Anton Corbijn (Dutch pronunciation: [kɔrˈbɛin]) (born 20 May 1955) is a photographer and director from Strijen, the Netherlands. He is widely acknowledged by the music industry, mainly for being the creative director of the visual output of prominent bands like Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both for more than a decade. Some of his works include music videos for Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Sil...
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Anton Corbijn (Dutch pronunciation: [kɔrˈbɛin]) (born 20 May 1955) is a photographer and director from Strijen, the Netherlands. He is widely acknowledged by the music industry, mainly for being the creative director of the visual output of prominent bands like Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both for more than a decade. Some of his works include music videos for Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" (1990) and Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" (1993), as well as directing the Ian Curtis biopic Control.
Corbijn started his career of music photographer when he saw the Dutch musician Herman Brood playing at a cafe in Groningen (the Netherlands) around 1975. He made a lot of photos of the 'rising star' Herman Brood & His Wild Romance. Because of the pictures taken by Corbijn, Brood's fame rose quickly, and as a result Corbijn's own exposure increased. Till his death in 2001 he stayed the 'home-photographer' of Herman Brood. In 1998, he...
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