The 1973 album Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock, is an instrumental album showcasing Hancock’s band, The Head Hunters. The album marked a transition for Hancock into jazz fusion, and was a critical and commercial success.

I am a huge fan of this album, for its experimentation and deep musical texture. Each of its four tracks is full of funky, grimy, acidic electricity. I wanted to capture these avant-garde elements in the visuals of my album cover.

I decided to photograph the heads of baby dolls. These heads added some surreal comedy to the album title, and allowed for controlled photography in a studio setting.

Type was meant to be secondary to the images, and reflect the centered composition that the heads formed.