[ Susan Sontag: Writer, Philosopher, Political Activist, and Longtime Partner of Annie Leibovitz

Susan Sontag (Jan. 16, 1933 – Dec. 28, 2004) was a writer, philosopher, and political activist. She mostly wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work — the essay “Notes on ‘Camp’ ” — in 1964. Her best-known works include the critical works Against Interpretation (1966), On Photography (1977), Illness as Metaphor…