John Lennon and Yoko Ono, taken by Annie Leibovitz on the day Lennon was shot.
I think this photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono sends such a powerful message to anyone who sees it. It really shows how vulnerable Lennon was but he was okay because he was with his only love and with Yoko he was safe and surrounded by joy.
What makes this photograph even more influential is the fact that Lennon was shot nearly 5 hours after it was captured. Annie was able to make his last photographs taken of him so special and memorable. Many people's last memories of John were of this image which covered the front page of Rolling Stone Magazine. Leibowvitz liked to collect the beautiful moments and that's exactly what she did.
I think this photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono sends such a powerful message to anyone who sees it. It really shows how vulnerable Lennon was but he was okay because he was with his only love and with Yoko he was safe and surrounded by joy.
What makes this photograph even more influential is the fact that Lennon was shot nearly 5 hours after it was captured. Annie was able to make his last photographs taken of him so special and memorable. Many people's last memories of John were of this image which covered the front page of Rolling Stone Magazine. Leibowvitz liked to collect the beautiful moments and that's exactly what she did.
I find this photograph influential because Leibovitz was on the scene at the White House the day President Richard Nixon resigned from office in 1974. She said all the other photographers had put down their cameras at that point, but she was looking to capture moments before or after "the moment." Annie was determined and in the end her determination payed off in her work. Annie is known to be one of the best American portrait photographers, from her work that is quite obvious.
Nixon's helicopter leaving the White House in 1972. Photo by Annie Leibovitz.