If I didn't have my camera to remind me constantly, I am here to do this, I would eventually have slipped away, I think. I would have forgotten my reason to exist.
Annie LeibovitzA photograph is just a tiny slice of a subject. A piece of them in a moment. It seems presumptuous to think you can get more than that.
Annie LeibovitzIrving Penn said he didn't want to photograph anyone under 60, and I think there is some truth about it.
Annie LeibovitzA thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.
Annie LeibovitzYou have trust in what you think. If you splinter yourself and try to please everyone, you canโt. Itโs important to stay the course. I donโt think I would have lasted this long if Iโd listened to anyone. You have to listen somewhat and then put that to the side and know that what you do matters.
Annie LeibovitzThere's an idea that it's hard to be a woman artist. People assume that women have fewer opportunities, less power. But it's not any harder to be a woman artist than to be a male artist. We all take what we are given and use the parts of ourselves that feed the work. We make our way. Photographers, men and women, are particularly lucky. Photography lets you find yourself. It is a passport to people and places and to possibilities.
Annie Leibovitz