Profile of Anton Corbijn on Famous Like Me

Anton Corbijn (born May 20, 1955 in Strijen, the Netherlands) is a photographer who is also well known for directing music videos, including Depeche Mode's late 1989 clip Personal Jesus and Nirvana's Heart-Shaped Box (1993).

Cobijn began taking photographs during a live concert in 1972. In 1979 he moved to London, England where he began to work with various rock bands such as Joy Division and PIL Ltd. During this period Corbijn also began to take photographs for well know magazines such as Vogue and Rolling Stone Magazine.

After mastering photography Corbijn also decided to move into directing music videos.

In 1994, after directing various music videos, Corbijn directed a short subject for the BBC called "Show Yo Yo Stuff".

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.

Entertainers Corbijn has photographed

• Brainstorm
• Captain Beefheart
• Depeche Mode
• Glenn Danzig
• Herbert Grönemeyer
• Johnny Cash
• Joseph Arthur
• Joy Division
• Keith Richards
• Kylie Minogue
• Metallica
• Miles Davis
• R.E.M.
• Tom Waits
• U2 (including the cover of The Joshua Tree (1987))
• Wilco

Music video filmography

• "Hockey," Palais Schaumburg (1983)
• "Beat Box," Art of Noise (1984)
• "Dr. Mabuse," Propaganda (1984)
• "Red Guitar," David Sylvian (1984)
• "Seven Seas," Echo & the Bunnymen (1984)
• "The Ink in the Well," David Sylvian (1984)
• "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (third version), U2 (1984)
• "Bring on the Dancing Horses," Echo & the Bunnymen (1985)
• "Quiet Eyes," Golden Earring (1986)
• "A Question of Time," Depeche Mode (1987)
• "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo," Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
• "Strangelove," Depeche Mode (1987)
• "Pimpf," Depeche Mode (1987)
• "The Game," Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
• "Never Let Me Down Again," Depeche Mode (1987)
• "Lips Like Sugar" (first version), Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
• "Behind the Wheel," Depeche Mode (1987)
• "Welcome to Paradise," Front 242
• "My Secret Place," Joni Mitchell with Peter Gabriel (1988)
• "Blueprint," Rainbirds (1988)
• "Atmosphere," Joy Division (1988)
• "Headhunter," Front 242 (1988)
• "Faith and Healing," Ian McCulloch (1989)
• "Sea of Time," Rainbirds (1989)
• "White City of Light," Rainbirds (1989)
• "Personal Jesus," Depeche Mode (1989)
• "Killer Wolf," Danzig (1990)
• "Enjoy the Silence" (first version), Depeche Mode (1990)
• "Policy of Truth," Depeche Mode (1990)
• "World in My Eyes," Depeche Mode (1990)
• "May This Be Your Last Sorrow," Banderas (1990)
• "Clean," Depeche Mode (1991)
• "Marie," Herbert Grönemeyer (1991)
• "Two Faces," Rainbirds (1991)
• "Tragedy (For You)," Front 242 (1991)
• "Halo," Depeche Mode (1991)
• "Front By Front," Front 242 (1992)
• "Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll," Garland Jeffreys (1992)
• "Lover Lover Lover," Ian McCulloch (1992)
• "One" (original version), U2 (1992)
• "Straight To You," Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1992)
• "Dirty Black Summer," Danzig (1992)
• "Do I Have to Say the Words?", Bryan Adams (1992)
• "I Feel You," Depeche Mode (1993)
• "Walking In My Shoes," Depeche Mode (1993)
• "Condemnation" (first version), Depeche Mode (1993)
• "Heart-Shaped Box," Nirvana (1993), winner MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video
• "Delia's Gone," Johnny Cash (1994)
• "Mockingbirds," Grant Lee Buffalo (1994)
• "In Your Room," Depeche Mode (1994)
• "Liar," Henry Rollins (1994)
• "Love & Tears," Naomi Campbell (1994)
• "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?", Bryan Adams (1995)
• "My Friends," Red Hot Chilli Peppers (1995)
• "Hero of the Day," Metallica (1996)
• "Mama Said," Metallica (1996)
• "Barrel of a Gun," Depeche Mode (1997)
• "It's No Good," Depeche Mode (1997)
• "Useless," Depeche Mode (1997)
• "Please" (first version), U2 (1997)
• "Bleibt Alles Anders," Herbert Grönemeyer (1998)
• "Fantastich," Herbert Grönemeyer (1998)
• "Goddess on a Hiway" (second version), Mercury Rev (1998)
• "Salvation," Roxette (1999)
• "Opus 40" (first version), Mercury Rev (1999)
• "Stars," Roxette (1999)
• "Chemical" (first version), Joseph Arthur (2000)
• "In The Sun," Joseph Arthur (2000)
• "Invalid Litter Dept.," At the Drive-In (2001)
• "Freelove" (second version), Depeche Mode (2001)
• "Mensch," Herbert Grönemeyer (2002)
• "Electrical Storm," U2 (2002)
• "Re-Offender," Travis (2003)
• "Zum Meer," Herbert Grönemeyer (2003)
• "All These Things That I've Done" (second version) The Killers (2005)

Books by Corbijn

• Famouz (1989)
• Allegro (1991)
• Star Trak (1996)
• 33 Still Lives (1999)
• Werk (2000)

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