“We were looking hard in 1999 for women C.E.O.s and women who ran companies — we shot Carly Fiorina,” Ms. Leibovitz said, comparing the two projects. The initial idea for a book of photographs about women was Ms. Sontag’s, whom Ms. Leibovitz met in 1989 while taking her photograph. PhotoThe book defied the tradition, Ms. Sontag wrote, of photographing women for their beauty rather than their character. “The imagery of women has to catch up with the imagery of men,” Ms. Leibovitz said. “Susan herself said this was always a work in progress,” Ms. Leibovitz said.

Source: New York Times October 06, 2016 09:32 UTC