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My little Anton Corbijn bio-report (No OtR)

He's the guy that did that fantastic video for Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the 
Silence" where Dave was wandering round the countryside with a folding 
chair; won lots of crappy MTV awards.  He's also done the photography for 
Julian Cope's "World Shut Your Mouth", U2's "Joshua Tree" and many others, 
REM's "Automatic for the People" and Metallica's "Load".  He's also done 
stuff for Brian Adams, Bryan Ferry, Aimee Mann, Nick Cave, Clannad...  The 
list is 'uge.

In fact,... (Bruce goes into dreamy, research land...)



Born in 1955 in Strijen (Holland) as son of Protestant minister. Lives since 
1979 in London.

Used his fathers camera for first photos in 1972 at an open-air concert and 
was hooked on photographing music straight away. Moved in 1979 to London to 
be closer to the music he liked (post punk, e.g. Joy Division, Magazine, PIL 
Ltd. etc.) and started working for the New Musical Express (NME) till 1985. 
He met many people during this period that he has worked with ever since 
(U2, Depeche Mode, Captain Beefheart, etc.). Love of music became love of 
photography.

After 1985 still photographs mainly people working in the arts, for himself 
and for may magazines world-wide (Rolling Stone, Elle, Esquire, W, Stern 
etc.) and musicians (CD-covers for U2, R.E.M., John Lee Hooker, Bryan Ferry, 
Rolling Stones, Nick Cave, Depeche Mode etc.), actors, special projects and 
has many exhibitions world-wide.

Started making music-videos in 1983 and has made over 60 videos with artists 
as diverse as Nirvana, Joni Mitchell, Front 242, Henry Rollins, Metallica, 
Naomi Campbell, Depeche Mode (17!!), Johnny Cash, U2, David Sylvian, Nick 
Cave etc..

Designed for Depeche Mode their stage set for their world tours in 1993/94 
and 1998 as well as doing all their on-stage visuals for these tours too.

Made a short-film for BBC in 1994 on Captain Beefheart (Some YOYO Stuff).  
Received a MTV award for the Nirvana video of Heart Shaped Box.

1998 Worked for the Dutch Prime Minister (Mr. Wim Kok) for his re-election 
campaign, as well as doing his first advertising jobs for BMW and Tag Heuer.


(aah.)
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