TIME Magazine Interviews: Annie Leibovitz

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Her celebrity portraits for magazines from Rolling Stone to Vogue have become cultural icons. Annie Leibovitz answers reader questions here

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[moppetrulez]

it wasn't "whoring". it was artistic.

people need to grow up.

[moppetrulez]

Miley wanted to do the photo. Annie had the parents' permission. people were just being really immature about it. it's an artistic photo. people need to grow the fuck up.

[joelet123]

she would have better suited for the movie "she's the man"

[MistahWagwan]

I dread working with other people.

[ChiroQuacker]

she looks like a man..i bet she wishes she had a penis and ballsack...i wish i had half the pussy vagina shes had in her life...looks like a washed out rag

[justintylercarey]

She's incredible. I'm comforted by the fact that she's not a verbal communicator; she communicates through an internal recognition of beauty. Notice how she's not overbearing in word-choice. She uses "simple", "strength", and "beautiful" frequently. I'm the same way, I can write my thoughts out in a strongly worded manner, but whenever I have to verbally describe my art, I have trouble doing it improvisationally. She's a genius, and it really is "exclusive to her eyes". Words can't describe it.

[patoloco40]

She looks like Richard Gere wearing a wig

[AdamCharlton]

is it just me, or does she look like jeff goldblum?

[911insidejo8]

@AlboEcoSkit ...well your comments are insightful and interesting and I appreciate them. My comments (admittedly) reflect a commoner's unaffected superficial impression.  On the other hand, a bird's eye view of an artist (or someone anointed as such) by such a person sometimes invites a much-needed re-evaluation. Or maybe they're a testament to the plight of the underappreciated (though obviously well-paid) artist.

[AlboEcoSkit]

@911insidejo8 I admit I don't like quite a few of her photos, but her style isn't quite what I'd call "evocative." Some of her best work does have a certain mood to it, but I don't believe she's famous for creating immersive images that take you through a variety of emotions. She's an artist who's made some beautiful photos of celebrities. Her cinematic compositions, lighting and use of props define her style. But she's not a fine art photographer.

[911insidejo8]

@AlboEcoSkit ...well I'm not going to deny I know little about photography.

Art is subjective, however, and I have seen more evocative photos in my family scrap book. All this hoopla over someone taking pictures just reminds me of the emperor's new clothes. Someone said she was an artist and that became the groupthink soundbite that no-one dares question.