
In the most famous photo, the other members of the band (who would later go on to create New Order) walk with their backs to the camera as Curtis, his eyes masked in shadow, glances back at Corbijn.Īlso Read: Jules Director Marc Turtletaub on How a Little Blue Alien Can Be a Mirror for the Human ExperienceĬorbijn would later create a run of starkly gorgeous album covers, including for U2’s The Joshua Tree and Depeche Mode’s Violator. Corbijn is also an accomplished portrait and album photographer whose relationship with Joy Division included a train station black-and-white photo shoot of the mesmerizing British group soon after the release of their 1979 album Unknown Pleasures and before the 1980 suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis.
