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The Faces of Music: Portrait Photography by Francesco Carrozzini

Words by Kiriakos Spirou

Paris, France

Who could ever imagine, let alone bring together Katy Perry, Anthony Hegarty, Kanye West, Keith Richards, David Byrne and Justin Bieber in the same room? The answer? An  absurdly well-connected New York socialite — or in our case, photographer and music-video director Francesco Carrozzini. An established photographer who works for some of the world’s leading magazines, Carrozzini is also the man behind many well-known music videos from  artists such as Lana del Rey, Beyoncé and Sia. What he is best known for however is his well-crafted portrait photography — a selection of which is currently on display at Earth Gallery in Paris, as part of the artist’s first solo show in the city.

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Sting
Format : 13 x 20 inches
Year : 2010

© Francesco Carrozzini.

Courtney LoveFormat : 19 x 13 inchesYear : 2013
© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Courtney Love
Format : 19 x 13 inches
Year : 2013

© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Including evocative and sometimes intimate portraits of some of the world’s most popular musical artists, the exhibition reveals the important role music plays in Carrozzini’s career. "Music is integral to every aspect of my artistic process” he admits in an artist’s statement he released on the occasion of his Earth Gallery show; “through photography, I explored different ways to translate these musician's work into imagery.” Indeed, Carrozzini’s images, some of which have never been presented to the public before, manage to capture the essence and mood of each artist’s work, all the while revealing different degrees of trust and friendship between the photographer and his subjects.

CiaraFormat : 13 x 20 inchesYear : 2011 
© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Ciara
Format : 13 x 20 inches
Year : 2011 

© Francesco Carrozzoni.

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Asap Rocky
Format : 13 x 20 inches
Year : 2013

© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Anthony HegartyFormat : 13 x 20 inchesYear : 2013
© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Anthony Hegarty
Format : 13 x 20 inches
Year : 2013

© Francesco Carrozzoni.

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Lana Del Rey
Format : 13 x 20 inches
Year : 2014

© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Justin Bieber Format : 17 x 13 inchesYear : 2015
© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Justin Bieber 
Format : 17 x 13 inches
Year : 2015

© Francesco Carrozzoni.

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David Byrne
Format : 16 x 20 inches
Year : 2011 

© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Erykah BaduFormat : 13 x 20 inchesYear : 2014
© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Erykah Badu
Format : 13 x 20 inches
Year : 2014

© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Keith RichardsFormat : 15 x 20 inchesYear : 2008
© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Keith Richards
Format : 15 x 20 inches
Year : 2008

© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Marylin Manson Format : 13 x 20 inchesYear : 2011
© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Marylin Manson 
Format : 13 x 20 inches
Year : 2011

© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Katie PerryFormat : 17 x 17 inchesYear : 2012
© Francesco Carrozzoni.

Katie Perry
Format : 17 x 17 inches
Year : 2012

© Francesco Carrozzoni.