Annie Leibowitz

Annie Leibovitz was born on October 2, 1949, in Waterbury, Connecticut. She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and began her career as a staff photographer at Rolling Stone in the early 1970s, becoming chief photographer in 1973. During her decade at the magazine, she documented musicians, cultural figures, and political movements.

In the 1980s, she moved into editorial and commercial work, contributing to Vanity Fair and Vogue while producing campaigns for major brands. Her portraits have included subjects from politics, entertainment, and art.

Leibovitz continues to exhibit internationally. Her recent exhibition “ANNIE LEIBOVITZ / WORK” appeared at the Mint Museum in Charlotte in 2025, and a new edition of her book Women was released the same year, adding portraits taken between 1993 and the present.

Her practice centers on large-scale portraiture, often staging public figures in controlled environments that balance technical precision with narrative clarity. Over five decades she has evolved from black-and-white reportage to color editorial work, maintaining a consistent presence across magazines, campaigns, and museum exhibitions.

Based in New York, Leibovitz runs a professional studio and oversees a team of assistants and stylists. Her archive spans from the 1970s to today and remains a significant record of modern visual culture.