Annie Leibovitz: Women

Selected for Oprah’s Favorite Things 2025 | In this two-volume collection of portraits, legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz presents a powerful celebration of women in all of their diversities

‘A sweeping meditation on femininity, power, vulnerability, and the visual vocabulary we use to define all three.’ – Vogue

Annie Leibovitz is one of the most influential photographers of our time. In this landmark collection, she shares more than 250 portraits of women spanning over 30 years. The broad array of subjects reflects what women look like now: dancers, actors, astronauts, artists, politicians, farmers, writers, CEOs, philanthropists, soldiers, musicians, athletes, socialites, scientists.

Beautifully presented in an elegant grey slipcase, these highly personal books offer an extraordinary 30-plus-year retrospective of Leibovitz’s portraits of women. Stunning photographs – in both color and black and white – represent a who’s who of women effecting positive change in the world, from Louise Bourgeois, Joan Didion, Elizabeth Taylor, and Eudora Welty to Joan Baez, Billie Eilish, Serena and Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour.

Among the most expansive portraiture projects of women by a living image-maker, Leibovitz’s Women illuminates the evolving landscape of womanhood in the 21st century. Featuring texts by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Susan Sontag, one of the most prominent writers and public intellectuals of the twentieth century; and feminist icon Gloria Steinem, this slipcased set is an essential visual record of women at a moment when revisiting the canon of groundbreaking women has never been more urgent. 

Review

'A two-book set for anyone who treasures powerful images and the stories women carry.’ – As Oprah says on OprahDaily.com

'Coffee table book collectors will appreciate this powerful collection of Annie Leibovitz's female subjects.’ – Town & Country

‘A sweeping meditation on femininity, power, vulnerability, and the visual vocabulary we use to define all three.’ – Vogue

‘[An] homage to an iconic portraitist…Beyond their impressive artistry, the portraits convey an important message about beauty, power, and agency.’ – Kirkus Reviews

‘Both volumes reflect Leibovitz’s gift of revealing unexpected sides of her subjects. Taken together, the two halves of this work illuminate how women’s roles and opportunities have evolved across time―and the ways they’ve stayed the same.’ – Publishers Weekly, STARRED review

‘Stunning.’ –LA Times

About the Author

Annie Leibovitz is one of the most influential photographers of our time. For over five decades, her distinctive portraits have appeared on the covers of Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and Vogue. Her work is exhibited in museums all over the world. She is a Commandeur in the French government’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and has been designated a Living Legend by the Library of Congress. In March 2024, Leibovitz was inducted into the Académie des Beaux-Arts.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian writer with a global audience.

Susan Sontag was one of the most prominent writers and public intellectuals of the twentieth century.

Gloria Steinem has represented American feminism for over five decades.