European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Photographer captures social history by Dana Kennedy the associated press Annie Leibovitz is perched awkwardly on a platform in her enormous White Soho studio for what to her is an ordeal facing the camera and posing for pictures. But if the instincts that have served her As both photojournalist and pop icon Grapher for the past 20 years Are Correct Leibovitz makes an Ideal subject. Quot the people who scare me the most Are the ones who feel comfortable in front of the camera Quot says Leibovitz. Quot the people who feel the most uncomfortable often work out to be More challenging and  Leibovitz 41, is a tall woman a 6-footer with correspondingly Large feet size 12 and Long Blond hair who manages to be simultaneously imposing and engaging. After two decades of photographing some of the world s most famous people she has become a celebrity herself often eclipsing her subjects. Quot As i get better known i realize How much i liked not being known so much Quot says Leibovitz. Quot i Don t really know How it will change what i do. It feels weird to have the attention but it s too Early to Tell if there a been a  she son the publicity Trail somewhat reluctantly to Mark both the publication of a new Book Quot photographs Annie Leibovitz 1970-1990,�?� and her first Solo museum exhibit which will travel to . And european cities through 1994. The photographs include some of her Best known work such As the picture of a naked John Lennon embracing Yoko Ono taken just hours before he was fatally shot in 1980, and unpublished shots like the one of the Rev. Al Sharpton underneath a hair dryer in a Brooklyn Beauty Salon. The photographs from the world of dance Art Rock music literature and drama Tell a social history of the last two decades. They also chronicle Leibovitz a career beginning with her raw untutored work for a fledgling rolling Stone Magazine and continuing to the Glossy readers action Lin medical soldiers question Blu Rule it according to a recent 7th medical come policy the Hospital duty uniform Whites will no longer be worn. The Blu Battle dress uniform will be the Only authorized uniform for personnel on a budget Whites Are allowed to be cleaned by quartermaster can be do a a directly exchanged and replaced while the Blu cannot. The Cost of cleaning the Blu at cafes is $4.75 a set or $23.75 per week based on a five Day work week. The Blu should not be worn two Days in a Row for infection control reasons. Speaking of infection control the preferred agent for decontamination of germs is bleach which is Fine with Whites but what would happen to the Blu if i used bleach for those of us who work in emergency room intensive care unit settings blood stains on uniforms is not an unusual occurrence. My clothing allowance would not cover 10 percent of the Cost of cleaning replacement. Remember we Are not talking about dirt but the Transfer of nos comial infections. As far As readiness is concerned the uniform being worn will not change the competence level of the Soldier. What Are the chances of re thinking this policy i Only ask that you think of your troops and the patients. Sgt. Daniel j. Courey Lan Stuhl Germany be a recent change to 7th medical Comdr a policy on a photographer Annie Leibovitz poses on the Terrace of her new York studio. High concept Magazine Layouts that have become her trademark. Leibovitz is cramming interviews in Between a ferocious schedule. Her work which includes regular assignments for vanity fair and american express among others takes her All Over the world. Her shoots Are planned three months in Advance and outlined in huge calendars on the Walls of her studio a sweeping loft that overlooks the Hudson River. A a it a a Little scary to me doing this three week Book tour Quot Leibovitz says during an interview in her White walled office filled with Memorabilia like a Magazine cover signed by Michael Jackson Quot love to Annie a you re really  Quot love hardly Ever taken that much time off  wearing Whites has got to be changed. Why did we get them issued to us in the first place because we work in a Hospital and a Hospital always represents a clean environment. How can you maintain a clean environment if the Hospital personnel Are wearing bus three or four times a week its not very Good for infection control. When patients walk into a health care facility they want to be Able to spot the medic so they can get information from them not to ask an 11b where the a Ray department is. You want us to give the Best medical care possible let us look like health care providers. Sgt. James e. Shaffer Iii Wurzburg Germany a maj. Gen. Michael j. Scotti jr., commander 7th medical come replies the 7th medical come consists of medical dental veterinary and logistical units which Are an integral part of . Army Europe. The command has As its primary role being prepared to deploy in support of combat units whenever and wherever needed. A parallel responsibility is the care of soldiers and their families when not training for or participating in mobilization. The Battle dress uniform is the uniform for deployment and the duty uniform for Usa eur soldiers my requirement that soldiers of 7th medical come Wear the Blu except in circumstances where it would be inappropriate to patient care a for example in operating rooms a is to enhance and sustain the identification of medical personnel both to themselves and to others As an integral part of this contingency Mission medics Are within the mainstream of soldiering the first writer notes the Cost of commercially maintaining the Blu. Which is a Cost borne by soldiers Leibovitz says her approach to Quot making pictures Quot has t changed much since her Early Days at rolling Stone. She got the Job at the Magazine when she was a Junior at the san Francisco Art Institute. She brought in some pictures of a peace rally and three years later at age 23, was named chief photographer. To get her pictures especially some of the More sensational a Debra Winger French kissing her dog in the desert Lauren Hutton covered in mud whoops Goldberg in a Bathtub filled with milk Demi Moore nude and pregnant a Leibovitz researches her subjects and collaborates with them a i do my Homework a says Leibovitz who likes to visit people at Home the Day before she shoots them. Quot i try to be a Nice person. I have some ideas and i also listen to what they have to say. I m not asking anyone to do anything they Don t want to do. Basically i m looking for the  when Leibovitz shot camera shy Diane Keaton Quot it was like working with another  Leibovitz got her shot when Keaton Quot did this Kinky Little dance for less than a  in contrast Roseanne and Tom Arnold were totally uninhibited. Leibovitz says the couple approved of the shots of them in vanity fair in which they wrestled in mud. Quot they really like each other Quot Leibovitz say. Quot they re sexy to each other. They  keep their hands off each other they were rolling on the floor. They were the ones who said you have to shoot us  Leibovitz always carries a 35mm automatic camera with her both for Quot snaps Quot of family and friends and for the unexpected picture that May come her  no photo session will Likely equal in Impact the last pictures she took of Lennon. Leibovitz becomes emotional when the subject comes up. Quot i think i m still trying to figure it out Quot she says slowly. Quot it was just such an unbelievable situation when he was killed just a few hours later. For a Good six months i was t very Well. A photograph like that happens Only once in a  throughout the world. The Choice of spending the Money or doing the uniform oneself is a personal decision As is using cafes rather than the quartermaster laundry at considerable savings. Bus washed in accordance with the instructions affixed to the uniform will not transmit infection. Bleach is not required any More than it was for individuals who previously preferred the class b uniform. I have clearly stated the uniform policy for Active duty personnel within 7th medical come because i believe it will make a difference in the Way we look at ourselves and in the Way that others look at us. It does change patterns of behaviour and does cause disquiet. Both prior to and since i asked that my command adhere to a Blu uniform policy i have received a considerable number of objections ranging from bus being ugly to patients not respecting individuals in these uniforms As much As they would those in Whites or class is. These misperception set medics apart from their fellow soldiers and their correction is at the Center of establishing the Blu As the duty uniform of 7th medical come personnel to write us readers action line is the readers a court of last resort striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you have a question and done to know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes Apo a 09217. All letters must be signed and preference will be Given to those seeking information of general interest to our readers. 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