Week 7 – Artist – Nan Goldin & Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz is an American photographer born on October 2 1949 in Waterbury, CT. In 1970, she began working as a commercial photographer at Rolling Stone magazine, and soon became the first woman to be named chief photographer. Later on, she began her portrait photographing career in Vanity Fair, as well as some magazine, Vogue. She is famous for her celebrity portraits, and the first woman ever to have a solo exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. 
Nancy Goldin who was born on September 12, 1953 is an American photographer and activist. Her works usually demonstrate LGBT subcultures, moments of intimacy, HIV/AIDS crisis, and the opioid epidemic. She is now living and working in New York city, Berlin, and Paris. 

The picture of Annie was portraying the American actress Demi Moore in 1982. I think this picture was taken by the amazing angle that could capture the whole body of the actress with the environment surrounding her. I can still feel the beauty of the actress through capturing lenses. 
The picture taken by Nan Goldin called  Nan and Brian in Bed, in New York City 1983. The picture was now showed in the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Nan had many interesting pictures describing sex, LGBT, and AIDS crisis. However, this one impressed me with the environment and the face of Brian and Nan. Brian was deep in thought about something, while Nan was laying on the bed looking on him. It looks like she was trying to talk to him. The scene felt really familiar with couple's daily life and story. 
The difference between Nan and Annie picture was the Nan Goldin's photography focusing on documentary, which  I think was more authentic and honest illustration. While Annie 's picture was more manufactured and not so honest. Because manufactured picture would likely to choose the right angle, have some or less edits on the photos. However, Annie's portray was suitable for displaying the beauty of celebrities. 
If I was going to hire a photographer to take a picture of environmental portrait I would choose Annie, because I want the portray to be beautifully recorded and displayed. Nan was good at documenting the stories into the pictures. However, for portraying and memorization, I would like to choose some manufactured pictures which are pretty and nice just like those celebrity portray. 


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