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  Annie Leibovitz: The Portrait of a Generation by Jerome D. Introduction Annie Leibovitz  (b. 2 October 1949, Waterbury, Connecticut) is the  most famous portrait photographer in the world  — a statement that is not hyperbole but simply a description of her position in the culture for more than fifty years. Born into a military family that moved constantly across the United States and Asia, she discovered photography as a student at the  San Francisco Art Institute  in the early 1970s, where she had enrolled to study painting. She began shooting for  Rolling Stone  magazine almost immediately, and at just 23 years old she was named the publication's  chief photographer  — the youngest and first woman to hold the role. The assignments that followed defined an era. She travelled with the Rolling Stones on their 1975 Tour of the Americas. She photographed  John Lennon and Yoko Ono  on the morning of December 8, 1980 — the Polaroi...

  Steve McCurry: The Color Storyteller By Jerome D. Introduction Steve McCurry (b. 1950, Philadelphia, USA) is one of the most widely recognized photographers of the modern era. Known for his powerful use of color and his ability to capture human stories across cultures, McCurry became internationally famous for his photograph “Afghan Girl,” published on the cover of National Geographic in 1985. McCurry studied cinematography at Pennsylvania State University before beginning his career as a newspaper photographer. In 1978 he left the United States to travel through India with little more than a camera and a bag of film. This journey marked the beginning of a long career documenting cultures and people across Asia, the Middle East and beyond. His breakthrough came when he crossed the border into Afghanistan shortly before the Soviet invasion. The images he brought back from the region provided a rare glimpse into the conflict and helped establish his reputation as a photojourn...