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Annie Leibovitz is a portrait photographer who in landed a job at Rolling Stone and went on to create a distinctive look for the publication as chief photographer. In , she began working for the entertainment magazine Vanity Fair , continuing to produce images that would be deemed iconic and provocative. Having also worked on high-profile advertising campaigns, Leibovitz's images have been showcased in several books and major exhibitions around the world.

She was one of six children born to Sam, an Air Force lieutenant, and Marilyn Leibovitz, a modern dance instructor. In , Leibovitz enrolled at the San Francisco Art Institute, where although initially studying painting she developed a love for photography. After living briefly on an Israeli kibbutz, the statuesque Leibovitz returned to the United States and applied for a job with the start-up rock music magazine Rolling Stone in Within two years, the year-old Leibovitz was promoted to chief photographer, a title she would hold for the next decade.

Her position with the magazine afforded her the opportunity to accompany the Rolling Stones band on their international tour, though she lost herself from the experience and ended up grappling with a crippling drug addiction. While with Rolling Stone , Leibovitz developed her trademark technique, which involved the use of bold primary colors and surprising poses, as seen with a Bette Midler cover inspired by the rock music film The Rose.

Leibovitz is credited with making many Rolling Stone covers collector's items, including an issue that featured a nude John Lennon curled around his fully clothed wife, Yoko Ono. Leibovitz's shoots also became known for over-the-top budgets that would later be at the center of major financial challenges. Demi Moore very pregnant and very nude followed by a body painting shoot , Whoopi Goldberg half-submerged in a bathtub of milk , Sylvester Stallone appearing nude in a pose inspired by Rodin 's "The Thinker" and Caitlyn Jenner in a corset after having publicly revealed her identity as a woman are among the most remembered celebs to grace the cover.

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During the s, Leibovitz also started to work on a number of high-profile advertising campaigns. One of her most notable projects was for American Express, for which her portraits of celebrity cardholders like Elmore Leonard, Tom Selleck and Luciano Pavarotti earned her a Clio Award. She was the first woman to be so honored.