David Corio
photographer
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]
Themes
- Music photography
- Portraits
- Landscape
- Megaliths
- Travel
Books
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Megaliths: The Ancient Stone Monuments of England and Walesphotographer · author
Works by David Corio
- Megaliths: The Ancient Stone Monuments of England and Wales 2003 · Jonathan Cape/Random House · book · English ISBN 9780224064644 A photographic survey of megalithic sites.
- The Black Chord 1999 · Universe · book Collection of photographs of black musicians.
- The Couture Accessory 2002 · 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