In an earlier blog I talked about buying a compendium of Annie Leibovitz photographs only to realize that many of the iconic images I was expecting were in the earlier collection of her work. Last month, for my birthday, I got just what I wanted when I was given the book Annie Leibovitz Photographs 1970-1990. The book is out of print but there are plenty of used copies available on Amazon
There are the famous images of John and Yoko, fantastic shots of the Rolling Stones (they seemed to spend quite a lot of time unconscious) along with images of a young Schwarzenegger, Christopher Walken and self portraits.
What is really fascinating is that the books together become greater than the sum of their parts. As images of Jagger, Richards, Schwarzenegger, Walken and Leibovitz appear in both books, you also have a study of aging. Some have managed to hide the years, while the weathered faces of others reveal a lifetime of hard living that took place between one photograph and the next.
Annie Leibovitz Photographs 1970 to 1990
TRAVEL 67 : Chris Willson Photography 
Hi Chris,
It’s my birthday soon and I was asked to make a wish list… I thought of Annie’s book and that’s how I found you blog. Funny isn’t it? Anyway tell me should I ask for the book? Do yo still enjoy it?
Hope you get this note.
Valerye 🙂
Yes it’s a great book. Well worth getting. Some photography books can date quickly if they are talking about specific equipment or retouching techniques, but a book like this should inspire for decades.