Hard to let go of the Sadness

I really appreciate Annie Leibovitz's work. It's so raw and controversial. I love that she takes great steps in photographing however she wants without a care. I have done a project on her before and it was specifically on the photograph she took of Miley Cyrus. The picture was so controversial because it was when Miley was young (around 15). Annie took a very revealing picture of her because it showed her entire back and as a minor it was seen as bit too mature for her.
I love this image above. I think it's so well done. The blue gown (blanket?) looks like I could reach my hand into the picture and feel the silk. Her hair contrasts the rough wooden table. I think the contrasts in this picture are great because it gives it great depth and complexity. I also like how this picture is almost black and white but the only thing keeping it from being complete is her dress and hair. They add wonderful elements to the picture. Her hand on her face looks very innocent and intriguing. She draws you in to the torment or pain shes going through while looking through the book. It's interesting that shes grabbing at the book because it looks very important to her yet, is causing the sadness in her face. I think the fact that shes wearing very minimal makeup is a clever scheme to make the image have an aura of simplicity. Overall I think Annie did a great job with this one.