Anton Corbijn
Anton Corbijn was born in Strijen, Holland, in 1955. In 1972, fascinated by the world of music, he took his first pictures during a live concert. Soon afterwards, his love of music led him to move to London, where he soon made contact with the most famous and original groups of the time. Yet his love of music was soon to turn into love of photography.
In Corbijns photos, his subjects seem distracted, solemn, smiling perhaps but still worn down by the burdens of their celebrity. They are pictured as serious people, caught in quiet moments, far removed from their high- powered stage personas. Given the choice, Corbijn would almost always shoot a subject outside of a studio in available light, even if it’s against a plain white wall. I'm a very, very basic photographer, Corbijn says. The main strength of my pictures, I guess, is the mood and feel I get out of the people that I meet. But technically I don’t think I’m very advanced. That never interested me. Corbijn eschews the label rock photographer, he says, because it makes him sound like some groupie who runs around with a backstage pass, grabbing shots of lead singers with their arms around their latest babes. His approach is more that of the classic portrait photographer. « hide
Anton Corbijn Courtney Love, April 1999 Hollywood | Anton Corbijn Stephen Hawking, april 1999 Cambridge |
Anton Corbijn U2.22, 2005 | Anton Corbijn Lance Armstrong, 2003 |
Anton Corbijn Tom Waits, 2002 | Anton Corbijn Stephen Hawking, 1999 |
Anton Corbijn Kylie Minogue, 1997 | Anton Corbijn Bono, 1997 |
Anton Corbijn Kate Moss, 1996 | Anton Corbijn Nick Cave, 1996 |
Anton Corbijn Willem Dafoe, 1995 | Anton Corbijn Johnny Depp, 1995 |
Anton Corbijn Nastassia Kinski, 1995 | Anton Corbijn Tom Jones, 1995 |
Anton Corbijn Iggy Pop, 1995 | Anton Corbijn Gerard Depardieu, 1994 |
Anton Corbijn Mick Jagger, 1994 | Anton Corbijn Johnny Cash, 1993 |
Anton Corbijn Kurt Cobain, 1993 | Anton Corbijn Bono, 1993 |
Anton Corbijn Slash, 1992 | Anton Corbijn Vanessa Paradis, 1992 |
Anton Corbijn Annie Lennox, 1992 | Anton Corbijn Dave Gahan, 1992 |
Anton Corbijn Leonard Cohen, 1992 | Anton Corbijn Jon Bon Jovi, 1992 |
Anton Corbijn Michael Stipe, 1992 | Anton Corbijn Bono, 1991 |
Anton Corbijn David Byrne, 1991 | Anton Corbijn Billy Idol, 1990 |
Anton Corbijn Nicholas Cage, 1990 | Anton Corbijn Gary Lucas, 1990 |
Anton Corbijn Rick Rubin, 1990 | Anton Corbijn Herbert Gronemeyer, 1988 |
