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Danny Clinch

Danny Clinch (born 1964) [1] is an American photographer and film director.

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Early life and education

Born in Toms River, New Jersey, Clinch graduated from Toms River High School East in 1982. After attending Ocean County College, he attended the New England School of Photography, a two-year institution located in Boston. [2]

Biography

Clinch began his career as an intern for Annie Leibovitz, [3] and went on to photograph Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Tupac Shakur, The Smashing Pumpkins, Blind Melon, Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Nicole Atkins, and Björk.[ citation needed ]

His photographs have appeared in Vanity Fair , Spin , The New Yorker , The New York Times , [4] and Rolling Stone . Clinch has published the books: Discovery Inn, When the Iron Bird Flies, Still Moving, and, his most recent, Motor Drive. In February 2016, he was featured on 60 Minutes. [5]

Clinch directed a concert DVD documenting Pearl Jam's 2006 tour of Italy entitled Immagine in Cornice which was released in 2007. In 2013 he directed the video for the band's single Mind Your Manners . [6] [7] He also directed the DVD portion of Springsteen's Devils & Dust DVD box-set, and co-directed the 2019 film All I Can Say , which was composed of footage shot by late Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon on his video camera.[ citation needed ]

He is one of the founders of the Sea.Hear.Now Festival. [8]

Publications

Filmography

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