[Junior_G]

Annie's done some GREAT work:

I still respect a mediocre painter or sketch artist over a "great" photographer. Annie is one of the luckiest broads in the world to have branded herself as the preferred person to point cameras at celebrities and push a button. The last two pictures you posted looked like simple point-and-shoot photos that anybody could have done. The picture of the Queen is quite nice though. Putting flamesuit on just in case.

[bruinbirdman]

"Annie is one of the luckiest broads in the world to have branded herself as the preferred person to point cameras at celebrities and push a button."

Maybe posthumously they are worth some more bucks?

yitbos

[buwaya]

40 years as a keen amateur photographer here - not that it means that much but -

Its a rather different skill than drawing, etc., but it is surprisingly difficult to get a “wow” picture like some of these people do on a regular basis.

Even in the case of a revealing portrait that LOOKS like it could have been taken by Joe Blow with a point&shoot - well, Joe Blows rarely take such pictures even when they try. It just ain’t that easy.

[NoRedTape]

"I still respect a mediocre painter or sketch artist over a "great" photographer. Annie is one of the luckiest broads in the world to have branded herself as the preferred person to point cameras at celebrities and push a button. The last two pictures you posted looked like simple point-and-shoot photos that anybody could have done. The picture of the Queen is quite nice though. Putting flamesuit on just in case."

I agree with you. Thing is with Leibovitz is that she became the "in thing" in terms of photography. She has a great eye for that, and it drew some big celebs. She got some great shots. But............20+Million worth? I don't get that.........