The Anton Corbijn Collection

Anton Corbijn’s work is part of how generations of listeners picture music. This collection follows the photographer, filmmaker and designer from his early encounters through long collaborations, cinema and recent work.

Music stays at the centre. Depeche Mode gives us the emotional territory; Anton’s photography informs the starkness, texture and use of shadow. Our own ideas give it something new.

Read the career in order

Six chapters follow consecutive periods, from 1955 to 2026. The career timeline uses the same chapter numbers and reading order throughout.

Through Anton’s Eyes — watch on Transmission →

Explore the career timeline →

Companion guides

Go deeper into individual collaborations, photographs, films, books and techniques. These essays cross periods where the subject requires it; the numbered chapters above provide the chronological reading route.

• Early years
• Joy Division and Control
• Depeche Mode: 1986–1990
• Depeche Mode: 1993–2009
• Depeche Mode: the later years
• Record sleeves and design
• Stage design and concert films
• U2
• Other musicians and collaborators
• Photographic style
• Art, fashion and self-portraits
• Feature films
• Hipgnosis and recent work
• Books and exhibitions
• Influence and legacy
• Looking at the photographs
• Watch and listen
• Depeche Mode video directory
• Sources and reference notes

This independent collection distinguishes documented history, collaborators’ contributions and editorial interpretation. Sources and reference notes support the research.