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Annie Leibovitz

11 quotes

Sometimes a single quote is enough to make a name memorable. Annie Leibovitz has given us several. Their thinking spans from Nature to Work, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. Discover 12 of Annie Leibovitz's most memorable quotes, ranging across Nature, Work, Truth, Hope, and Future. Readers often gravitate to this one: "There must be a reason why photographers are not very good at verbal communication. I think we get lazy."

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

— Annie Leibovitz

Truth

All Quotes by Annie Leibovitz

“I'm more interested in being good than being famous.”

— Annie Leibovitz

Famous

“I wish that all of nature's magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy of place could be photographed.”

— Annie Leibovitz

Nature

“My hope is that we continue to nurture the places that we love, but that we also look outside our immediate worlds.”

— Annie Leibovitz

Hope

“The pictures of my family were designed to be on a family wall, they were supposed to be together. It was supposed to copy my mother's wall in her house.”

— Annie Leibovitz

Family

“My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can't come in closer with the 35 mm.”

— Annie Leibovitz

Environmental

“There must be a reason why photographers are not very good at verbal communication. I think we get lazy.”

— Annie Leibovitz

Communication

“I shoot a little bit, maybe two rolls, medium format, which is 20 pictures, and if it's not working, I change the position.”

— Annie Leibovitz

Change

“I'd like to think that the actions we take today will allow others in the future to discover the wonders of landscapes we helped protect but never had the chance to enjoy ourselves.”

— Annie Leibovitz

Future

“Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy - your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. It takes you to a place within yourself.”

— Annie Leibovitz

Nature

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

— Annie Leibovitz

Truth

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

— Annie Leibovitz

Funny