Rating: Summary: Shake their hands Review: Browsing through this book and see the photos of all the women in every page make me want to meet them and shake their hands one by one.
Rating: Summary: An Aesthetic Masterpiece Review: Through her incredibly artistic photos, Leibovitz depicts women from all walks of life in a truly stunning fashion. The wrinkles and sagging skin in the photographs must not perceived as ugly, but rather as badges of honor. Leibovitz does a commendable job of photographing all types of women, whether they be thin or fat, ugly or beautiful, all of the photos are truly works of art. I highly recommend this book to anyone who can appreciate an array of aesthetics.
Rating: Summary: Great Book from a Now Classical Photographer Review: A real treat for those who and who are not Leibovitz fans. Leibovitz is the only living photographer who has been honored with a show at the Smithsonian.
Rating: Summary: Poetry in Photo Form Review: There is only one word to describe this collection of photos and essays: BEAUTIFUL. My copy hasn't left the coffee table since I bought it last year. If you are searching for truth in art, you can't find a better example than Liebovitz and Sontag's compilation...
Rating: Summary: all about women Review: The book is amasing and it is importand for all the women.By the way is not a book about freaks,as another customer mentioned, but a book about women who contribute to the society and suffer(such as victims of domestic violence).
Rating: Summary: a must-see Review: I did not read the text --- the photos speak for themselves. I saw most of the photos in an exhibit in Washington, DC (I went three times), and it is amazing!Leibowitz has photographed both celebrities and regular women, in groups, by themselves, at work (as everything from coal miners to teachers to a baseball pitcher); she has sorority girls, debutantes, cheerleaders, people living with AIDS, domestic violence victims, doctors, a death row inmate, and a Vegas showgirl in full costume and at home without the makeup and feathers. The only thing these women have in common is the fact they are women --- the book demonstrates the varied walks of life a woman can take -- sometimes several of them at once -- and to show that there is no pigeonholing the female population.
Rating: Summary: Striking Review: As good in print as in person, Annie Leibovitz's "Women" is a wonderful representation of the many forms of woman. This will always have a place on my coffee table.
Rating: Summary: Not enough! Review: I saw this exhibit when I lived in Washington, D.C., and immediately bought the book (...). It is extraordinarily difficult to a) pick out pictures from one's portfolio and b) pick the amount one is limited to when publishing. I would definitely like to see what did not make the book. Some of the pictures seem to be glossy "make me look good pictures", and that is the only reason why i did not give this collection five stars. The pictures are an accurate and short description of how women are viewed in society. I think the miners' picture was beautiful, as was the picture of the bald lady in the dry lake (i don't remember the title). Ms. Leibowitz found beauty in the starkest of images.
Rating: Summary: Women - Annie did a great job Review: The pictures (like other Annie Liebovit's work) are more artwork. They show the depth of what the word "beautiful" means; it transcends size, color, shape, age. These photos evoke responses to their stories. I purchased enough copies to share them with the wonderful women in my life.
Rating: Summary: A celebration of all things femine Review: Not only did I see the book, but I went to the Seattle Art Museum to see her work up close and personal. Unfortunately, the book cannot convey the emotion and story of these women with the same majesty as the life size photos in the museum, but the work is genius in any size. The longer you look at the contrast and content, the more you see. I challange you to look beyond the print to the affect, the story each woman tells with her eyes, her posture, her expression...that is the genius of Annie Leibovitz. For those of you that gave the book bad reviews, all I can say is you looked but you did not see.
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