"I wish that all of nature's magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy of place could be photographed"
- Annie Leibovitz
About this Quote
Annie Leibovitz, one of the most prominent professional photographers of the contemporary era, expresses her desire to catch the essence and beauty of nature through her lens. She is regreting that in spite of all her photographic skills, she is unable to capture the real splendor of nature, the feelings stimulated by the landscape, and the vital force of a location. Leibovitz desires to capture nature's raw energy and strength through her photography, but acknowledges the constraints of her medium. This quote demonstrates the profound respect and wonder Leibovitz feels towards nature, and her yearning to record this natural appeal before it vanishes or gets destroyed.
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