shoot led to BBC scandal regarding film editing

Controversies of Annie Leibovitz

The Tiaragate Affair– Portrait shooting with Queen Elizabeth II in 2007– Shoot was filmed by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)– Shoot led to BBC scandal regarding film editing

Miley Cyrus controversy– Photo of supposedly naked Cyrus– Vanity Fair photo shoot in 2008– Sparked public controversy especially among parents

Controversies of Annie Leibovitz

The Tiaragate Affair– Portrait shooting with Queen Elizabeth II in 2007– Shoot was filmed by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)– Shoot led to BBC scandal regarding film editing

Miley Cyrus controversy– Photo of supposedly naked Cyrus– Vanity Fair photo shoot in 2008– Sparked public controversy especially among parents

Debts and financial collapse– Borrowed $24 million– Put up several homes as well as rights to all her photographs– Due date for repayment was extended

Annie LeibovitzBrief biography of Annie Leibovitz– Childhood years– Career highlights

Notable works of Annie Leibovitz– John Lennon cover– Demi Moore shoots– The Blues Brothers shoot

Surrounding controversies of Annie Leibovitz– The Tiaragate Affair– Miley Cyrus controversy– Debts and financial collapse

Annie Leibovitz

The Life Behind the Lens