Lebovitz began working as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone in 1970, where she became chief photographer three years later. By 1983, she left Rolling Stone to join Vanity Fair - by then she had already shot 142 covers and was closely identified with the conceptual, theatrical style that is her hallmark. In 1998 she joined Vogue. Annie Leibovitz has worked across several photographic genres and developed a large body of work, featuring portraits of actors, directors, writers, musicians, athletes, political and business figures, as well as fashion photographs. From a stolen shot of Cartier-Bresson, to Andy Warhol and her most famous cover featuring a nude John Lennon curled up alongside Yoko Ono. Leibovitz captured America’s’ most tumultuous moments and its biggest stars.

“ I kind of know what people kind of want to look like. I can’t always achieve it. It’s like I’m a pushover. I really like to please. This is their life and I like to let them get to wherever the next step is they want to get to. I have no reason not to. „

—Annie Leibovitz