Renowned music photographer Scarlet Page announces the forthcoming release of ‘EXPOSED: 3 YEARS WITH PLACEBO’ – an intimate new photography book documenting Placebo at a defining time in their early career.
Printed entirely in black and white, ’EXPOSED: 3 YEARS WITH PLACEBO’ features over 220 previously unseen images shot by Scarlet as the band recorded and toured their first three albums: ‘Placebo’, ‘Without You I’m Nothing’, and ‘Black Market Music’. The result is a raw, immersive document of a band on the rise – images captured backstage, on the road, in rehearsal, and in rare moments of calm.
Scarlet first saw Placebo live at University of London Union in 1996, just ahead of their debut album release. “They were like nothing I had ever seen – sexy, sweaty, raw,” she recalls.
That first encounter sparked a long-standing creative relationship, including high-profile magazine shoots. In 1997 Scarlet shot her now-iconic angel wings portrait of Brian Molko – an image later acquired by the National Portrait Gallery for its permanent collection.
“It’s about letting the viewer into my world with the band at that time – honest, unguarded, and very real,” says Scarlet. “These are fly-on-the-wall moments. No captions. No commentary. Just the images, as they were.”
Available in two editions:
Standard Edition
A beautifully produced silver hardcover book featuring over 220 black-and-white images.
Limited to 1000 copies
Collector’s Edition
Housed in a black linen-bound box, this collector’s edition includes:
– The silver hardcover book
– A hand-finished photographic print, signed by Scarlet Page
– A certificate of authenticity, co-signed by Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal, and Scarlet Page
Strictly limited to 250 copies, individually numbered.
Both editions ship from the official on-sale date: October 29th 2025.
Available from the official store www.placeboworld.co.uk
