Overview

• Brian Griffin, one of the most influential British photographers of his generation, has died at the age of 75.
• Griffin's work, known for its playful subversion of conventional contemporary corporate photography, graced many album covers for artists such as Depeche Mode, Iggy Pop, and Elvis Costello.
• His photography drew inspiration from a variety of sources, including the industrial influences of his childhood, Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, and Renaissance paintings.
• Griffin's work has been celebrated in retrospective exhibitions at Reykjavík Art Museum, and London’s V&A and National Portrait Gallery.
• He received the Royal Photographic Society Centenary Medal in 2013 and was named The Guardian’s photographer of the decade in 1989.