Fab Field Day: Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life Yesterday I headed to the National Portrait Gallery to get a sneak preview of their newest exhibit entitled "Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life." Leibovitz is one of the world's best portrait photographers working today and this retrospective documents her work between 1990 and 2005.
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French photographer JR is known for his political art installations, but that doesn't mean every picture he captures is rife with controversial content. Sometimes, the message is more subtle. While JR may simply be showing us the gorgeous colors and patterns of the clothing on this line in Monrovia, Liberia, I, of course, will use the image to urge you to create your own fabric art installation in your backyard — on your clothesline.
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Wedding photographer Jessamyn Harris is known for taking lovely, striking images of couples in love. I recently interviewed her about her business, and she provided all of those brides-to-be out there with valuable knowledge about what to look for when choosing a wedding photographer. Read on to find out all about Jessamyn's advice for hiring a wedding photographer, and if you're interested in hiring her, you can do so here.
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Bryan Adams' music video for "The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me is You" featured a runway show, but did you know that his love for fashion goes beyond a made-up catwalk? The Canadian crooner is the fashion photog behind Guess' Spring '08 ad campaign with model Line Gost (left). He did a great job capturing the sexiness of Sophia Loren, the inspiration for the ads. 
Born in Judibana, Venezuela, in 1961, photographer Ron van Dongen was raised in Warmond, The Netherlands. After moving to the US's West Coast, he studied photography at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco and currently resides in Portland, Oregon. While he's photographed flora, fauna, and the human form, my favorite photographs of his are by far those of flora. 
Margaret Mulligan is a photographer from Toronto, Canada who has been commissioned by hotels, museums, restaurants, housing developers, flower shops, and other Canadian and international businesses. Her work has been printed in several magazines, including Canadian Home and Country, Flare, Toronto Life, Toronto Life City Guide, Homemakers, enRoute, Canadian Living, and Style at Home. She also shoots for "the holy grail" of Canadian home décor, Canadian House and Home. 
