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»The main strength of my pictures, I guess, is the mood and feel I get out of the people that I meet.«
Corbijn wants to capture the spirit of the celebrities. He pushes them away from their stage into normal situations.
Corbijn photographed many celebrities. He portraited Liv Tyler, Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain, Johnny Cash, Bono, Kate Moss, Nicholas Cage, Björk, Anthony Kiedis, Miles Davis, David Bowie, Stephen Hawkings, Leonard Cohen, Kylie Minogue, Dave Grohl, Marilyn Manson, Michael Stipe, Reinhold Messner …
He also makes selfportraits imitating celebrities like Elvis, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Freddy Mercury.
Photo: David Byrne
© 1991 Anton Corbijn