{"id":166,"date":"2014-05-26T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T01:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2014\/05\/26\/annie-leibovitz-a-photographers-life-1990-2005\/"},"modified":"2014-10-03T18:18:47","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T10:18:47","slug":"annie-leibovitz-a-photographers-life-1990-2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2014\/05\/annie-leibovitz-a-photographers-life-1990-2005\/","title":{"rendered":"Annie Leibovitz, A Photographer\u2019s Life 1990 \u2013 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"
I just turned 43 and honestly, I approached it with some reservations. You see, my Dad passed away at 44 years old (when I was only 13) and that has impacted my life tremendously. Since the day I passed my 40th, I\u2019ve been very keenly aware of my own mortality and along with that, the compulsion to leave a legacy, to make a difference, has been increasing.<\/p>\n
On my birthday last week, Angie arranged a surprise visit to one of the world\u2019s most iconic photographers, Annie Leibovitz\u2019s exhibition. As an avid photographer I\u2019ve heard much of her and know of some of her prominent works. No stranger to photography exhibitions, I was looking forward to see, apart from some of her celebrated works, other technical details as well as her own thoughts about her works. <\/p>\n
Annie Leibovitz A Photographer\u2019s Life 1990 \u2013 2005<\/b> provides a unified narrative of Annie\u2019s private life against the backdrop of her public image. At the heart of the exhibition is her personal memoir, documenting a particular time frame within her life, including the loss of close relations, birth and childhood of her three daughters, family vacations, reunions, and close friends.<\/p>\n
Annie brings her unique ‘journalistic’ style of photography where she captures celebrities and politicians (fictitious or otherwise) in their natural setting and environment instead of relying on props and lighting. These personal shots were accentuated by her narratives which give us a rare glimpse into their personal lives. Many of Annie’s celebrated photos which made the cover of Vanity Fair were at the exhibition (including the much talked about shot of Queen Elizabeth II, the nude shot of the very pregnant Demi Moore and other Hollywood celebrities like Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman and Brad Pitt). But what really resonated with me were the smaller, more intimate shots of family and close friends – shots which were largely nondescript moments: of births, family swims, BBQs, lounging around the living room etc\u2026juxtaposed with poignant shots of the same family members and close friends in their last days including her own father’s.<\/p>\n