Charlize Theron by Annie Leibovitz

Charlize Theron by Annie Leibovitz for American Vogue December 2011, styled by Camilla Nickerson

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Rihanna by Annie Leibovitz

Rihanna by Annie Leibovitz in American Vogue, April 2011

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KA-POW! Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark by Annie Leibovitz

Photographer Annie Leibovitz brings a Hollywood blockbuster flair to the pages of the December 2010 issue of American Vogue with KA-POW! Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, hyping the new musical.

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Cate Blanchett by Annie Leibovitz, American Vogue

Cate Blanchett is photographed by Annie Leibovitz for the December 2009 issue of American Vogue with styling by fashion editor Tonne Goodman. The editorial is entitled 'Truth or Dare.' I like this, but I prefer Cate & Annie's previous shoot for the Febrary 09 issue of Vanity Fair (see it here).

'Extreme Beauty in Vogue' by Dolce & Gabbana

In celebration of their entry into the world of makeup, Dolce & Gabbana have come up with an extraordinary exhibit entitled "Extreme Beauty in Vogue," that showcases the evolution of beauty and its role in our culture through a series of images that were shot for Vogue magazine in the past 75 years by some of the world's most famed photographers, including Steven Klein, Annie Leibovitz, Bruce Weber, Steven Meisel, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, George Hoyningen-Huene, Edward Steichen, Irving Penn, Herb Ritts, Deborah Turbeville, and Ellen Von Unwerth. 

The "Extreme Beauty in Vogue" exhibit runs from March 4 through May 10 at Milan's Palazzo della Ragione.

Michelle Obama by Annie Leibovitz on Vogue Cover

So the rumors were true indeed. Here is the March 2009 cover of American Vogue with First Lady Michelle Obama on the cover by photographer Annie Leibovitz at the Hay-Adams Hotel during the presidential inauguration. 

Obama is the second First Lady to be on the cover of Vogue. The first one was Hillary Rodham Clinton in December 1998, also by Leibovitz.

Cate Blanchett by Annie Leibovitz in Vanity Fair

Cate Blanchett gets the Annie Leibovitz treatment in the February 2009 issue of Vanity Fair magazine.  My favorite shot is the one below where Cate Blanchett is styled by Michael Roberts as Cleopatra in a John Galliano gown.  As usual Leibovitz's photography is dynamic and has a nice depth to it that lacks in most celebrity photoshoots. 

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