Miley Cyrus and BBC scandal

So she has had her rough patches especially over the last decade. One being the BBC misrep on her shoot with the Queen and the other controversial Disney star Miley Cyrus.

On April 25, 2008, the televised entertainment program Entertainment Tonight reported that 15 year old Miley Cyrus had posed topless for a photo shoot with Vanity Fair.[20][21] The photograph, and subsequently released behind-the-scenes photographs, show Cyrus without a top, her bare back exposed but her front covered with a bedsheet. The photo shoot was taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz.[22] The full photograph was published with an accompanying story on The New York Times' website on April 27, 2008. On April 29, 2008, The New York Times clarified that though the pictures left an impression that she was bare-breasted, Cyrus was wrapped in a bedsheet and was actually not topless.[23] Some parents expressed outrage at the nature of the photograph, which a Disney spokesperson described as "a situation [that] was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines."[23]
In response to the internet circulation of the photo and ensuing media attention, Cyrus released a statement of apology on April 27:

"I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be ‘artistic’ and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed. I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about."

Leibovitz also released a statement saying:
"I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted," Leibovitz said. "The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful."


If you want to read further on the subject, here are a few links:


http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/06/miley200806
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/miley-cyrus-topless-controversy/story-e6frewyr-1111116182874
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20195785,00.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/business/media/28hannah.html
http://www.hollywood.com/news/Annie_Leibovitz_Miley_Cyrus_Photos_Were_Misinterpreted/5226536

Disney Shoot with Annie Leibivtz

For Annie's shoot with Disney, she was able to work with multiple celebrities with different scenes from Disney movies and stories.

Here is some behind the scenes footage of Annie Leibovitz in action.

Annie Leibovitz Book

Here is a link to the book mentioned in the earlier post and video.

http://www.amazon.com/Photographers-Life-1990-2005-Annie-Leibovitz/dp/0375505091

Some photos from Annie Leibovitz's book

Visitor at National Portrait Gallery exhibit of Leibovitz's photos

Here is some more information about the contents of this wonderful book and give you a better look inside!
http://nobodyintheartworld.tumblr.com/post/3290855188/annie-leibovitz-a-photographers-life-1990-2005

Annie Leibovitz Background Summary

Anna-Lou “Annie” Leibovitz was born in 1949 in Waterbury, Connecticut. She was the third child of six offspring. She was part Romanian from her father, Samuel’s side, whom was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force. She was also part Jewish form he mother, Marilyn’s side of the family. Her mother had been a dance instructor, thus Annie was already surrounded by the arts growing up. She especially took interest in music in High school.

She attended San Francisco Art Institute to study in Paint. Her teacher that really truly inspired and motivated her through her experience there was known as Sasha Michelle.

After she got out of college she spent a few months during 1969 in Amir, Israel working on Kibbutz. She returned back to the US in 1970, started working as staff photographer for The Rolling Stones Magazine.

In 1973, she was promoted to Chief Photographer.

During her experience working in magazines she often looked at other artists work. Richard Avedon’s portraits specifically impacted her. From him she learned that you could work for magazines and still do your personal work, which for her was very important. She resolved that it was much more intimate to tell stories ad she works with people who love her and who will open their hearts and souls and lives to her.

In the 1980’s she stopped working for the Rolling Stones Magazine and took up working with Vanity Fair. She also did portraits of Celebrities for American Express Charge Cards.

In 1991 she showed her works in the National Portrait Gallery. Making her the 2^nd living-portrait photographer and first woman to her work there.

Also in 1991, she emulates Margaret Bourke-White’s scaling of a gargoyle on the 61^st floor of the Chrysler building in Manhattan. Annie had been photographing dancer David parsons at the time. John Loengard a life photographer and picture editor took a picture of Annie while risking falling from the gargoyle for The New York Times just as Margaret was snapped from the same gargoyle years before.

Annie released another book of her photography in 2006 (ANNIE LEIBOVITZ: A PHOTGRAPHER’S LIFE, 1990-2005). This contained many of her professional works including a shoot with the Queen. There were also personal works of family photos, photos of her children, and photos of her late partner Susan Sontag whom passed away in 2004.

In 2007, BBC had caused mayhem when they misrepresented the photo shoot that Annie had held with the Queen. They had cut and edited footage of the shoot to make it look as though Annie had personally offended the Queen. BBC later apologized for the misrepresentation of the artist.

Also in 2007, Annie was hired by Walt Disney for the “Year of a Million Dreams” where she took photographs of several celebrities in various Disney scenes