Headbangers - Hardcover

Jacob Ehrbahn; Per Folkver

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576877647 ISBN 13: 9781576877647

Publisher: POWERHOUSE BOOKS, 2015

Synopsis

Headbangers is the rockin' work of Danish photographer Jacob Ehrbahn, and a collaboration with dedicated heavy metal fans discovered at European metal festivals such as Denmark's Copenhell, Germany's Wacken Open Air and Sweden's Metaltown. Heavy metal fans go totally berserk when listening to their music; in this collection Ehrbahn's camera stops time and captures the moment of rapture headbangers experience at the pinnacle of their delight. Like a slow motion car crash or explosion, Ehrbahn finds the beauty in the chaos.

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Review:

"The rapid-fire photographic approach delivered some incredible results." --Slate.com

"Brilliant, energetic and skillyfully shot images of headbangers mid-bang." --It's Nice That

"Headbangers covers a rich milieu of fans, all united by a love for heavy metal music and the cathartic escape of headbanging." --British Journal of Photography

"The beautifully intimate portraits capture moments of uninhibited emotion -- both serious and joyous -- that would otherwise have been lost in the raucous crowd." --The Week

"Ehrbahn's images are more Humans of Nü Metal than Humans of New York (it's not exactly a diverse crowd) but individuality is definitely at work here, along with expressions of total abandon, catharsis, and occasional joy." --Omnivoracious, The Amazon Book Review

As seen in: The Guardian, Flavorpill, Artsy

About the Author:

Jacob Ehrbahn is a Danish photojournalist who has been a staff photographer at the Danish daily national newspaper Politiken since 2003. Over the years, Ehrbahn has covered prominent news stories as well as the daily lives of people throughout the world. He has received numerous awards for his work, including being named second and third place Newspaper Photographer of the Year by POYi in 2003 and 2011. He's a two-time World Press Photo winner with second and third-place prizes in 2004 and 2013. In 2015 he was named Photographer of the Year in Denmark for the third time. From time to time, Ehrbahn delves into labors of love on the side, away from his full-time job. Headbangers is one of these projects.

About this edition

• Publisher: POWERHOUSE BOOKS
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1576877647
• ISBN 13: 9781576877647
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128