Now I'm Nothing

We'll love you anyhow.

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“I think we’re in a fucked up situation where the world is off-axis. […] Humans are just an accident, and when fully realized we will just exterminate ourselves, and we aren’t these enlightened creatures. We’re really just animals. And I do feel that way to some degree in real life. Take the promise of technology. Where’s that gotten us really? The more connected we are, the worse we are as a society.”

— Trent Reznor, ew interview.

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1999 press kit for “THE FRAGILE.”

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SPIN Magazine [January 2000]

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Option: Music Alternatives [July/August, 1994]

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Livewire [June/July, 1995]

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Booklet included with the 2017 reissue of The Fragile.

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Booklet included with the 2017 reissue of The Downward Spiral.

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Booklet included with the 2017 reissue of Broken.

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Hit Parader. (May 2000). Nine Inch Nails: Reznor’s Dilemma. pp. 50-53

How did Reznor choose to handle his sudden and somewhat unexpected deification by the rock hordes? Did he welcome it with open arms, as so many other platinum-covered rockers may have done? Fat chance! Rather, he chose to go underground, sequestering himself away from the adoring eyes of his public for the better part of four years.

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Hit Parader. (August 1994). Nine Inch Nails: Caught in Controversy. pp. 72-73

Reznor is a very intense individual. On this day, he's thumbing through a medical tomb titled The Atlas of Gynecological Pathology, and after displaying what a syphilis bacteria looks like when enlarged 300 times, he offers illustrations demonstrating how the disease can annihilate man's most vital organs. A sly smile crosses his face - Trent seldom smiles. "Things could be worse."

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Trent Reznor photographed by Taryn Simon, i-D magazine, 1999

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Select Magazine [April 1994]

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MARVIN Issue #8 [September 27th, 2022]

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Circus Magazine [January 31st, 1993]

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2008 promotional portraits I shot of Trent Reznor for Nine Inch Nails' Ghosts I-IV, which marked its 15th anniversary this year. We did this shoot the way we did most things around this era: minimal and DIY. Trent and I had recently had great success just driving around London taking impromptu promo shots for NIN's Year Zero with no plan/crew/budget (still some of my favorite portraits I’ve done), so we decided to do the same thing for Ghosts and just take a day trip out to Joshua Tree National Park and drive around looking for inspiration. Some of the material became promo shots complementary to the in-studio portraits I previously shared here, and some of it became artwork for the album.

I also released some Limited Edition signed/numbered fine art photography prints from this shoot.

This is my fifth collection of Ghosts I-IV photography shared here for its 15th anniversary - see the others here.

Read about my desert photography and the creative process of the Ghosts I-IV artwork

This photo set is part of an ongoing reexamination of my work with Nine Inch Nails and How to Destroy Angels that I've been sharing across social media. For more, follow me here on Tumblr and on Instagram and Facebook. If you enjoy my work and want to dig deeper, consider supporting me on Patreon for frequent exclusive hi-res wallpaper packs, behind-the-scenes features, downloads, events, contests, and an awesome fan community. Direct fan support is what keeps me going as an independent creator, and it means the world to me.

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Sega Power (UK) - May 1994