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Discovery Inn, The Photographs of Danny Clinch [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Danny Clinch (Editor, Photographer), Craig Kanarick (Editor), Jesse Higman (Foreword)
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October 1, 1998
Discovery Inn, is a collection of photographs of musicians taken by Danny Clinch over the last decade. From striking publicity and album images to intimate, behind-the-scenes documentary work, Clinch has chosen the world of music as the mise en scene on which he channels his unique gift. Spontaneous, evocative, powerful, and unpretentious, Clinchs work will appeal to lovers of music, culture, fine photography, and to anyone interested in peering into the more human moments of rock glory.

Some of the many artists featured include: Radiohead, The Breeders, Ol Dirty Bastard, the Beastie Boys, Tupac Shakur, Pavement, Beck, Pearl Jam, Luscious Jackson, and Johnny Cash. Discovery Inn also features never before published photographs of artists such as Phish, Blind Melon, PJ Harvey, Michael Stipe, and Stevie Wonder.


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Danny Clinch has made a career out of capturing far more than a musician's public persona in compelling and surprising photographic portraits. This gorgeous collection of Clinch's work reveals his tendency toward the unconventional--a photo of Tupac Shakur faces one of Iggy Pop, while Ol' Dirty Bastard (lying in squalor, raising a 40 ounce) is sequenced right next to Tony Bennett (adjusting his ascot).

Discovery Inn features about a hundred revealing black-and-white shots of a diverse group of musicians: PJ Harvey, mid-shimmy; Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, stage diving and, later, reflecting; Pavement, yawning; Little Jimmy Scott, debonair; Jimmy Cliff, communing; Redman, buried alive; the Beastie Boys, fooling around with ex-Knick Anthony Mason; Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, represented by their record collection; Public Enemy's Flavor Flav, getting a reaction even when he's not being outrageous. Clinch's favorite subjects--Metallica, Blind Melon, Phish, Smashing Pumpkins, David Byrne, and a host of blues legends--get a true fan's treatment, featured repeatedly in a variety of environments.

The opening page features a shot of a motel marquee that reads "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking too much space." An apt credo for the musical subjects Clinch shoots--but also for the technique and content of his photos. --Randy Silver

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Danny Clinch captures the more spontaneous side of indie and rap greats like Jon Spencer, Kim Deal, Flavor Flav, Ween, Helmet's Page Hamilton, and more, in a series of beautiful black-and-white photos that will please music and photography fans alike. -- Paper 12/98

Music photography is, not surprisingly, a bit like music: Just when you think there's nothing left to wring out of the same old rock-band cliches, somebody figures out a way to keep things interesting. In this gorgeous collection, Clinch manages to inventively capture overexposed rock stars like Eddie Vedder and the Smashing Pumpkins, making their images seem fresh even though you've seen them a hundred times. Maybe it's because these arty little, unexpected shots are so unlike the pop-star pinups you're used to. -- Entertainment Weekly 11/20/98

gritty, in-the-trenches documentary. Spontaneous! -- New York 10/26/98

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Razorfish Studios; illustrated edition edition (October 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0966410009
  • ISBN-13: 978-0966410006
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,446,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars danny's photos, July 6, 2003
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danny is a brillant photographer--a master with black and white film and obviously a very creative guy with his subject matter. a lot of thought goes into his photos. this is an excellent book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Showcasing unparalleled skill, April 9, 2003
This review is from: Discovery Inn, The Photographs of Danny Clinch (Hardcover)
Danny Clinch is, in my opinion, the most skilled rock photographer the genre has seen. And it isn't just rock - his subjects come from a multitude of musical backgrounds. His photographs are gorgeously composed, often spontaneous, intimate, insightful, and articulate. Most notably, his work breaks through the superficial shell of music legends that they have become accustomed to showing to the media. Clinch approaches these people on a personal level, and in doing so captures moments with a sensitivity and decisiveness that you'd be hard pressed to find anywhere. He works in any number of formats, but regardless of the camera he's using, the results are consistently good. This book is an amazing showcase of Clinch's work and is something both music fans and followers of photography will find great value in. Highly recommended.
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