Anton Corbijn

Quick Facts

Full Name	Anton Corbijn
Occupation	Photographer
Date Of Birth	May 20, 1955(1955-05-20)
Age	69
Birthplace	Strijen
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	South Holland
Horoscope	Taurus

Anton Corbijn Biography

Anton Corbijn is one of the most popular and richest Photographer who was born on May 20, 1955 in Strijen, South Holland, Netherlands. Filmmaker and photographer who made music video for Depeche Mode as well as Nirvana and also the thriller about politics Most Wanted Man.

The famous sci-fi author The iconic sci-fi author William Gibson used one of Corbjin’s photographs in place of his own author photo on many of his books, including his seminal work Neuromancer. used one of Corbjin’s images as an alternative to his own photo of the author on a variety of his works which included his groundbreaking work Neuromancer.

Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntɔn joːˈɦɑnəs ˈɣɛrɪt kɔrˈbɛin vɑn ˌʋɪlənsˈʋaːrt] ; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, music video director, and film director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both bands over three decades. Some of his works include music videos for Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence” (1990), U2’s “One” (version 1) (1991), Bryan Adams’ “Do I Have to Say the Words?”, Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box” (1993) and Coldplay’s “Talk” (2005) and “Viva la Vida” (2008), as well as the Ian Curtis biographical film Control (2007), The American (2010), and A Most Wanted Man (2014), based on John le Carré’s 2008 novel of the same name.

From the late 1970s the London-based New Musical Express (NME), a weekly music paper, featured his work on a regular basis and would often have a photograph by him on the front page. One such occasion was a portrait of David Bowie wearing a loincloth backstage in New York when starring in The Elephant Man.. In the early years of London-based The Face, a glossy monthly post-punk life style / music magazine, Corbijn was a regular contributor. He made his name photographing in black-and-white but in May 1989 he began taking pictures in colour using filters. His first venture in this medium was for Siouxsie Sioux. Between 1998–2000, in collaboration with the painter Marlene Dumas, he worked on a project called “Stripping Girls”, which took the strip clubs and peep shows of Amsterdam as their subject; while Corbijn later exhibited photographs, Dumas took Polaroids which she then used as sources for her paintings.

Anton was born in Strijen, Netherlands and his father was a parson of the Dutch Reformed Church, a post for that he was named one year before Anton had been born.

Anton Corbijn Net Worth

Anton Corbijn is one of the richest Photographer from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Anton Corbijn 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The photographer gained national recognition because of his series of photos featuring Dutch singer He came to national attention for his series of photographs of Dutch musician Herman Brood, taken in 1975, before Brood’s fame. that he took in 1975, prior to Brood’s fame.

He began his career by taking pictures of artists like R.E.M., the BeeGees along with R.E.M. before moving to making music videos and feature films.

Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard was born on 20 May 1955 in Strijen in the Netherlands, where his father had been appointed as parson to the Dutch Reformed Church the previous year. His father, Anton Corbijn van Willenswaard (1917–2007), took up the same position in Hoogland (1966) and Groningen (1972), moving his wife and four children with him. His mother, Marietje Groeneboer (1925–2011), was a nurse and was raised in a parson’s family. Photographer and director Maarten Corbijn (born 1960) is a younger brother. Grandfather Anton Johannes (Corbijn) van Willenswaard (1886–1959) was an art teacher at Christian schools in Hilversum and an active member in the local Dutch Reformed Church in Hilversum.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Anton Corbijn Dating?

According to our records, Anton Corbijn married to Nini Corbijn. As of December 1, 2023, Anton Corbijn’s is not dating anyone.

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Corbijn is the subject of Josh Whiteman’s 2009 documentary film Shadow Play – The making of Anton Corbijn.

Facts & Trivia

Anton Ranked on the list of most popular Photographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Anton Corbijn celebrates birthday on May 20 of every year.

On 19 December 2011, he was announced as being on the jury for the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, scheduled to be held in February 2012. At this occasion, the Berlinale Special screenings at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele will screen Anton Corbijn – Inside Out, an 80 min-documentary.

What is Anton Corbijn famous for?

Dutch photographer Anton Corbijn is best known for his stunning black-and- white photographs of some of the greatest musicians the world has known.

Who has Anton Corbijn worked with?

He has directed over 80 music videos for a number of musicians, including Nirvana, U2, Depeche Mode, and Joy Division. In 2015, the artist was the subject of the exhibition “Anton Corbijn 1-2-3-4” at the Fotomuseum Den Haag, which included over 300 of his most iconic images.

Who photographed Anton Corbijn?

He has shot portraits of Kate Moss, Quentin Tarantino, Dennis Hopper, Michael Stipe, William S. Burroughs, Wim Wenders, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and several others. For his work, Corbijn won two award by MTV for Heart Shaped Box, a music video by Nirvana.

What camera does Anton Corbijn use?

For most of his career he’s used either a Hasselblad 501CM or 503CW with a 60mm, 80mm or 120mm lens. On the rare occassion, when working in 35mm, he’d use a variety of Leica M camera.

How did Anton Corbijn get into photography?

Corbijn began his career as a music photographer when he saw the Dutch musician Herman Brood playing in a café in Groningen around 1975. He took a lot of photographs of the band Herman Brood & His Wild Romance and these led to a rise in fame for Brood and in exposure for Corbijn.