First published 2022
Annie Leibovitz opens her archives to present over forty years of portrait photography spanning from her Rolling Stone days in the 1970s through her conceptual work for Vanity Fair and Vogue. Originally published as a 26 kilogram SUMO edition in 2014, this collection brings together her most celebrated images alongside rarely seen portraits. The photographer includes her famous shot of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in their final embrace, plus portraits spanning political and cultural figures from Queen Elizabeth II and Richard Nixon to Laurie Anderson and Lady Gaga. Leibovitz describes her selection process as evolving beyond simply choosing images that would work in large format. The book follows a non-chronological structure that she compares to a roller coaster ride, weaving personal narrative through popular culture rather than presenting a traditional retrospective.
Genres: biography, art, popular-science, photography
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: non-chronological, personal-narrative
Period: 1970s, 21st-century
556 pages · Hardcover · TASCHEN