""When a cover in a campaign hits right," said photographer Neil Krug, nominated for The Crux, "it's part of the language and the fabric of what makes a great record a great record.""
""Tyler knows exactly how to move his body, he's so well in control of that. I just have to be ready for whatever he's going to do in front of the lens," Perez said."
""It was mostly about an energy," said Critcheloe, who photographed the cover. "People have said to both of us that they can't figure out what the aesthetic of the album cover is," he added. "That's the best thing to hear.""
Album cover imagery functions as part of a record's language and identity, influencing how music is perceived. Portraits and staged images capture mood through expression, styling, and composition, often prioritizing an energy over a literal scene. Achieving these visuals depends on a shared visual vocabulary, references to specific aesthetics like surrealism and old Hollywood, and sustained collaboration among photographers, directors of photography, and art directors. Covers can reflect thematic tensions such as private life versus public persona and benefit from ambiguous aesthetics that resist easy categorization.
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