Behind the photographs of Annie Leibovitz

This 80-minute documentary looks at photographer Annie Leibovitz — from her earliest artistic efforts to her tenure at Rolling Stone and beyond.

Photographer Annie Leibovitz with works from her exhibition on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in The Rocks, Sydney.

TAKE a peek into the illustrious career of one of today’s most prolific photographers — Annie Leibovitz.

Her career included tours with the Rolling Stones, a mentorship with renegade journalist Hunter S. Thompson and capturing the moments of John Lennon’s life.

Leibovitz’s images single-handedly sculpted public perceptions of such celebrities including Mick Jagger, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Moore, Patti Smith, Hillary Rodham Clinton and dozens of others.

Annie Leibovitz one of her photographs of Australian actress Nicole Kidman.

This in-depth documentary traces the arc of her photographic life, her aspirations to artistry and the trajectory of her career which has produced some of today’s most recognizable and iconic photos.

Directed by her sister, Barbara Leibovitz, the film depicts the various phases that shaped her life including childhood, the tumultuous sixties, her transition from Rolling Stone to Vanity Fair magazine and later her most significant personal relationships including motherhood.

The film’s highlights centre on interviews with her most famous subjects, mentors and colleagues — along with personal insight from Leibovitz herself — to reveal the evolution of inarguably one of today’s most influential visual artists.

Originally published as Behind the photographs of Annie Leibovitz