Author Description

Originally published in Germany in 1989 to critical acclaim, Famouz established the reputation of Anton Corbijn as the photographer who redefined the genre of music photography. With its over 100 provocative black-and-white photographs, Famouz offers more than mere documentary registration of the music icons of the 1970s and 1980s. The photographs in Famouz reveal themselves in a characteristic tone and dark, veiled mood, eliminating every suggestion of glitter and glamour. Using only available lighting and, in most cases, a hand-held 35mm camera on location, Corbijn has succeeded in portraying an alternate view of such legendary icons as U2, Bowie, Siouxsie Sioux, Johnny Rotten, Peter Gabriel, Joe Cocker, Lou Reed, Grace Jones, Miles Davis, Sting, Debbie Harry, Leonard Cohen, and many, many others.