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Prince exhibition, book and Q&A
I have a chapter of my photographs in the beautiful coffee table book 'Prince Icon' just published by ACC Art Books and also some of the photos are being exhibited at Iconic Images Gallery, 16 Waterloo Place, London, SW1Y 4AR from November 22-December 31st. I'll be involved in a talk and Q&A with several of the other photographers at the g… read more
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Quincy Jones R.I.P.
Quincy Jones - a titan in the music business. Musician, producer, arranger, writer, composer, mentor and so much more. This was the last photo I took of him at Central Park as he said goodbye at the end of an amazing night of music he had organised featuring many of his favourite jazz musicians as part of a Montreaux Jazz Music Festival on 4 Septe… read more
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Cafe Royal book - 'Backstage 1977 - 2000'
Cafe Royal Books - 'Backstage 1977 - 2000' I have a new book published by Cafe Royal Books. This A5 36 page book features many of my backstage photos of artists including Chaka Khan, James Brown, Madness, The Specials, The Slits, Aswad, Dennis Brown & Maxi Priest, Beenie Man and more. To see the full book and order copies for just £6.70 go to : … read more
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Ian Dury book
I have a new book published by Hanging Around Books featuring many of my photos of Ian Dury & The Blockheads from 1978 to 82. Books are available for £11.95 here: https://hangingaroundbooks.com/products/coming-soon-i-should-cocoa-ian-dury-the-blockheads-1978-82 read more
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Cafe Royal Books - New York City 1992 - 2007
I have a new book published by Cafe Royal Books. This A5 36 page book is available here for just £6.70: https://www.caferoyalbooks.com/international/david-corio-new-york-city-19922007 They have lots of brilliant photography collections available on their website: https://www.caferoyalbooks.com/ David Corio — New York City 1992–2007 Da… read more
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Richard Serra R.I.P.
Sculptor Richard Serra just passed away. Here he is at Museum Of Modern Art Sculpture Garden with one of his powerful and immense works on April 17 2007. read more
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Guardian photo spread on The Black Chord
The Guardian did a very nice spread of my photos for an article regarding The Black Chord: https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2024/mar/14/from-nina-simone-and-bob-marley-to-goldie-and-salt-n-pepa-a-whos-who-of-black-popular-music-in-pictures The book is available to order now here: https://hatandbeard.com/products/the-black-chord?variant… read more
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R.I.P Aston 'Family Man' Barrett
Farewell to the brilliant bass guitarist, arranger, producer and teacher Aston 'Family Man' Barrett who played so many powerful rhythms for Lee Perry and The Upsetters, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Yabby You, Burning Spear and countless more. Shown here at 56 Hope Road, Kingston Jamaica 1993 read more
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Benjamin Zephaniah RIP
Very sad news to hear of the passing of Benjamin Zephaniah at the age of 65. A huge presence in dub poetry, literature, music and political activism. He will be very sadly missed. Here's an obituary from the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67646607 Photo taken at Womad in 2017 read more
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Pictures For Palestine
I’m proud to be a part of @picturesforpalestine, a photographic print sale by an international group of artists in aid of the urgent humanitarian crisis in Gaza. 100% of all proceeds will go to MAP, Medical Aid for Palestinians, which provides vital medical care for the health of Palestinians. An 8"x11" print is available for just £100 along with … read more
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Cafe Royal book Reggae in London
There's a new Cafe Royal edition book of my 'Reggae Portraits in London' from 1980 - 2004 https://www.caferoyalbooks.com/england/david-corio-reggae-in-london-19802004 It's 36 A5 pages of many previously unseen black and white photos of some of the legends of reggae with Alton Ellis from 1984 on the cover. Available for just £6.70 plus postage. … read more
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'Framing The Beat' solo exhibition in Amsterdam 7 October 2023 - 6 January 2024
My solo exhibition 'Framing The Beat' 45 years of my music photography at Elliott Gallery, Tussen De Borgen 91, Amsterdam (+31 6 85724797) is now on until 6 January 2024 featuring 45 of my photos.You can see a video of the exhibition here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNsCAlM255Q&t=6s read more
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Hip Hop at 50
week has seen many celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop. The New York Times Magazine has a large article featuring several of my photographs. You can read Wesley Morris's article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/magazine/hip-hop-50-anniversary.html read more
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Sinéad O'Connor Rest In Peace
It is very sad news to hear of the passing of Sinéad O'Connor at the age of 56. Here is a portrait I took of her at her County Wicklow home on the east coast of Ireland in 2012. Rest In Peace Sinéad. read more
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R.I.P. Tony Bennett
Rest in peace Tony Bennett who has just passed away at the age of 96. This photo was taken at Radio City Music Hall in NYC on 18 September 1992. I took portraits of him on a couple of occasions and he was a very funny and very charming gentleman who did lots for charitable causes and had a massive passion for painting. read more
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Diva Exhibition at V&A Museum
The fascinating DIVA exhibition opens at the V&A Museum in South Kensington, London from 24 June 2023 until 7 April 2024. I have photos of Prince, Grace Jones, Whitney Houston, Missy Elliott, PJ Harvey, Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba exhibited in the show along with 3 postcards and also several photos in the exhibition's book with Grace Jones on th… read more
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Chuck D of Public Enemy endorsing The Black Chord
We had a nice endorsement for the the upcoming new version of The Black Chord from Chuck D of Public Enemy. You can see the video here: https://youtube.com/shorts/nVIFfJJE5sM?feature=share The book is now available to pre-order in the US & Canada at: https://hatandbeard.com/collections/upcoming-titles/products/the-black-chord In the UK &… read more
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Tina Turner Rest In Peace
Rest In Peace Tina. The greatest performer I was ever lucky enough to photograph. Photo taken at The Venue on 16 December 1983. read more
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The Black Chord
My book of photographs of black musicians 'The Black Chord' with beautiful text by Vivien Goldman, an introduction by Isaac Hayes, designed by Rebecca Meek is being republished by Hat & Beard Press for Autumn release. Featuring over 200 photographs over 200 pages and measuring 11"x10" it features several different photographs and more pages compar… read more
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Photo Exhibition
I have an exhibition of my photos - a mix of Music, Megaliths and a few of the much-loved local Victorian Kensal Green Cemetery at the WWW Gallery, 81 Salusbury Road, London NW6. The exhibition runs until the 14th May. Here is a video of the show: https://youtu.be/DFZW4rdBdKU read more
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Mark Stewart Rest In Peace
More sad news to hear that Mark Stewart has passed away at the age of 62. I knew him from Bristol days way back. The Pop Group were a massive influence on so many bands that followed in their wake in the early 80's - they always stretched the boundaries more than almost anyone and didn't care what people thought of them either. He moved on to diff… read more
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Rest In Peace Jah Shaka
The legendary roots reggae sound system operator Jah Shaka passed away on 12 April 2023. I first saw his earth-shaking sound system in 1980 and have followed him pretty much ever since. He was rightfully regarded as the leader of all the UK based sound system operators and will be sadly missed by his huge devoted followers around the world. Rest I… read more
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Rest In Peace Wayne Shorter
The great alto and tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter passed away a few days ago at the age of 89. His career spanned performing with greats Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan and was one of the founding members of jazz fusion band Weather Report. Photo was taken at CBS Records in London on 23 October 1985 read more
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Podcast
I'm featured on a new podcast talking about my career in particular some of my hip hop shoots featured on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdW7AB7kVf4 and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5RqbjGUXLnaDQcA76BtUY1?si=MnjanozqR4eKfCp30DdS4w read more
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Trugoy The Dove R.I.P.
Very sad to hear the news of the passing of David Jude Jolicoeur aka Trugoy The Dove of De La Soul. Here they are pictured outside the Apollo Theater, 253 W 125th Street, Harlem on 12 September 1993 (l-r) Posdnous, Maseo and Trugoy read more
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Tom Verlaine R.I.P.
Tom Verlaine the vocalist and guitarist and composer with NYC group Television has just passed away. Their 1976 album Marquee Moon was a ground-breaking record during the new-wave/punk period which defied categorization. This photo was taken at The Venue in London in 1982. read more
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Hip Hop Exhibition at Fotografiska NYC from 26 January
I have a few photographs including this one of De La Soul taken in 1993 outside the legendary Apollo Theater on 125th Street in Harlem, along with photos of The Fat Boys and Marley Marl in a Hip Hop Exhibition at Fotografiska, 281 Park Avenue South & 22nd Street in NYC starting on 26 January 2023 read more
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Jeff Beck R.I.P.
Another great guitarist Jeff Beck has just passed away. I used to love his Yardbirds and early solo work growing up and attempting to play along (unsuccessfully). I only met him once and would have loved to have seen him perform. The photo was taken at a hotel on The Strand in London in 1979. read more
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Alan Rankine R.I.P.
Far too many people are passing away too early. Rest In Peace Alan Rankine former guitarist and composer of The Associates. One of the most influential bands of the late '70's and early '80's who had a major impact of U2 and numerous other bands. Here is a short obituary from the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-64126036 read more
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Black Stalin RIP
One of the giants of calypso Black Stalin has just passed away. I took these photos of him in Port Of Spain, Trinidad in August 1989. Here's The Guardian's obituary featuring two more of my photographs: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/01/black-stalin-obituary Here's some information on him taken from a post from @jusjahmagazine Ju… read more
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Terry Hall R.I.P.
Very sad news to hear that former lead singer of The Specials and Fun Boy Three and The Colourfield passed away recently after a fight with cancer. A few of my photos were featured in an article in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2022/dec/20/the-specials-terry-hall-a-life-in-pictures and in various obituaries and here a… read more
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Interview and my World Cup football fans photographs
Here is an interview I've just done with Lower Block, a site dedicated to all things football. It also includes a selection of some of my previously unseen photos of football fans taken in NYC in 1998: https://lowerblock.com/articles/world-cup-98-throwback-england-fans-in-new-york/ read more
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Wilko Johnson R.I.P.
Very sad news to hear that Wilko Johnson has passed away. His guitar playing with pub rock greats Dr Feelgood had a huge influence on many of the punk and new wave bands that followed them. This short film shows Dr Feelgood at their prime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzF0AETdRF8. And in this short clip he demonstrates how he played rhythm and … read more
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Keith Levene R.I.P.
Another hugely influential musician Keith Levene, founding member of The Clash and Public Image Ltd passed away recently. Here is a photo of the PiL line-up of Jeannette Lee, John Lydon and Keith at Virgin Records on Portobello Road on 6 October 1980 read more
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Tyrone Downey R.I.P
Sad news to hear that the keyboardist Tyrone Downie passed away recently. Here is a photo of him with Bob Marley at their final London show at Crystal Palace Bowl on 7 June 1980. read more
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Robbie Coltrane R.I.P.
Very sad news to hear of the passing of actor, writer, comedian and car mechanic Robbie Coltrane. Probably best known for starring in Harry Potter and James Bond movies, Cracker and comedy shows he also featured in several documentaries about cars. I shot this photo for The Face magazine in February 1984 at his home in Kilburn London where I found… read more
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Podcast interview with @letchristytakeit_podcast
I've just done an interview on @letchristytakeit_podcast talking about some of the shoots I've done over the years including Bob Marley's last show in London at Crystal Palace in 1980 (swipe to see more) being on tour with U2 in their very early days, waiting 12 hours to photograph James Brown and being given 60 seconds to shoot him after he had h… read more
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Huck Magazine interview
Here's a link to an interview I did with Huck Magazine's Sara Rosen talking about my photos that are featured in Cafe Royal Books 'Fans & Clubbers': https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photos-paying-tribute-to-fans-and-clubbers-of-the-80s-90s/ Copies of the book are available at: www.caferoyalbooks.com/shop/ read more
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'Fans & Clubbers' photos 1978 - 1995 by Cafe Royal Books
Just out 'Fans & Clubbers' published by @caferoyalbooks. An A5 book of some of the photos I have taken from 1978 to 1995. Copies available from www.caferoyalbooks.com/shop/ read more
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Merciless R.I.P.
Dancehall reggae performer Merciless born Leonard Bartley passed away on 19 July 2022 in Kingston, JA. This is an outtake from his second album cover 'Mr Merciless' that I shot for VP Records on West Broadway, NYC on 21 May 1995. R.I.P. Merciless. read more
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Interview in www.reggae.fr
Here's an interview I did recently for the excellent French reggae website www.reggae.fr: https://reggae.fr/lire-news/20308_202206_David-Corio---le-secret-de-ses-portraits-mythiques.html# read more
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Andrew 'Fletch' Fletcher R.I.P.
Very sad news to hear Andrew "Fletch" Fletcher, one of the founding members of Depeche Mode, has died aged 60. Here's a photo of the band with Fletch in the foreground in Shepherd's Bush, London taken on 2 September 1982. read more
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Associates book by Hanging Arounds Books
My third collaboration with Hanging Around Books has just been published featuring many previously unpublished photos of The Associates including many solo pictures of Billy Mackenzie. These 36 page A5 books are published in editions of 250 and are available at https://hangingaroundbooks.com/products/a-long-slow-twist-the-associates-1980-81 My … read more
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Bonhams Hip Hop Auction
Auction house Bonhams is holding an auction of Hip Hop photographs, posters, flyers and memorabilia including six of my black and white prints featuring Public Enemy pictured here in Hyde Park, London in 1987 as well as De La Soul, Doug E Fresh, Afrika Bambaataa and Biz Markie and Eric B & Rakim along with photos by Lyle Owerko, Jonathan Mannion,… read more
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Tabby and Bunny from Mighty Diamonds R.I.P.
Such very sad news to hear of the passing of two members of The Mighty Diamonds reggae vocal trio.Donald "Tabby" Shaw aka Tabby Diamond was shot dead in a drive by shooting in Kingston and his band mate Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson aka Bunny Diamond passed away a few days later after battling a stroke and diabetes complications. They will be sorely mis… read more
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Taylor Hawkins R.I.P.
Very sad news to hear of the passing of Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters drummer pictured here doing a good balancing act on West Broadway and Grand Street, NYC in July 2001. read more
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Paris Hip Hop Exhibition
I have 12 photos of Hip hop artists from the 1980's and 1990's including The Fugees, Run DMC, Public Enemy, RZA, Salt N Pepa, Notorious B.I.G. and Biz Markie in a group exhibition in Paris from 10 March 2022 to 3 April 2022 entitled 'Rap Clichés' at La Montgolfiere, 25 Rue Yves Toudic, 75010 Paris. See www.lamontgolfiereclub.com and www.mindblowin… read more
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Robbie Shakespeare R.I.P.
Legendary reggae bass player Robbie Shakespeare passed away on 8 December 2021. Best known for his work with drummer Sly Dunbar, their rhythms were the backbone of countless great reggae tunes. I was lucky enough to photograph and meet him on several occasions. A true legend. He will be sadly missed. read more
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Lee Perry exhibition in NYC
I have a few photos of the late great Lee Scratch Perry in an exhibition at Main Event at 42 Ave B in New York going on until December. This is a digitally altered version of one of my black and white portraits of Scratch taken at Mad Professor's Ariwa Studios on Halloween 1984. read more
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BRAFA Square
A square outside Brittania Leisure Centre in Hackney has been renamed BRAFA Square to commemorate the British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal. A benefit record entitled 'Let's Make Africa Green Again' in 1985 brought together dozens of reggae artists including Dennis Brown, Janet Kay, Aswad, Winston Reedy, Ken Parker, B.B. Seaton, Vivian Jones and ma… read more
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Lee 'Scratch' Perry R.I.P.
Very sad news to hear that Lee 'Scratch' Perry the great reggae producer, songwriter, singer has passed away at the age of 85. He was a huge inspiration to so many musicians and lovers of reggae and dub. He will be sadly missed. There are more photos of him here: https://davidcorio.com/photos?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=lee+perry an obituary here: … read more
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Biz Markie R.I.P.
Rest in Peace Biz Markie who passed away on 16th July 2021. He was one of my favourite subjects to photograph. Every frame worked so well as he jumped from one mad pose to another. This was taken in Kensington in 1988. Here are a couple of obituaries that used my photos: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/16/arts/music/biz-markie-dead.html http… read more
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'What Does Photography Mean To Me' podcast
I'm featured on a podcast talking about what photography means to me on the excellent photography website: https://unitednationsofphotography.com/ It features news and opinion pieces every week featuring many top photographers. Highly recommended to anyone interested in photography. read more
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Interview with ElliottHalls Gallery
Here's an interview I did with ElliottHalls Gallery based in Amsterdam discussing and showing some of the cyanotypes I have been printing over the last 12 months or so: https://rb.gy/4ibnwz read more
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U Roy RIP
The legendary reggae DJ U-Roy has recently passed away. He was one of the first reggae toasters to chat over versions of reggae songs and ushered in a new style of presenting reggae. His influence has been strongly felt in rap and hiphop as well. Here's an obituary in the New York Times that featured one of my photographs: https://www.nytimes.com… read more
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Dexys Midnight Runners photo book
I have an A5 36 page book of my Dexys Midnight Runners photos - many never previously seen - being published by Hanging Around Books available to order here for £9.95: https://hangingaroundbooks.com/products/the-soul-of-the-bullring-1980-82-dexy-s-midnight-runners The second print run of the Nick Cave and The Birthday Party book is also stil… read more
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Nick Cave & The Birthday Party - Australian Gothic
I have an A5 book of my photos of Nick Cave and the Birthday Party published by Hanging Around Books. Many of the photos have never been seen before. It is now into the second print run. For details go to: https://hangingaroundbooks.com/products/coming-soon-australian-gothic-the-birthday-party-1981-82-second-printing To see a video of the ent… read more
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Interview on Youtube
I've done a detailed interview with photographer Angela Boatwright discussing my career and showing some of my photos on Instagram. The two parts are now available on my Youtube channel. Here are the links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SX6fhNTbJU&t=759s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAdjnS4-sao&t=1219s read more
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Gods Love we deliver charity photo auction
GOD’S LOVE WE DELIVER is a New York charity that cooks and delivers medically tailored food for people with severe illnesses. Music photographers unite to feed New Yorkers in need. Listed below are some of the photographers who have donated work covering all types of musical genres. The sale begins today 26 May at 10am EST and 3pm GMT. Each print … read more
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Hip hop prints available on Ffoto website
Here’s Eric B & Rakim at the Kensington Hilton Hotel, London, UK 6 November 1987. This photo along with 20 of my other old hip hop photos that were featured in the NYC Beat Positive show recently curated by Shawn Waldron are now available for sale at https://ffoto.com/search?q=david+corio (@ffotohq). There’s also an interview with me at https://f… read more
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Hip hop prints available on Ffoto website
Here’s Eric B & Rakim at the Kensington Hilton Hotel, London, UK 6 November 1987. This photo along with 20 of my other old hip hop photos that were featured in the NYC Beat Positive show recently curated by Shawn Waldron are now available for sale at https://ffoto.com/search?q=david+corio (@ffotohq). There’s also an interview with me at https://f… read more
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The Rise of Palestinian Pop
Here's an article just published by the BBC about Palestinian pop music by William Ralston featuring my photographs taken in Ramallah, Palestine in April: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190917-the-rise-of-palestinian-pop To see more photos go to the website link here: https://davidcorio.com/photos?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=Ramallah%2C+West+Bank… read more
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Pete Shelley RIP
Sad news to hear that Pete Shelley of The Buzzcocks passed away. He was one of the best songwriters from the punk and post punk eras and was still performing until very recently. This photo was taken at producer Martin Rushent's home in Reading in 1981.Here is an obituary featuring a different one of my photos on NPR's website: https://goo.gl/sx… read more
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Notting Hill Carnival Sound Boys print for sale
This photo of Sound Boys at Notting Hill Carnival from the 90's is for sale as a limited edition (30) signed and numbered A2 print from One Love Books. Available here: https://www.onelovebooks.com/Shop read more
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Farewell Aretha. Rest In Peace.
Photographed at Radio City Music Hall in NYC 1 May 1993 read more
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Guardian article on Beats Positive Exhibition
Here's a spread in The Guardian featuring the Beats Positive exhibition at Getty Images Gallery until August 4: https://goo.gl/iKEJ87 read more
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Adidas photo in the New York Times Book Review
Here's a review of the new book 'The Great American Story Of Sneakers' in the New York Times featuring my photo of Run DMC's Adidas. https://goo.gl/HdzJzv The photo also features in the 'Beat Positive' exhibition at the Getty Images Gallery in London until August 4 read more
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'Beat Positive' exhibition at Getty Images Gallery 1 June - 4 August
I have 13 photos of hip hop acts from 1982 to 1993 at the Getty Images Gallery at 46 Eastcastle Street, London W1. The show features never previously seen work by myself, Janette Beckman, Kerstin Rodgers, Catherine McGann, Leon Morris, Barbara Alper and others from the archives. Here is a video of the exhibition: https://goo.gl/ow7nCF and here is… read more
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Jalal Mansur Nuriddin R.I.P.
One of the founding members of the hugely influential Last Poets has just died. Jalal and the Last Poets were regarded as the grandfathers of hip hop and their mix of political rap with strong percussion have been sampled by Common, Notorious B.I.G, Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest and NWA to name just a few. This photo was taken at Celluloid Reco… read more
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Tom Wolfe R.I.P.
Author Tom Wolfe has passed away. His books 'Bonfire of the Vanities' and 'Electric Kool Aid Acid Test' were hugely influential and his many magazine articles were highly informative on a huge array of subjects. This portrait was taken at his Upper East Side apartment on East 79th St in NYC on October 21 2004. Many of the photos from the session h… read more
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Tony Williams R.I.P.
Tony Williams best known for his Sunday reggae show on Radio London in the 1970's and 80's has passed away. His show was hugely influential and gave many listeners including myself a much wider knowledge of all types of reggae music. Photo was taken at Radio London Reggae Awards, Town & Country Club, London on 7 March 1987 read more
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Charles Neville R.I.P.
Charles Neville who played saxophone and percussion in the Neville Brothers and previously played with The Meters and had many other music collaborations has just died. This photo was taken in London in 1985. An obituary in Rolling Stone featuring my photograph is here: https://goo.gl/eLHtxn read more
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Viv Albertine new book
Former Slits guitarist Viv Albertine has a second memoir just published 'To Throw Away Unopened'. There is an excellent interview by Sean O'Hagan from The Observer featuring one of my photos here: https://goo.gl/KGYVEc read more
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Roxanne Shante biopic on Netflix
A new movie on Netflix 'Roxanne Roxanne' documents the life of Roxanne Shante. There are articles using my photos in the New York Times and the Guardian here: https://goo.gl/mKUhmv https://goo.gl/HtrrYi read more
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Three tee shirts of Wayne Wonder, Bounty Killer and Elephant Man
Three tees have just come out featuring my photos of Wayne Wonder, Bounty Killer and Elephant Man produced by Out Deh with my signature on the back of the tee.All are 100% cotton. They are available now at: www.outdeh.life read more
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U-God autobiography
U-God from Wu Tang Clan has just published his autobiography 'Raw' featuring my photo on the cover. Here's the Guardian review featuring the uncropped version of the photo and an article in Rolling Stone and the New Yorker with different images from the shoot: https://goo.gl/p6i6EA https://goo.gl/WKFXfB https://goo.gl/xmyBte read more
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NME R.I.P.
Very sad to hear that the print edition of New Musical Express - better known as NME has stopped being produced. They were the first music paper I read in my early teens and I started working for them when I was 19 in 1979. Here are three covers using my photographs. read more
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I am finally on Instagram
I have finally got it together to have an instagram page. I'll be posting a mixture of archival photos mainy. Many of them will not be on this website and will not have been seen before. Here is the link: https://www.instagram.com/david.corio/?hl=en read more
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'Being Blacker' BBC Documentary by Molly Dineen
I strongly recommend the brilliant and very moving documentary 'Being Blacker' about Blacker Dread the Brixton record label/shop owner by highly acclaimed film maker Molly Dineen. Here's a photo of them with Napthali and the moderator at a Q&A they did at Dalston's Rio cinema on March 4. It is being shown on BBC2 on 12 March 2018 read more
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Val Wilmer radio documentary
There's a documentary on BBC Radio 3 I would highly recommend about my dear friend the great photographer Val Wilmer. It's available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09tcdx9 and can be downloaded here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrscw/episodes/downloads I took this photo of her sat in front of her image of Sun Ra on 16 July 201… read more
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Mark E Smith R.I.P.
Mark E Smith the lead singer with The Fall has passed away at the age of 60. I photographed him and his band several times in the early 1980's - his music was certainly not for the faint-hearted. Championed by John Peel, The Fall were a mainstay of the burgeoning indie-rock scene. Here are a selection of their tunes picked by the New York Times f… read more
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Hugh Masakela R.I.P.
The great South African hornsman and civil rights campaigner Hugh Masakela has just died. Often called 'The Father of South African Jazz', he is widely regarded as one of the main forces behind Afro-Jazz. His political activism against the apartheid regime which he protested against around the world is an equally important part of his legacy. Thi… read more
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Bob Marley interview in Mass Appeal
Here's a link to an interview I did with Vikki Tobak discussing the photos I took of Bob Marley for Mass Appeal's 'Contact High' project. A book of photographers' contact sheets of hip hop artists is being published in Autumn 2018: https://massappeal.com/bob-marley-david-corio-contact-high/ read more
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Fats Domino R.I.P.
The New Orleans legend has passed away at 89. This photo was taken at Hammersmith Odeon, London on 21 October 1981. I was the only photographer in the photo pit that night and he smiled at me through virtually the entire show. Not only was he a huge influence on rock and roll but he had a big impact on the early days of reggae. His music was a sta… read more
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Tom Petty R.I.P.
What sad news to hear of Tom Petty passing away. This was taken at Wembley Arena, London 7 December 1982. The obituary in The New York Times is here: https://goo.gl/xdHNb5 read more
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Pirate Radio on BBC 4 and the World Service
I have several photos on a BBC4 documentary about Pirate Radio in the 80's and 90's airing on 29 September 2017. I'm also on the BBC World Service talking with Richard Hamilton about my Tim Westwood and Gilles Peterson & Chris Bangs photo shown here and discussing Pirate Radio in London in the early 1980's. Here's a clip with a couple of my photos… read more
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Photoville, NYC 2017
I have my photo of RZA and the accompanying contact sheet in an exhibition 'Contact High' at this year's Photoville in Dumbo, NYC. Check the link for more details: https://goo.gl/xEucXG The show runs from September 13-17 and 21-24 2017 read more
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Walter Becker R.I.P.
Sad news to hear of Walter Becker passing away. I took this photo at a Steely Dan concert at Madison Square Garden on 18 August 1993. read more
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Interview in Time Out
Here's an interview I just did with Time Out discussing the Pirate Radio and club scene in London in the 1980's: https://goo.gl/sbJWC5 To see more photos of fans and clubbers go here: http://davidcorio.com/photos/genre/fans-clubbers read more
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Sue Steward R.I.P.
It is very sad news to hear of the passing of Sue Steward. She was an inspiration to many and an excellent journalist and photo editor who I was lucky enough to work with at City Limits, The Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard and on various projects including her 'Salsa, Musical Heartbeat of Latin America'. I've posted a photo of Celia Cruz who sh… read more
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Frankie Paul R.I.P.
Very sad news to hear that the brilliant reggae singer Frankie Paul has passed away at the age of 52. I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing him on several occasions and he was a lovely man always joking, cheerful and a brilliant mimic. He will be greatly missed. Here's an obituary from The Guardian featuring one of my photographs of him… read more
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Interview with Mass Appeal
Here's an interview I did recently with Vikki Tobak at Mass Appeal talking about the shoot I did with RZA from Wu Tang Clan in 1994 and featuring the contact sheet from the shoot. It's the first time I've seen it too: https://massappeal.com/contact-high-david-corio-rza/ read more
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Whitney Houston Nick Broomfield documentary
There is a Nick Broomfield documentary on Whitney Houston coming out called 'Can I Be Me' featuring one of my photographs of her. It is featured in an article about the film in The Guardian from 25 April 2017: https://goo.gl/PMYeg3 read more
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Small Axe Bookzine
Ray Hurford's famous 'Small Axe' have always been essential reading for anyone interested in the history of reggae. He has recently republished five of them - Junior Byles, Jah Shaka, Culture, Reggae 68-71, King Tubby with updated photos and graphics including several of my Jah Shaka photos on the cover and inside. There are many old issues and ot… read more
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Leon Ware R.I.P.
Renowned soul singer, songwriter and producer Leon Ware has passed away. His best known songs were on the Marvin Gaye album 'I Want You' that he co-wrote and produced. There are several in-depth obituaries featuring my photos. The photos were taken in London on 9 November 1987. Here is one from Rolling Stone and one featuring a selection of his so… read more
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David Rodigan autobiography
David Rodigan's autobiography sounds like it is a fascinating read. Here's an article in the Guardian about him featuring one of my photographs. It was taken at Reggae Sunsplash at Crystal Palace football ground on 29 June 1985: https://goo.gl/MFU9xE read more
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Al Jarreau R.I.P.
Sad news to hear that the great jazz soul and r&b singer Al Jarreau has passed away. He had a truly unique voice and was a charming man. Here is a portrait I took of him in London on 13 August 1986. There is another from this shoot in the New York Times obituary: https://goo.gl/bJxPaV read more
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Interview about Orange Juice & Felt photo shoots in Soul Kitchen
I recently did a couple of interviews with Soul Kitchen - a French online magazine talking about my photo sessions with Orange Juice and Felt from the early 1980's including contact sheets of the entire sessions. You can read them here in French or English (some of the translation got a bit mixed up - I'm not normally in Bermuda when it gets to 20… read more
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John Hurt R.I.P.
Sad news to hear that John Hurt passed away. I photographed him at Claridge's Hotel on April 24 2008 and he was a joy to photograph. He arrived early and chatted while I was setting up my camera and proceeded to dance around the room at one point. A great actor and personality who always dominated the screen in all of his film roles. He will be sa… read more
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Iceland
Just back from a short visit to Iceland. There are a selection of photos here: http://davidcorio.com/photos/location/iceland and a video of Gullfoss waterfalls here: https://goo.gl/JW3kB9 read more
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Pete Burns Is Dead
One of rock music's real eccentrics Pete Burns has died of a heart attack. This photo was taken when he was the lead singer in Dead Or Alive at the ICA in London on 27 August 1981. read more
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Dario Fo Dies at 90
Dario Fo the Nobel winning Italian playwright has died at the age of 90. These photos were taken when he performed a masterclass at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London in 1984. He was best known for 'Accidental Death Of An Anarchist'. Here is an obituary from the New York Times: https://goo.gl/i35KFI read more
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Menorca Fiestas
I've been shooting for a few weeks in Menorca, one of the Spanish Balearic islands. The island is renowned for its fiestas and festivals along with its beautiful enigmatic megaliths. Go here to see more photos: http://davidcorio.com/photos/project/menorca-spain and here to see various videos: https://goo.gl/JCcl9g read more
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'Walls Come Tumbling Down' by Daniel Rachel
I highly recommend this new book 'Walls Come Tumbling Down' by Daniel Rachel charting the history of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge featuring contributions from all the major people involved (and three of my photos!) It is an important part of the history and politics of music in this country and has not been adequately documented unti… read more
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'Deadly' Headley Bennett RIP
Another reggae great has passed away. 'Deadly' Headley Bennett who played saxophone on hundreds if not thousands of great reggae tunes has just passed away. This photo was taken at Derrick Harriott's record store in Kingston, Jamaica in 2005. Here's an obituary from the Daily Telegraph: https://goo.gl/PnEzeu read more
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Interview on Radio London with Dotun Adebayo
Here's an interview I've just done with Dotun Adebayo on Robert Elms' Radio London show talking about my work and favourite spots in London. The interview starts at 17:07 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0446gmg read more
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George Clinton
Good to see George Clinton in fine form at WOMAD on July 30. Here's a diptych of him from a shoot I did of him in July 1985 and 31 years later. Still going strong. May the P Funk continue for a long time yet. Here's a video of the 'Atomic Dog' - last song of the night: https://goo.gl/IcoiBq read more
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Alan Vega R.I.P.
Alan Vega was one of the great musical innovators who fronted duo Suicide and was a major influence on punk music. He passed away recently at 78. Here's an obituary from the NY Daily News: http://goo.gl/Ymlnof read more
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Exhibition at Museum In The Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK
I have 20 music photos in an exhibition with photographer Fred Chance at the Museum In The Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire until June 26 2016. This is a video of the exhibition: https://goo.gl/xyScGW Here is some local press: http://goo.gl/r4i2M8 http://goo.gl/ZCkeAk read more
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Exhibition at Tropen Museum, Amsterdam
42 of my music photos are being exhibited at the Tropen Museum in Amsterdam from May 13 until October 2016.To see a video of the exhibition click here: https://youtu.be/GEzpnmFazG4 For more details click here: https://tropenmuseum.nl/nl/pers/rhythm-and-roots https://tropenmuseum.nl/en/exhibition-rhythm-and-roots read more
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Billy Paul R.I.P.
The highly underrated Philadelphia singer Billy Paul has just died. This photo was taken at his New Jersey home in 1985. read more
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Prince R.I.P.
What terribly sad news to hear of Prince passing away at such a young age. He was a huge musical influence on so many people and his early albums were way too under-appreciated. His music will always live on. To see more Prince photos go to this link: http://davidcorio.com/photos?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=prince read more
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Papa Wemba R.I.P.
Too many great musicians are passing away before their time. Now the great Congolese rumba singer and musician has passed away. Another legend has left us. read more
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Vladimir Kagan RIP
Sad to hear that legendary furniture designer Vladimir Kagan has died at the age of 88. I was lucky to photograph him at his Upper East Side apartment in NYC where many of his favourite pieces took pride of place. Here is an obituary: http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/furniture-designer-vladimir-kagan-dead read more
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Notorious B.I.G. / Biggie Smalls hologram performing live
There are potential plans in the offing for a hologram of Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls to be performing 'live' onstage again. Here are a couple of related articles from Time and The Guardian featuring my photographs: http://goo.gl/3dKwVU http://time.com/4276118/notorious-big-hologram/ read more
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Semana Santa, Seville, Spain
The Semana Santa celebrations leading up to Easter Sunday in Seville, Spain consist of over 60 processions through the city. They start and finish at the major churches in the city and the effigies of Jesus and Mary are carried by costaleros supporting the massive effigies whilst the penitents or Nazarenos and musicians follow them. See more photo… read more
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David Bowie R.I.P.
More sad news to start the new year hearing of the death of David Bowie. This photo was taken 20 years ago at Madison Square Garden, NYC on 9 January 1996.To see more photos from this concert click here: http://davidcorio.com/photos?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=david+bowie read more
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Natalie Cole R.I.P.
Sad news to hear that soul singer Natalie Cole has passed away after battling several illnesses.This photo was taken at the Dorchester Hotel in London in August 1987. She was a charming, elegant lady. read more
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Rhythm & Roots Exhibition at Africa Museum, Holland
I have over 50 photos in an exhibition at the Africa Museum in Berg En Dal, Holland on until 28 March 2016. Details are here: http://www.afrikamuseum.nl/nl/tentoonstelling/rhythmroots The photo of guests looking at my photograph of Wayne Smith is © Thomas van Oorschot fotografie read more
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Chrissie Hynde Autobiography
Chrissie Hynde's autobiography 'Reckless' is just out featuring my photo of her performing with The Pretenders at The Nashville Rooms on 8 March 1979. It's a very entertaining read and a good companion to Viv Albertine's autobiography from last year. read more
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Rico Rodriguez R.I.P.
Legendary ska and reggae trombonist Rico Rodriguez who also played with The Specials and Jools Holland has sadly passed away. The great hornsman's music will always live on. I took these photos of him in 1981 and 2015. Here is a video that I shot of him singing in 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4dG3gIHR9E read more
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Acapulco Gold NYC Tee Shirts
Acapulco Gold have produced two tee shirts featuring my composite images of the Wonder Wheel at Coney Island and Brooklyn Bridge. Here's a link to an interview I did with them: https://goo.gl/mlGBki Tees in black, grey, white and yellow can be ordered online here: https://goo.gl/JFf1dF https://goo.gl/7gbSyG read more
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Jah Shaka sound system still going strong
Here's a photo of Jah Shaka and his sound system I took in 1988 and here's a short video clip of him performing at Caribbean Edge, Bruce Grove, London on 19 June 2015 at 4am when the house lights have come on. No cameras were allowed but phones were OK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1D1rlaKPfQ&feature=em-upload_owner read more
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Campfire Talk by Chris Salewicz and one night photo exhibit
I have 4 triptychs being exhibited on June 18th for one night at Ditto, New North Road, London, N1 which is accompanying a talk that music writer Chris Salewicz is giving. Details are here: Campfire Chris Salewicz, author, broadcaster and screenwriter Thursday 18th June, 7pm RSVP Chris Salewicz has been chronicling popular culture… read more
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Ornette Coleman R.I.P.
A legend. read more
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'Shout Out!' Pirate Radio Exhibition at the I.C.A. London
'Shout Out!' UK Pirate Radio in the 1980's exhibition at the I.C.A. The Mall, London, SW1 from 26 May to July 19 features 12 of my photographs of various record shops and clubs that were influential on the scene in London in the 1980's. It then travels to The Phoenix in Leicester from July 23 to August 24. Here is a feature in The Guardian featuri… read more
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The Thrill Has Gone
Sad to hear the news that the great blues man B.B. King has passed away. A true legend and gentleman. The first musician I ever saw that made me cry while I photographed him. read more
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Ben E King R.I.P.
Sad to hear that another soul legend has departed the scene. Here is an obituary featuring one of my photos: http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/stand-by-me-singer-ben-e-king-dead-at-76/ar-BBj1CND read more
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Poll Tax Demonstrations anniversary
For more photos click here: http://davidcorio.com/photos?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=poll+tax 31 March 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the Poll Tax demonstrations. This started out as a peaceful march through the centre of London to highlight the poll tax that Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government imposed on the British public. Heavy-handed… read more
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Jamaica Decriminalises Marijuana
To commemorate the decriminalisation of marijuana in Jamaica recently here are a few photos of some reggae musicians partaking of the holy herb: http://davidcorio.com/photos?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=smoke There's a related article entitled 'Babylon Backs Down'on Slate.com with a couple of my photographs which is an interesting read. read more
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Yabby You album 'Dread Prophecy'
I would highly recommend everyone to get Yabby You's 'Dread Prophecy' on Shanachie Records. It's a 3 cd compilation featuring many of his classic tracks along with rarities and dub plates, many of which have never been released before: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/yabby-you-dread-prophecy-20150317 read more
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Steve Strange R.I.P.
Sad news to hear that one of the originators of the new romantics scene has died at such an early age. This photo was taken during his Visage days at a special party for actress Diana Dors in 1981. read more
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Carroll Thompson & Janet Kay live in London
Just had the pleasure of watching Carroll Thompson and Janet Kay two of the Queens of Lovers' Rock performing at the Jazz Cafe in Camden Town, London. To see some videos I shot of them there click on these links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDVBpGbE-38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ_R0dXrYiA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_9qB3N… read more
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John Holt R.I.P.
Legendary reggae singer John Holt has just died after an illness at the age of 69. A singer who was hugely popular from his early days with the Paragons followed by a solo career that gave him dozens of hits with rocksteady, lovers rock and roots tunes. He will be sadly missed. Here is an obituary from The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/mu… read more
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New live Augustus Pablo and Gregory Isaacs albums
I'd recommend two vinyl only releases on Cleopatra Records not only because they have my photos on their covers 'Augustus Pablo live at Greek Theater 1984' and Gregory Isaacs live Roxy Theater' in 1982. Both sounding raw and in great form too. read more
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Nick Cave exhibition at Proud Gallery, Camden, London
I have about 13 prints of early images of Nick Cave and the Birthday Party - several never before seen - being exhibited at the Proud Gallery at The Stables in Camden Town, London from September 3 to November 2 entitled 'Nick Cave : Chasing The Myth' along with photos by several other photographers including Steve Double, Andrew Whitton and Amelia… read more
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Viv Albertine Autobiography
I have several photos of Viv Albertine in her autobiography 'Clothes Clothes Clothes Music Music Music Boys Boys Boys' published by Faber & Faber. It's a very good honest read recounting her days in The Slits along with the characters she mixed with including Johnny Thunders, Mick Jones, Sid Vicious etc. and moves on to where she is now. Highly re… read more
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Nadine Gordimer R.I.P.
Nobel prize winner Nadine Gordimer was one of South Africa's greatest authors and one of the literary world's most powerful voices against apartheid fighting for the release of Nelson Mandela. More recently she became a powerful campaigner in the HIV/AIDS movement. I was lucky to get to meet her briefly for a quick photo session in 1987 at her pub… read more
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Bobby Womack R.I.P.
What sad news to hear of the passing of the great soul legend Bobby Womack. His career lasted five decades and his voice was one of the most distinctive in music. I was lucky enough to meet and photograph him several times and he was always willing to talk about his music and welcomed me into his LA home. A few photos of him are here: http://da… read more
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Punk v Rap show in Toronto, Canada
I have 10 hip hop photos in an exhibition at the Analogue Gallery, 673 Queens Street West Toronto, Canada from May 1 until June 15. Details are here: http://scotiabankcontactphoto.com/open-exhibitions/1510 read more
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Rik Mayall R I P
Sad news to hear of Rik Mayall passing away. Here's a photo of him in 1981 performing at a Comic Strip show in London. The following year the groundbreaking comedy tv show 'The Young Ones' would bring him to fame. read more
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Will Gaines R.I.P.
Sad news to hear of the passing of Will Gaines. An incredible tap dancer who would bring a small piece of hardboard into a club and wow the crowd with his amazing dance moves. Here's an obituary from The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/may/14/will-gaines read more
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Amy Winehouse Murals
Here are a selection of some of the Amy Winehouse murals spotted in Camden Town, north London near to where Amy Winehouse used to live and hang out: http://davidcorio.com/photos?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=winehouse read more
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Interview in D-Photo Magazine
Here's an interview I did with D-Photo Magazine based in New Zealand: http://www.dphoto.co.nz/articles/he-shot-rock-and-roll/ read more
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U2 Exhibition in Bologna, Italy
I have an exhibition of 20 of my early U2 photos at Ono Arte gallery in Bologna, Italy starting on March 6 until April 5. Details are here: http://www.themammothreflex.com/around/2014/02/24/u2-bloody-sunday-gli-u2-di-david-corio-allono-di-bologna/ Here's a related interview with www.photorandom.com: http://www.photorandom.com/david-corio-th… read more
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Who Shot Rock & Roll Film & Talk
I will be doing a Q&A with Jill Furmanovsky and curator Gail Buckland on Wednesday March 12 at the new Rock Archive/Olympus Gallery at 199 Bishopsgate, London, EC2. The gallery is open daily and features a mix of different Rock Archive photographers' work. read more
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Performing Right Society
My photo of P J Harvey is in the Performing Right Society centenary exhibition at the Getty Gallery at 46 Eastcastle Street, London, W1 until March 12. More details are here: http://www.gettyimagesgallery.co.uk/exhibitions/default.aspx Omnibus Press will also be publishing a book '100 Years of British Music' to celebrate the centenary. read more
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Wayne Smith R.I.P.
Another important reggae singer has died. Wayne Smith best known for his song 'Under Mi Sleng Teng' which changed the sound of dancehall music passed away in Jamaica on 17 February. Here is a short obituary from Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/reggae-pioneer-wayne-smith-dead-at-48-20140220 read more
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Amiri Baraka formerly known as Leroi Jones R.I.P.
The American poet and author has just died in his home town of Newark, New Jersey. This photo was taken at Brixton Town Hall where he was speaking at a memorial show after the murder of the Jamaican dub-poet Michael Smith. His performance was an amazingly passionate display and had the whole audience on their feet. He was always provocative and wo… read more
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Junior Murvin R.I.P.
Sad news that the great falsetto voice of Junior Murvin is no more. He passed away in Jamaica on 2 December 2013. Never a prolific singer, his version of 'Police & Thieves' is one of reggae's classic tunes and his other work with Lee Perry is very under-rated.Here's David Katz's Guardian obituary: http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/03/juni… read more
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Chat's Palace Blog
Here's a short audio interview I did for Chat's Palace regarding the legendary Four Aces club in Dalston, Hackney, East London: http://whatischatspalace.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/it-was-a-good-time-to-be-in-and-around-hackney/ read more
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Vampire Weekend
Here is Vampire Weekend who I shot earlier this year on top of the MetLife Building in NYC. They have just been voted 'Best Act In The World Today' by Q Magazine readers. Here's the article in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/arts/music/vampire-weekends-evolution-in-modern-vampires-of-the-city.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&adxnnl=… read more
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Pearly Kings & Queens
Here are some recent photos of Pearly Kings & Queens in Guildhall Square http://davidcorio.com/photos/project/pearlies and videos of the parade to St. Mary-Le-Bow Church http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnD_2MrT1hc and Pearlies entering the Church http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1FtR33gHzg read more
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Prince Jazzbo RIP
Another reggae great has passed away. Prince Jazzbo was one of the best dj's who rode the rhythm over countless Studio One tunes and Lee Perry sides - he passed away on September 11 2013. To see more photos of him click here: http://davidcorio.com/photos?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=prince+jazzbo Never as well known as U-Roy or Big Youth, Jazzbo's … read more
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Macmillan De'Longhi Charity Art Auction
There is an art auction in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support at the Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7 EDU with some great art and photography pieces including my Bob Marley image up for auction on Monday 23 September 2013. The gallery is open each day up to the auction for public viewing read more
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Sun Ra Arkestra
Just saw the Sun Ra Arkestra at Cafe Otto in Dalston, London UK led by the ever young 89 year old Marshall Allen. To see some videos of the evening go to these links: http://youtu.be/bUgIrqAQk_s http://youtu.be/0uEH-yZq19M http://youtu.be/Dxl79Yyt4zg read more
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Skulls at St Leonard's Crypt in Hythe, Kent, UK
This is the crypt of a small church in Hythe, Kent I visited recently on the south coast of England containing 2000 skulls and 8000 thigh bones probably dating from the 15th century. There are more photos here: http://davidcorio.com/photos?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=st+leonard%27s To see a video of the crypt go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=… read more
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Cornell Campbell live at Lambeth Country Show
Just saw Cornell Campbell singing at Lambeth Country Show on 21 July 2013 and still in great voice. You can see a video I shot of him doing two of his best known songs here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak-i7WV2C2o read more
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Cedric Brooks RIP
Very sad news to hear that Cedric 'Im' Brooks the legendary Jamaican sax player has died. He can be heard on classic Studio One songs like Burning Spear's 'Door Peeper' and the Abyssinians 'Satta Massagana' and his group Mystic Revelation of Rastafari brought jazz and nyahbinghi drumming together in a way that had never been heard before. He lived… read more
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Bobby 'Blue' Bland RIP
Sad to hear of Bobby 'Blue' Bland passing away on June 24. Here are two photos I took of him performing in 1982 and 2007 in London and NYC - a great passionate blues singer with a marvellous rich voice. Here is an obituary from The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/24/bobby-blue-bland read more
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Ken Boothe video
Here's a video I shot of the great Ken Boothe singing Bill Wither's 'Ain't No Sunshine' at a recent show in Brooklyn. Still in fine voice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5quOoCvUnI8 read more
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Rock Square Interview
Here's an in-depth interview I have just done with the music memorabilia web-site Rock Square: http://www.rocksquare.com/community/featuredstores/2396 read more
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Margaret Thatcher Death Party
A few thousand people celebrated the death of Margaret Thatcher in a rainy Trafalgar Square on Saturday 14th April 2013. You can see more photos here: http://davidcorio.com/photos/project/mummies-etc and videos here: http://youtu.be/L39vXFe986E http://youtu.be/YgmaDjJbq6U read more
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Richard Briers R.I.P.
The actor Richard Briers whose work varied from Shakepeare and Chekhov to 'The Good Life' on tv has just died. This is a portrait I took of him while during a rehearsal break in Richmond in 1985. read more
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The Lumineers
I just shot The Lumineers on New York's Highline. They are currently being touted as one of the best new bands around. Here's the article on them in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/arts/music/the-lumineers-strange-road-to-the-top-10.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0 read more
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Cecil Womack R.I.P.
Cecil Womack was best known as part of the duo Womack and Womack.He passed away on February 1 2013. Here are two portraits I took of him and his wife Linda. This is the obituary from The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/feb/05/cecil-womack read more
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D-Photo cover article
Here's my photo of The Pretenders on the cover of D-Photo that has an interview with me talking about my live music photography. It is to coincide with the 'Who Shot Rock & Roll' exhibition currently on in Auckland, New Zealand. Copies can be purchased here: http://giveamag.co.nz/d-photo-issue-052-february-march-2013 read more
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Portrait of actor John Lithgow
Here's a recent photo of John Lithgow who just published an interesting article in the New York Times on performing at the National Theatre in London: http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/theater/john-lithgows-discovery-at-britains-national-theater.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1358262160-vwy3ScHzTn0vbkmOth8J+w read more
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Jayne Cortez R.I.P.
Jazz poet Jayne Cortez died at the end of December 2013.Here is the obitury from the New York Times featuring one of my photographs: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/arts/jayne-cortez-poet-and-performance-artist-dies-at-78.html?ref=todayspaper read more
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'Live in London' Exhibition in Milan
I have an exhibition of my music photographs in Photographia Gallery at Viale Lazio 1 in Milan beginning on November 7. See their web-site at www.photo-graphia.it for more details Here's a short video of the exhibition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUCwB28KEpU&feature=youtu.be read more
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Lomography Sprocket Rocket Interview
Here's a new interview I have done with the Lomography people featuring a lot of my recent Sprocket Rocket photographs from my recent travels: http://www.lomography.com/magazine/lifestyle/2012/11/19/david-corio-takes-us-on-the-road-with-the-sprocket-rocket read more
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Who Shot Rock and Roll Exhibition in New Zealand
I have photos of The Pretenders, Grace Jones and Salt N Pepa in the Who Shot Rock & Roll exhibition that is now on at Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand until 3 March 2013: http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/whats-on/news/gallery-to-host-photographic-rock-and-roll-exhibition read more
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Memoirs From The Moshpit Exhibition in Florence, Italy
I have an exhibition of 30 of my music photographs at SACI, Florence, Italy from September 20 2012 until October 31. Details can be found here: http://www.saci-florence.edu/exhibition_details.php?id=142 read more
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Megaliths Exhibition in Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK
I have an exhibition of my Megalith photographs beginning on October 1 2012 until 17 November 2012 at Mills Cafe, 55 High Street, Stroud, Gloucestershire as part of a series of exhibitions in Stroud featuring landscape photographs including shows by Don McCullin, Andy Goldsworthy, Alisdair Shepherd, James Kriszyk and Alexandra Collins. http://w… read more
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One Good Thing About Music photo exhibition
I have an exhibition of music photos at Chats Palace, 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, Hackney, London E9 until October 28 2012. Call 07921816754 for opening times and further info. Here's an interview I did for the show - http://www.filmsnotdead.com/2012/07/02/one-good-thing-about-music-david-corio/ read more
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Barton Benes
Our dear friend the artist Barton Benes died in May. I took the photographs for his book 'Curiosa' that features many of his relic art pieces. Here is an article in the New York Times about what is happening to his NYC apartment: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/after-an-artists-death-his-home-becomes-a-work-of-art/ He will be sa… read more
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Lomography Magazine
Here's a 'Behind The Lens' interview I've just done with Lomography magazine - the people behind the Lomo, Sardina, Diana, Holga and other unusual film cameras: http://www.lomography.com/magazine/lifestyle/2012/07/09/behind-the-lens-interview-with-david-corio read more
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Who Shot Rock & Roll
Opening on June 23 2012 at the Annenburg Space for Photography in LA. Here's the LA Times review featuring my Grace Jones photo from Drury Lane, London in 1981. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/03/classic-rock-images-to-show-at-annenberg-space-for-photography.html#more read more
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Photo exhibition in Lucca, Italy
I have a selection of my punk images in a show in the beautiful city of Lucca, Italy until August 4 2012. See the link below for more details: http://www.artapartofculture.net/2012/07/01/immagine-del-suono-2012-three-times-they-are-a-changin/ read more
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Bruce Springsteen group show in Milan
I have photos of Bruce Springsteen in a group show at Photographia Gallery in Milan, Italy until July 14. This is the gallery web-site: http://www.photo-graphia.it/eventiextraruborn.htm Here is a news item in Repubblica: http://d.repubblica.it/argomenti/2012/06/12/foto/mostra_bruce_springsteen_milano-1083359/5/#media read more
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Chuck Brown RIP
The Godfather of Go Go has passed away. The Washington DC dance music scene had a distinct style with heavy percussion led funk created by Chuck Brown and made popular by the likes of Little Benny & The Masters and Troublefunk. Here's a short obituary from NPR: http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/05/17/152854093/go-go-legend-chuck-brown-die… read more
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The Wainwright Family
I just shot Loudon, Rufus, Martha, Lucy Wainwright and Suzzy Roche on the Lower East Side, NYC for a New York Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/arts/music/the-wainwrights-play-town-hall.html?_r=1 If you click on the multimedia section and watch the video I make a very brief appearance at the 16 sec mark! read more
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Maurice Sendak RIP
Famed children's book illustrator and author Maurice Sendak passed away on May 8. Here's a photo of him in his Connecticut home from 2003 and an obituary from People magazine: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20593789,00.html read more
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Lloyd Brevett RIP
Another great reggae musician is no longer with us. Lloyd Brevett was the bassist for the Skatalites, The Soul Brothers and Soul Vendors and played many of the bass lines on Studio One's greatest rhythms. Here is an obit from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17952383 read more
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Adrienne Rich
Poet, essayist and feminist Adrienne Rich has passed away. When I met her she said she didn't like to be photographed but she agreed to go outside - leaning on a mailbox the New York street and traffic made her more relaxed. Here is the NY Times obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/books/adrienne-rich-feminist-poet-and-author-dies-at-82.… read more
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James Corden
Here's an article on James Corden opening on Broadway from the New York Times featuring my portrait backstage at the Aldwych Theatre in London: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/theater/james-cordens-one-man-two-guvnors-on-broadway.html?pagewanted=all read more
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Whitney Houston RIP
Sad news to hear of Whitney Houston passing away. A great voice and dynamic live performer in the earlier part of her career. More photos can be seen here: http://davidcorio.com/photos/genre/soul-r-b?page=3 Here's the New York Times obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/arts/music/whitney-houston-dies.html?_r=1 and one from Time … read more
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Sinead O'Connor photo shoot
I was just at Sinead O'Connor's house in County Wicklow shooting her portrait for the New York Times. Here is the article by Ravi Somaiya: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/arts/music/sinead-oconnors-how-about-i-be-me-and-you-be-you.html you can see more photos here: http://davidcorio.com/photos/genre/rock-pop-punk?page=6 read more
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My Bob Marley photo used in legal opinion
Here's an article on Reuters by Terry Baynes regarding one of my photographs being used in a legal opinion by a judge in NYC: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/20/us-judge-photos-idUSTRE80J1XY20120120 abajournal.com is also reporting on it with interesting readers comments. read more
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Winston Riley RIP
News that another reggae legend, Winston Riley has passed away after numerous assassination attempts on his life last year. He sang in the one of the greatest harmony groups The Techniques in the 60's and went on to produce some classic reggae songs from 'Double Barrel' by Ansel Collins to Tenor Saw's 'Ring The Alarm' using his famous 'Stalag' rhy… read more
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Sam Rivers RIP
Another jazz great has passed away. Sam Rivers was one of the first great jazz men I got to photograph. Going back over my negs I found this one that had some weird chemical damage on it but frames him quite nicely. Accidental mistakes can sometimes work out well. read more
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Philip 'Fattis' Burrell
Sad to see that reggae producer Philip 'Fattis' Burrell just passed away. Here is Rob Kenner's obituary in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/arts/music/philip-burrell-influential-jamaican-record-producer-dies-at-57.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries and David Katz's from The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/dec/06/… read more
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Who Shot Rock & Roll: Photographers of Rock & Roll
I have some photos in the touring show 'Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present' that started off at Brooklyn Museum. It is currently on at Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, USA until January 15 2012. http://www.tucsonmuseumofart.org/exhibitions/who-shot-rock-roll-a-photographic read more
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Sun Ra v Peter Tosh blog
Here's a recent blog from EJS discussing a couple of my photos: http://www.intellectualrefuge.com/vol1/sun-ra-vs-peter-tosh read more
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Backstage Pass: Rock & Roll Photography
A few of my photos are in this exhibition at Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire until January 15 2012 http://www.currier.org/nowonview.aspx read more
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L'Ultima Rivoluzione
I've got some punk photos in an exhibition at ONO Arte Contemporanea, Via Santa Margherita 10, Bologna, Italy until December. It features photos and punk artifacts including original art work from Jamie Reid. http://www.onoarte.com/ and here's a clip from Italian RAI tv: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKqzhPvLVPo read more
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TV interview
Here's a skype/tv interview I did in November 2010 for Akron Art Museum to coincide with their exhibition of 'Who Shot Rock & Roll' http://vimeo.com/16448039 read more
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WHRW Radio Interview
Here's a link to radio interview I did with Ras Charles on his reggae show on WHRW in 2006: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/16280 read more
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WKCR Radio Interview
Here's a link to a radio interview I did with Carter Van Pelt in NYC in 2008: http://www.archive.org/details/DavidCarioWithCarterVanPeltOnWkcr89.9FmNewYork read more
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Interview in Juice Magazine
Here's a link to an interview I did in Juice Magazine in 2010 for my Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia exhibition at Zinc Gallery: http://www.juiceonline.com/features/interview-david-corio/ read more
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Hong Kong interview
Here's a short interview I did with Friday Magazine in Hong Kong for an exhibition - for anyone who can read Chinese. read more
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Evening Standard review of 'Memoirs From The Moshpit'
Sue Steward's review of my exhibition from May 2007 read more
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David Corio's Best Shot
An article in The Guardian from 17 May 2007 read more
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Blog from my Kuala Lumpur exhibition
Here's a link to a blog about the exhibition and show I had in Kuala Lumpur in 2010: http://smalltimetraveller.wordpress.com/tag/david-corio/ read more
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AC/DC Interview
Here's a link to an interview I did with a French AC/DC fans web-site: http://www.highwaytoacdc.com/index.php?articleid=905 read more
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Interview in The Source
Here's a link to a short piece on me in The Source: http://www.thesource.com/articles/4672 read more