Bernard Sumner - By Philippe Carly

Limited edition print of Bernard Sumner by Philippe Carly. This image was taken at an early New Order gig in Brussels in 1981.

For Carly, photographing New Order in 1981, was like seeing a butterfly painfully emerging from a chrysalis. It was only one year since the death of Joy Division singer, Ian Curtis and he still cast a powerful shadow over the band.

Twenty-five years later, Carly is struck by the similarity between this striking image of Bernard Sumner, taken at the Ancienne Belgique and his famous shots of Ian Curtis: "The stares are almost identical, though this photo is taken sideways and the other was full frontal, the intensity of the look is magnetic and cuts right across the photo."

Limited Edition

This print is a strictly limited edition of 250 hand-numbered copies. Once these have sold out, no more will ever be produced.

Personally Signed

Each print in the edition is personally signed by the photographer Philippe Carly. A certificate of authenticity is supplied with each print.

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