Abbey Street has introduced that Anton Corbijn – legendary photographer, filmmaker, and director – is the recipient of the celebrated Icon Award for this 12 months’s Abbey Street Music Pictures Awards.
The Abbey Street Music Awards have been a pillar within the music images diary since being launched in 2022, changing into the primary awards to focus solely on the style.
Now in its third 12 months, Anton Corbijn will be a part of earlier Icon winners Henry Diltz and Jill Furmanovsky, cementing his legacy as among the best music photographers of all time.
“Photographing musicians was a love that turned a full on mission within the early Seventies,” mentioned Corbijn, on being named as this 12 months’s Icon. “From hanging across the entrance of the stage to being 100% in cost, it’s been an thrilling place to be.
“I prefer to assume I advanced through the years however I’m nonetheless excited by music and photographing musicians from time to time. To obtain recognition from a physique that accommodates the identify of Abbey Street and with a few of my friends as judges, I can solely be grateful! Thanks!”
Born within the Netherlands in 1955, Corbijn started photographing musicians along with his father’s digital camera whereas nonetheless in highschool. Beginning out capturing dwell stage performances, Corbijn rapidly shifted his focus to portrait images – nonetheless of musicians, however with a extra intentional and intimate fashion.
In 1979 he moved to London to pursue his ardour for music, and in the present day he’s thought of probably the most influential music photographers in historical past.
This repute is additional supported by his record of shoppers, each inside and out of doors the music business: Tom Waits, David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, Cameron Diaz, Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Joni Mitchell and Robert De Niro, to call only a few.
Moreover, he’s acknowledged because the official band photographer for each U2 and Depeche Mode, working with every for a number of a long time. From these collaborations, Corbijn has printed books documenting his time with every band. The newest, Depeche Mode by Anton Corbijn, printed by Taschen in 2020, obtained widespread acclaim.
“Anton Corbijn’s work has been a part of the cultural material of recent music for over 5 a long time,” mentioned Abbey Street’s director of promoting and artistic, Mark Robertson.
“His images doesn’t simply doc – it defines, it innovates, and it evokes artists, followers, and photographers alike. At Abbey Street, we’re thrilled to have a good time a real icon whose artistry continues to affect.”
Corbijn can be offered with the award on the particular ceremony going down at Abbey Street on October 02 2025.
Along with the Icon Award, all different class awards may even be offered, together with two new classes this 12 months: Portrait and Festivals.
Final 12 months, the Abbey Street Music Pictures Awards drew over 22,000 entries from 30 completely different nations – a 50% improve from 2023 and an indication that these are an ever-growing staple within the images calendar.
I am personally excited to see the outcomes from this 12 months’s awards. If it is something like final 12 months, we’re in for some nice images. Discover out extra at Abbey Street Music Pictures Awards web site.
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