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Harvard Book Store is very pleased to welcome world-renowned photographer ANNIE LEIBOVITZ for an evening of photographs and professional biography at the First Parish Church.
In her new book, Annie Leibovitz describes how her pictures were made, starting with Richard Nixon's resignation, a story she covered with Hunter S. Thompson, and ending with Barack Obama's campaign. In between are a Rolling Stones Tour, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, The Blues Brothers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Keith Haring, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Patti Smith, George W. Bush, William S. Burroughs, Kate Moss and Queen Elizabeth. The most celebrated photographer of our time discusses portraiture, reportage, fashion photography, lighting, and digital cameras.
“The first thing I did with my very first camera was climb Mt. Fuji. Climbing Mt. Fuji is a lesson in determination and moderation. It would be fair to ask if I took the moderation part to heart. But it certainly was a lesson in respecting your camera. If I was going to live with this thing, I was going to have to think about what that meant. There were not going to be any pictures without it." —Annie Leibovitz
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Event Information
DATE:
Monday, November 24th
TIME:
7:00 PM
LOCATION:
First Parish Church Meetinghouse
On the corner of Mass. Ave. and Church St.
Cambridge
TICKETS:
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. (as of 11/20/08)
Please note that your $5 ticket may be redeemed for $5 off a single item at the event or at Harvard Book Store for one month following the event.
Widely considered one of America’s best portrait photographers,
Annie Leibovitz started her career as a staff photographer for start-up
rock music magazine Rolling Stone, in 1970. Two years later,
Leibovitz was chief photographer for the magazine, a position she would
hold for ten years. Leibovitz is noted for her use of bold primary
colors and surprising poses. Many of her Rolling Stone covers have become collector's items. In 1983, Leibovitz accepted a position with Vanity Fair.
