Annie Leibovitz

PREMIERA: WRZESIEŃ 2022

40 years of era-defining photography, now in an accessible edition

WhenBenedikt Taschen asked the most important portrait photographer working today,Annie Leibovitz,to collect her pictures in aSUMO-sized book, she was intrigued by the challenge. The project took several years to develop and when it was finally published in 2014, it weighed in at 26 kg (57 pounds).This incredible collection is now available in an accessible, XXL book format.Leibovitz drew on more than 40 years of work, starting with the photojournalism she did forRolling Stonemagazine in the 1970sthrough the conceptual portraits she made forVanity FairandVogue. She selected iconic images—such asJohn Lennon and Yoko Onoentwined in a last embrace—as well as portraits that had rarely, if ever, been seen before.The Annie Leibovitz SUMO covered political and cultural history, fromQueen Elizabeth IIandRichard NixontoLaurie AndersonandLady Gaga.“What I had thought of initially as a simple process of imagining what looked good big, what photographs would work in a large format, became something else,” Leibovitz says.“The book is very personal, but the narrative is told through popular culture.It’s not arranged chronologically and it’s not a retrospective. It’s more like a roller coaster.”Fans of Leibovitz and her many celebrated subjects can now enjoy that same roller coaster ride for themselves with this unlimited edition.