david corio
Whilst working in an industrial darkroom, David Corio began freelancing for the NME and worked for them on a regular basis from 1979 till 1984 getting to photograph Bob Marley, Jerry Garcia new unsigned bands like U2 and The Birthday Party. He worked for The Face, Time Out and Black Echoes and was photographer, music listings and nightclubbing editor of City Limits in the early eighties. He also took portraits for the Telegraph, The Times and The Guardian.
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Prince by photographer David Corio taken live in concert at Wembley Arena, London England in August 1986. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
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Bob Marley triptych of 3 images by photographer David Corio, Crystal Palace Bowl, London, 7 July 1980. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Photographer notes: This was Bob Marley’s last London concert and one of his final shows before his untimely death 10 months later. I’m sure not many people knew of his illness as he performed a stirring two-hour show that afternoon. He wasn’t even aware of how sick he was himself.
This venue has a lake in front of the stage and as I didn’t own a long lens I waded into the lake with my camera and a few rolls of film in a plastic grocery bag. I got to the front of the stage where the water was about four feet deep and shot from there.
Bob performed in an almost hypnotic trance. Of the three rolls I shot I think he has his eyes open in only two of the photos. He was a shaman dancing, his locks all over his face throughout the show.
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Johnny Ramone of the Ramones by photographer David Corio, Hammersmith Odeon, London 1980. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
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Archival fine art print on Hahnemühle photo rag - hand signed and numbered by the photographer.
Size information on each photo page.
NOTE: Measurements quoted are paper size, with the printed image being slightly smaller to create a natural border to house the photographer’s signature and edition number