In a portrait, you have room to have a point of view. The image may not be literally what's going on, but it's representative.

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...

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...

If it makes you cry, it goes in the show.

If it makes you cry, it goes in the show.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

What I end up shooting is the situation. I shoot the composition and my subject...

What I end up shooting is the situation. I shoot the composition and my subject...

Sometimes I enjoy just photographing the surface because I think it can be as revealing...

Sometimes I enjoy just photographing the surface because I think it can be as revealing...

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...

When I take a picture I take 10 percent of what I see.

When I take a picture I take 10 percent of what I see.

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...

I'd like to think that the actions we take today will allow others in the...

I'd like to think that the actions we take today will allow others in the...

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...