
Biography
Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntɔ ɲoːˈɦɑnəsˈxɛrɪt kɔrˈbɛiɱ vɑɱ ˌʋɪlənsˈʋaːrt]; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director, and music video 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. His music videos include 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), Travis's "Re-Offender" (2003) and Coldplay's "Talk" (2005). He directed the films "Viva la Vida" (2008), 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; and Life (2015), after the friendship between Life magazine photographer Dennis Stock and James Dean. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Corbijn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds award · 2011
- Grote Paul · 2004
- European Film Award — European Discovery of the Year · 2007 · nominated
Filmography14 titles

Like Tears in Rain

Classic Albums

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman

Joy Division

Control

Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis

Depeche Mode: Live in Berlin

Spirits in the Forest

A Most Wanted Man

Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree

Life

The American

Depeche Mode: Alive in Berlin

U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review