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Photography by Anton Corbijn

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Because we are promoting CONTROL, the debut film from Anton Corbijn about the life of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis (win tickets to the advance screenings weekend), we figured we should take a look at his photography. Corbijn is something of a photographic legend, having photographed a “who’s who” of the entertainment world, as well as designing countless album covers (including U2’s Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby) and directing over 80 music videos for, among other, Nirvana, U2, Johnny Cash, Mercury Rev, Depeche Mode, Metallica, Nick Cave, and The Killers.

Corbijn tends to eschew traditional glamour photography, instead favoring a rawer look, often in black-and-white. His subjects appear to be calm and far removed from everyday life. His photographs show raw emotion. His influential style of black and white imagery with stark contrasts on grainy film (sometimes referred to as “overcooked”) has been imitated and copied in such extent that it has become a rock cliché and a vital part of the visual language in the 1990s.

Check out some of Anton Corbijn’s work on his website.

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