Photography 1986 - The Joshua Tree

Corbijn had built up a good relationship with U2 and in1986 they asked him to look for locations in north America that would represent a theme where the desert met civilisation. In December that same year, Corbijn brought U2 to Death Valley, California for a three day shoot. It was here that Corbijn told Bono of the significance of the Joshua Tree. With that Bono used this name for the title of their fifth studio album.

Corbijn useed a panoramic camera for these images. If you look closely at the second image, the band are slightly out of focus with the background in focus. Corbijn had never used a panoramic camera before, and was not familiar on how to use it. Excellent images though particularly the first. I like the way the band are positioned to the left of the frame showing the vast desert in the background.

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Corbijn, A. Werk