Annie Leibovitz is an American photographer who is best known for her portrait work, She was born in connecticut in 1949. She was interested in art, especially painting, from a young age. Her father was in the U.S. Air Force and the family moved around several as he was assigned to various bases.She had displayed some interest in photography, but it was very much in second place compared to her interest in painting. However, during a vacation to Japan, she developed a greater interest in photography and eventually enrolled in photography classes when she returned to San Francisco.