David Corio

photographer

British[1] b. 1960, London, England[1] active 1978–present

David Corio is a London-born photographer who began his professional career in 1978. He has worked extensively as a freelance photographer for major publications including the Daily Telegraph, The Times, Q, and Rolling Stone. His work spans music photography (notably of black musicians), portraits, travel, and landscape projects. A significant portion of his portfolio includes 'Megaliths', a 14-year project documenting prehistoric standing stones in England and Wales. His photographs have been exhibited internationally at institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Photographer’s Gallery, and Fotografiska.[1,2]

  • Music photography
  • Portraits
  • Landscape
  • Megaliths
  • Travel

Books

Works by David Corio

  • 2003 Megaliths: The Ancient Stone Monuments of England and Wales Jonathan Cape/Random House · book · English · ISBN 9780224064644 A photographic survey of megalithic sites.
  • 1999 The Black Chord Universe · book Collection of photographs of black musicians.
  • 2002 The Couture Accessory Abrams · book Book of haute couture accessories.

Exhibitions

  • 2024 Diva Victoria and Albert Museum, London · group
  • 2023 Retrospective of music photography The Elliott Gallery, Amsterdam · solo

References

  1. davidcorio.com link
  2. rockarchive.com link