a (fashion) shooter

To see a slide show and video footage of the now infamous Annie Leibovitz /Miley Cyrus shoot, visit Vanity Fair. (Annie apparently shot with her Canon 1Ds.) When I heard about the controversy on the news, I wondered if I would have even questioned this sexy approach to shooting a 15 year old, given that her father and the V.F. crew were there…how about you?

Speaking of Annie Leibovitz and nudes, there was a gallery show several years ago of the images she shot for the Pirelli calendar, and it was awesome. The images were of members of the Mark Morris Dance Group. The prints (all digital) were large and amazing. Dark, moody, rich. (I was told they were all from Mamiya RZ scans.) In any case, Annie was there as were many of the NYC photo scene greats. And while she is by no means my favorite photographer, these images (and the quality of the prints) was stunning, and they inspired some of my subsequent “art work.”

The above is an annie leibovitz image from the year 2000 Pirelli calendar.