I was scared to do anything in the studio because it felt so claustrophobic. I wanted to be somewhere where things could happen and the subject wasn't just looking back at you.

Quote by Annie Leibovitz

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When I say I want to photograph someone, what it really means is that I'd...

When I say I want to photograph someone, what it really means is that I'd...

The pictures of my family were designed to be on a family wall, they were...

The pictures of my family were designed to be on a family wall, they were...

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...

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.

The work which is manipulated looks a little boring to me. I think life is...

The work which is manipulated looks a little boring to me. I think life is...

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...

No one ever thought Clint Eastwood was funny, but he was.

No one ever thought Clint Eastwood was funny, but he was.

Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to...

Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to...

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...

A very subtle difference can make the picture or not.

A very subtle difference can make the picture or not.

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...

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...

I didn't want to let women down. One of the stereotypes I see breaking is...

I didn't want to let women down. One of the stereotypes I see breaking is...

When you go to take someone's picture, the first thing they say is, what you...

When you go to take someone's picture, the first thing they say is, what you...

You don't have to sort of enhance reality. There is nothing stranger than truth.

You don't have to sort of enhance reality. There is nothing stranger than truth.

Computer photography won't be photography as we know it. I think photography will always be...

Computer photography won't be photography as we know it. I think photography will always be...

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,...

My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can't...

My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can't...

The camera makes you forget you're there. It's not like you are hiding but you...

The camera makes you forget you're there. It's not like you are hiding but you...

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...