{"product_id":"annie-leibovitz","title":"Annie Leibovitz","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenedikt Taschen asked the most important portrait photographer working today, Annie Leibovitz,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eto collect her pictures in a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUMO-sized book\u003c\/b\u003e, she was intrigued by the challenge. The project took several years to develop and when it was finally published in 2014, it weighed in at 26 kg (57 pounds).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis incredible collection is now available in an accessible XXL book format.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeibovitz drew on more than 40 years of work\u003c\/b\u003e, starting with the photojournalism she did for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRolling Stone magazine in the 1970s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough the conceptual portraits she made for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eVogue\u003c\/b\u003e. She selected iconic images-such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eentwined in a last embrace-as well as portraits that had rarely, if ever, been seen before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Annie Leibovitz SUMO covered political and cultural history, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eQueen Elizabeth II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Nixon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurie Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLady Gaga.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What I had thought of initially as a simple process of imagining what looked good big, what photographs would work in a large format, became something else,” Leibovitz says.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The book is very personal, but the narrative is told through popular culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt’s not arranged chronologically and it’s not a retrospective. It’s more like a roller coaster.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of Leibovitz and her many celebrated subjects can now enjoy that same roller coaster ride for themselves with this unlimited edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRHD Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45775384412383,"sku":"9783836582186","price":350.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2185\/3151\/files\/9783836582186.jpg?v=1744077292","url":"https:\/\/lamplightbooks.pro\/products\/annie-leibovitz","provider":"Lamplight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}