Fotografiska Talks: Live podcast with Brainstorm & Ingrid Kohtla on Anton Corbijn

On the evening before the exhibition “Corbijn, Anton” opened, Fotografiska hosted a live podcast recording exploring the creative relationship between Brainstorm and Anton Corbijn. The discussion touched on their collaborations – some of which reportedly took place in Estonia – Corbijn’s role in shaping the visual history of popular music, and what the band had been working on both then and at the time. The exhibition is on show at Fotografiska Tallinn from January 24 to April 30, 2026.  

Brainstorm was interviewed by Ingrid Kohtla, Head of Communications and Content Curator for Tallinn Music Week (TMW) and Station Narva.

Anton Corbijn once said about Brainstorm: “I can’t tell you how much I felt at home with them and felt we were all together trying to achieve something.”

So guests came to hear what that feeling of “home” sounded like from Brainstorm’s perspective.

The podcast was recorded live on 22 January at Fotografiska Tallinn. 

The intro for the live podcast is done by Margit Aasmäe, the CEO of Fotografiska Tallinn.

Brainstorm in Tallinn

Who doesn’t know Brainstorm? The Latvian pop-rock band shot to fame like a comet when they appeared on the Eurovision stage. They are still going strong and touring actively – and they also released a brand-new album in 2025.

Brainstorm and Anton Corbijn

The band arrived in Estonia as legendary music photographer Anton Corbijn opened a major exhibition at Fotografiska on the evening of 23 January 2026. Alongside some of the biggest names in global music – including U2, Depeche Mode, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Prince, and many more – Brainstorm had also stood in front of Corbijn’s camera on several occasions.

More than that, Corbijn had designed an entire album cover for Brainstorm and had helped shape their visual identity. All this made it more than fitting to bring everyone together in Tallinn to mark the opening of this remarkable exhibition.

ANTON CORBIJN Corbijn, Anton , January 24 – April 30, 2026 at Fotografiska Tallinn

Intimate portraits of the greatest artists of our time. Anton Corbijn’s unmistakable visual language – raw, intimate, and timeless – has shaped modern music culture for decades. Spanning five creative decades, the exhibition brings together portraits of Depeche Mode , U2 , David Bowie , Nick Cave , and many others. Corbijn’s legacy and footprint in music are rock-solid – and this exhibition is a celebration of exactly that.