CORBIJN, Anton - 1-2-3-4

Background informations

"Anton CORBIJN: Writing music history with the camera (...) Like no other, Anton CORBIJN has shaped the international music and portrait photography of the last 30 years. His collaboration with bands such as U2 and Depeche Mode goes back to the 1980s and not only jokingly CORBIJN was referred to as an additional band member. Legendary images, iconic album art, and style-creating video clips, all of which decisively influenced the image of these and many other bands, emerged from these long-term collaborations. In 2015, the Fotomuseum Den Haag took CORBIJN's 60th birthday as a reason to celebrate it with a major retrospective:

Content

For '1-2-3-4' the photographer has put together 300 images from his archive, including unpublished shots of the greats of rock and pop music such as Arcade Fire, Nick Cave, Nirvana, U2, REM, Metallica, Rolling Stones and the recently deceased Joe Cocker. Short contributions by Bono, Dave Gahan or Michael Stipe complete this magnificent picture book. The result is undoubtedly one of the most important photo books by Anton CORBIJN ever and an experience for lovers of photography and music alike." (publisher's note, © Prestel, 2015)