Sometimes I enjoy just photographing the surface because I think it can be as revealing as going to the heart of the matter.

Quote by Annie Leibovitz

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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...

I am impressed with what happens when someone stays in the same place and you...

I am impressed with what happens when someone stays in the same place and you...

If I didn't have my camera to remind me constantly, I am here to do...

If I didn't have my camera to remind me constantly, I am here to do...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

What I am interested in now is the landscape. Pictures without people. I wouldn't be...

What I am interested in now is the landscape. Pictures without people. I wouldn't be...

I wish that all of nature's magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy...

I wish that all of nature's magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy...

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...

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'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...

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...

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...

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...

I don't think there is anything wrong with white space. I don't think it's a...

I don't think there is anything wrong with white space. I don't think it's a...

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...