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16 × 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 × 18 in. (30 × 46 cm) image silver gelatin exhibition print.
Edition of 25. Hand-signed by photographer David Corio.
£155 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
“Michael Jackson was at Madame Tussaud’s in London to unveil his waxwork. He was only 28 years old. Due to his popularity two photo-shoots had been organized with 60 photographers set up on terraces for each session. I was in the second session, and it was a mobbed. Surrounded by heavy security, Michael posed with his waxwork, smiling professionally at the phalanx of flashguns. He kept his sunglasses on throughout the entire session, then just as he was leaving, he took them off and turned to look at the photographers once more. In that moment, he suddenly looked vulnerable and alone. This is that shot.” David Corio
Since he was 16 years old, pioneering photographer David Corio has built an unparalleled six-decade music photography archive. Corio has spent almost 50 years in recording studios, backstage dressing rooms and major cultural events, documenting the 20th century’s most groundbreaking musicians.
16 × 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 × 18 in. (30 × 46 cm) image silver gelatin exhibition print.
Edition of 25. Hand-signed by photographer David Corio.
£155 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
“Michael Jackson was at Madame Tussaud’s in London to unveil his waxwork. He was only 28 years old. Due to his popularity two photo-shoots had been organized with 60 photographers set up on terraces for each session. I was in the second session, and it was a mobbed. Surrounded by heavy security, Michael posed with his waxwork, smiling professionally at the phalanx of flashguns. He kept his sunglasses on throughout the entire session, then just as he was leaving, he took them off and turned to look at the photographers once more. In that moment, he suddenly looked vulnerable and alone. This is that shot.” David Corio
Since he was 16 years old, pioneering photographer David Corio has built an unparalleled six-decade music photography archive. Corio has spent almost 50 years in recording studios, backstage dressing rooms and major cultural events, documenting the 20th century’s most groundbreaking musicians.