Dave Hogan Michael Stipe at Brixton Photograph 001/495

Michael Stipe is caught in the charged concentration of a live performance, framed at a scale that keeps the moment immediate. Dave Hogan photographed the R.E.M. singer at London's Brixton Academy on June 24, 2003, and this Sonic Editions print is numbered 001 of 495—an unmistakable identifier within the closed edition. A certificate of authenticity accompanies it. Hogan's four decades as a major music photographer give the image a professional provenance beyond ordinary concert memorabilia: a known eye, a named venue, a specific night, and a precisely identified print. At 15.5 by 12.5 inches, the photograph is intimate enough to reward close looking while still carrying the stage's energy. Hang it above a turntable or record cabinet in a listening room, where the Brixton image can sit naturally among albums and the edition number can be discovered rather than announced.

Pairs well with David Cowles- REM Gouache