. >> rose: her new book, "lacombe anima/persona" gathers 192 images spanning her career. she says these collects moments are my life, i'm pleased to have brigitte lacombe at this table for the first time. so great to see you. now let me just talk a little bit about this. this is going to be easy. we're just going to look at your work. a span of your lifetime. first of all, the book is dedicated simply to your friends. >> yes. >> rose: why that dedication? because these people are your friends? >> no, no, no. not all. (laughs) not all of them. but a few of them. a few of them. and that's a... i have two things, i have my work and my friends, really. and sometimes they actually are the same thing. >> rose: this introduction is written by frank rich who says "there is art and there is show biz and a young century overdosing on celebrity exploitation masquerading as photojournalism. it's essential to keep the boundaries distinct. that's the key to appreciating photographer brigitte lacombe whose work takes her into the realm of show business but whose pictures strip the comme