I didn't want to let women down. One of the stereotypes I see breaking is the idea of aging and older women not being beautiful.

Quote by Annie Leibovitz

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I feel very proud of the work from the '80s because it is very bright...

I feel very proud of the work from the '80s because it is very bright...

When I started working for Rolling Stone, I became very interested in journalism and thought...

When I started working for Rolling Stone, I became very interested in journalism and thought...

It's a heavy weight, the camera. Now we have modern and lightweight, small plastic cameras,...

It's a heavy weight, the camera. Now we have modern and lightweight, small plastic cameras,...

I was scared to do anything in the studio because it felt so claustrophobic. I...

I was scared to do anything in the studio because it felt so claustrophobic. I...

I shoot a little bit, maybe two rolls, medium format, which is 20 pictures, and...

I shoot a little bit, maybe two rolls, medium format, which is 20 pictures, and...

Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy - your work...

Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy - your work...

When you are younger, the camera is like a friend and you can go places...

When you are younger, the camera is like a friend and you can go places...

I've created a vocabulary of different styles. I draw from many different ways to take...

I've created a vocabulary of different styles. I draw from many different ways to take...

At my Rolling Stones' tour, the camera was a protection. I used it in a...

At my Rolling Stones' tour, the camera was a protection. I used it in a...

There must be a reason why photographers are not very good at verbal communication. I...

There must be a reason why photographers are not very good at verbal communication. I...

What I learned from Lennon was something that did stay with me my whole career,...

What I learned from Lennon was something that did stay with me my whole career,...

I feel a responsibility to my backyard. I want it to be taken care of...

I feel a responsibility to my backyard. I want it to be taken care of...

In a portrait, you have room to have a point of view. The image may...

In a portrait, you have room to have a point of view. The image may...

It's hard to watch something go on and be talking at the same time.

It's hard to watch something go on and be talking at the same time.

When you are on assignment, film is the least expensive thing in a very practical...

When you are on assignment, film is the least expensive thing in a very practical...

A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to...

A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to...

There are still so many places on our planet that remain unexplored. I'd love to...

There are still so many places on our planet that remain unexplored. I'd love to...

Coming tight was boring to me, just the face... it didn't have enough information.

Coming tight was boring to me, just the face... it didn't have enough information.

My hope is that we continue to nurture the places that we love, but that...

My hope is that we continue to nurture the places that we love, but that...

Everyone keeps asking you for pictures, and after a while you get tired of that....

Everyone keeps asking you for pictures, and after a while you get tired of that....