Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn (born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, music video and film director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both for almost three decades. 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 the Ian Curtis biopic Control (2007), George Clooney’s The American (2010), and A Most Wanted Man (2012) based on John le Carré’s 2008 novel of the same name.

Corbijn has photographed Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Tom Waits, Prāta Vētra, David Bowie, Peter Hammill, Miles Davis, Björk, Captain Beefheart, Kim Wilde, Robert De Niro, Stephen Hawking, Elvis Costello, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Morrissey, Simple Minds, Clint Eastwood, The Cramps, Roxette and Herbert Grönemeyer, amongst others. Perhaps his most famous, and longest standing, association is with U2, having taken pictures of the band on their first US tour, as well as taking pictures for their Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby albums (et al) and directing a number of accompanying videos.

Contributer: Glenn Meyer (30 Posts)

Photographer, eCommerce, eLearning, Blogging, ePublishing, Social Media, Video Producer, Traffic Generation, Mindset & Success South Africa


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