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22 Classic and Right-Now Album Covers Photographed by Women
22 Classic and Right-Now Album Covers Photographed by Women
by The Luupe
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These strong, conceptual images guide the music we love.
Despite our love for non-stop streaming, vinyl never left our hearts, shelves, and turntables. So we compiled 20 of our favorite record covers by some or our favorite photographers.
These include classics like Annie Leibovitz' cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" and Beth Garrabant's cool and mysterious portrait of Taylor Swift for the cover of Folklore.
While many were made specifically for the albums, some, like Deanna Lawson's 2009 photograph "Binky and Tony Forever," which appeared on the cover of Blood Orange's Freetown Sound were licensed for their narrative and conceptual power.
Without further ado...
▲ Kendrick Lamar's Mr Morale & The Big Steppers photographed by Renell Medrano
▲ Taylor Swift's Folklore. Photo by Beth Garrabrant
▲ Solange's A Seat At The Table. Photo by Carlota Guerrerro
▲ Florence and the Machine's Dance Fever. Photo by Autumn De Wilde
▲ The Clash's London Calling. Photo by Penny Smith
▲ The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' (upcoming) Cool it Down. Photo by Alex Praeger
▲ Summer Walker's Still Over It. Photo by Deun Ivory
▲ Adele's 21. Photo by Lauren Dukoff
▲ Cardi B's Privacy. Photo by Jora Frantzis
▲ The Weekend's Dawn FM. Photo by Matilda Finn
▲ Au Revoir Simone's Move In Spectrums. Photo by Amelia Bauer and Elizabeth Marks Kibbey
▲ Lightning Dust. Photo by Jessica Eaton
▲ KVB - Photo by Maria Louceiro
▲ Sleater Kinney's The Hot Rock. Photo by Marina Chavez
▲ Bruce Speingsteen's Born In The USA. Photo by Annie Leibovitz
▲ The Ramones. Photo by Roberta Bailey
▲ Blood Orange's Freetown Sound. Photo by Deanna Lawson
▲ Lengaïa Salsa Brava's The Gold Diggers. Photo by Yvette Cakpo
▲ Gwen Stefani's Sweet Escape. Photo by Jill Greenberg
▲ First Aid Kit's Ruins. Photo by Lauren Dukoff
▲ Maria Mochnacz - PJ Harvey's Rid of Me. Photo by Maria Mochnacz
▲ Kojey Radical's Reason to Smile. Photo by NwakaOkparaeke
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The Luupe
The Luupe is a one-stop production company that is raising the bar for professional brand imagery on a global scale. With a highly curated and diverse network of professional women and non-binary photo and video creators across 80+ countries around the world, we are reinventing how brands produce original, local, and authentic visual stories that connect with a global audience. Our mission is to champion and amplify diverse perspectives from around the world — in front of and behind the lens.
