Music Videos with excellent photography

[p.giannakis]

I was watching (again) Black's wonderful Life video on Youtube. The photography in this video is just amazing.

What other songs are you aware of that have beautiful photography? Post them here.

 

[Keith]

A music clip not quite with beautiful photos ... but certainly a beautiful photographer using what many regard as a beautiful camera! LINK

 

[DominikDUK]

Herb Ritts was not only a good photographer he also directed quiet a few music videos. Some of them have some more than decent cinematography.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalin...s-music-videos?utm_term=.paQNaAGZg#.sbYB0XJG4

Always had a soft spot for Moby's Natural Blues. http://www.lachapellestudio.com/film/music-videos/moby-featuring-christina-ricci/

Directed by David Lachapelle who again is not only a more than decent photographer but also directed some great music videos

As for B/W Videos
My Immortal - Evanescense directed by David Mould
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5anLPw0Efmo

Hozier - Take Me To Church has pretty good though sometimes disturbing images Directed by Jason Koenig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYSVMgRr6pw

Metallica - The Unforgiven directed by
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckom3gf57Yw

The Cranberries - Zombie directed by Samuel Bayer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcwsfns7KPQ

Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle directed by Dawn Shadforth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jySfU10IQu4

 

[Sym101]

I like lots of Sade's music videos. Nice photography accompanied by beautiful music... And it sure helps that Sade is gorgeous!

Some of my favorites are "Cherish the day" and "King of sorrow".

 

[Sid836]

Does anyone remember the "Art of Landscape" music videos broadcasted by Channel 4?

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

I was watching (again) Black's wonderful Life video on Youtube. The photography in this video is just amazing.

What other songs are you aware of that have beautiful photography? Post them here.

I was confused when I read this post, and I'm not much wiser. I saw that video you mentioned, perhaps for the first time a couple of months ago and I thought that it was, indeed, marvellous. But I've just watched it again (and it is excellent) but, apart from the occasional backdrop, there aren't actually very many photographs in it.

Perhaps you may have meant cinematography, instead? Music videos with great cinematography are out there, for sure: I can think of a few. Videos featuring great photography = not so easy to find.
Cheers,
Brett

 

[tunalegs]

Enjoy the Silence, directed by Anton Corbijn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diT3FvDHMyo

Is probably my favorite "best" music video. It's pretty simple, but well staged, lit, and shot - and most of all it is interesting and coherent.

I recently came across this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHLbaOLWjpc which is exceptionally well lit and composed.

There are a lot more videos I would post, but I'll need to find official uploads first.

 

[jukka]

I was confused when I read this post, and I'm not much wiser.

According to my understanding its all well and good to refer to cinematography as photography.

One may talk about motion picture photography or film photography to make a distinction to regular photography, but still it is photography. In film productions they still have 'directors of photography', responsiple of the so called cinematography.

In the fairly recent film 'Ida', for instance, there is exceptional photography. Every scene is like a beatifull b&w shot.

Regarding music videos, Brian Ferry's 'Slave to love' springs to mind.
https://youtu.be/9kp3N3wQPO0

 

[krötenblender]

You may or may not like the music (I really do...), but "I Fink u Freaky" from "Die Antwoord", a south african cross over hip-hop techno I don't know what band. It was directed/shot by DavidBallen, a US photographer. It's strange, to say the least, but the photography is just brilliant.

If you can't bear this music and like more mainstream to accompany the pictures, nearly everything from Michel Gondry is really impressive IMHO.

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

According to my understanding its all well and good to refer to cinematography as photography.

One may talk about motion picture photography or film photography to make a distinction to regular photography, but still it is photography. In film productions they still have 'directors of photography', responsiple of the so called cinematography.

In the fairly recent film 'Ida', for instance, there is exceptional photography. Every scene is like a beatifull b&w shot.

Regarding music videos, Brian Ferry's 'Slave to love' springs to mind.
https://youtu.be/9kp3N3wQPO0

It's a subject I think is interesting personally, because there is some overlap between aspects of motion picture imaging and still photography, and other aspects of them that are very different. But if the term "photography" is used on a site aimed squarely at the practice of still imaging, with a meaning other than its usual and primary meaning intended, it's hardly surprising then, that the ordinary meaning of the word might be presumed.
Cheers
Brett

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

In the spirit of the original post here's one that's borne up well for the quality of the editing and cinematography from INXS.

Cheers
Brett

 

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[p.giannakis]

Thanks everyone, i enjoyed the suggestions.