
One of the firsts U2 photos taken by Anton Corbijn. I think He’s the best their photographer. Isn’t he?

One of the firsts U2 photos taken by Anton Corbijn. I think He’s the best their photographer. Isn’t he?

Control, 2007
Still from the movie ‘Control’. Directed by Anton Corbijn.
Depeche Mode: Behind The Wheel. (Playing the Angel; Live In Milan.)
Mostly everything that you see when it comes to the decoration of the stage is made by Anton. Or he came up with the idea.
The wings that Martin wears are also made by Anton.
In the years since he used his dad’s camera to snap an obscure prog-rock band called Solution, Anton Corbijn has remained besotted with photography. He’s been such an exhaustive chronicler of U2 and Depeche Mode that he’s known as both bands’ invisible member. You may not know his picture byline, but you will know his images of Nirvana, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, and Brian Eno. Then, three years ago, he became a film director, making the award-winning Control about troubled Mancunian glum rockers Joy Division.
Stuart Jeffries for The Guardian
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