American photographer moved by Malala’s smile

Annie Leibovitz shoots Malala Yousufzai for her exhibition, Women: New Portraits

Leading American portrait photographer, Annie Leibovitz’s had the chance of shooting Malala Yousufzai for her new exhibition, Women: New Portraits, which opened in San Francisco on Tuesday.

'Women: New Portraits' is dedicated to pictures of women currently in the news – and the photographer’s mind, and reflects the changes in the roles of women today.

"I was so moved because Malala is smiling” Photo by the brilliant @annieleibovitz! https://t.co/mJSmrx5bc3 @guardian pic.twitter.com/WJxSFPeVM3

— Malala Fund (@MalalaFund) March 24, 2016

The exhibition also features images of Amy Schumer and her sister Kim Caramele, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook executive and author of Lean In, and a previously unpublished image of Caitlyn Jenner.



Leibovitz feels fortunate to have met Malala.

“I feel unbelievably blessed that I have had the opportunity to photograph Malala in her classroom in Birmingham," she says. "She was shot by the Taliban, and almost didn’t survive. She was taken to Birmingham, where they saved her life, and she ended up going to school there. She was a very important person for me to add to the show. I was so moved because Malala is smiling."

Earlier this month, Google marked International Women’s Day with an interesting video featuring women from around the globe, including the youngest Nobel laureate.

RT @MalalaFund: Happy International Women's Day! Find Malala and Muzoon in today's @Google Doodle https://t.co/uFG4pgEMLb #IWD2016

— Victoria Vrana (@vicvrana) March 10, 2016

This article originally appeared on The Guardian