Albert Watson (photographer)

Albert Watson (born 1942) is a Scottish fashion photographer, who writes and lectures on photography.

He was born in Edinburgh, the son of a physical education teacher and a boxer. He grew up in Penicuik, Midlothian, and attended the Rudolph Steiner School in Edinburgh and Lasswade High School, followed study at the Duncan of Jordonstone College of Art in Dundee and the Royal College of Art in London.

Professional career

Watson's career began when he emigrated to the U.S. in the early 1970s to set up studios in Los Angeles and New York. Despite being blind in one eye, his success with fashion and popular culture magazines such as "Vogue", "Rolling Stone", "The Face", "VIBE" and "Newsweek" is well documented and his work appears on covers of such major magazines throughout the world practically on a daily basis. [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/famousfirst741.html Gazetteer for Scotland, "Overview of Albert Watson"] . Accessed 12/11/2007.] He acted as photographer at the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. [ [http://www.oreillynet.com/digitalmedia/blog/2007/10/interview_with_albert_watson_m.html Derrick Story interview with Albert Watson] , October 24, 2007. Accessed 12/11/2007.] He has been involved in numerous advertising campaigns for leading cosmetics and clothing companies such as Gap, Levi's, Revlon and Chanel, and has directed more than 500 TV commercials. [ [http://www.401projects.com/index.php?mode=gallery&section_id=119 401 Projects, "Albert Watson"] . Accessed 12/11/2007.] He also created his own work during his travels around the world from Marrakech to Las Vegas

Watson has published books of his photography, "Cycl [ops] " (1994) [Albert Watson, Jeff Koons and Laurie Kratochvil (1994). "Cycl [ops] ". Boston, MA: Little, Brown. ISBN 0-82122141-8.] and "Maroc" (1998). [Albert Watson (1998). "Maroc". New York, NY: Rizzoli. ISBN 0-84782161-7.] His work was recognised through an honorary degree from the University of Dundee in 1995 and his induction into the Scottish Fashion Awards Hall of Fame in 2006. His first exhibition, "Frozen", was subsequently staged in the City Art Centre of Edinburgh in 2006. [ [http://news.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2750567 Sandra Dick, "A Little-known legend in focus"] , "The Scotsman", 13 February 2006. Accessed 2008-01-10.] [ [http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2796652 Anna Millar, "Scots boltholes in the frame for lens legend"] , "The Scotsman", 30 July 2006. Accessed 2008-01-09.]

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*List of TV Guide covers

References

External links

* [http://www.albertwatson.com Albert Watson] , Official Site
* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/famousfirst741.html Albert Watson] , Gazetteer for Scotland
* [http://dispatch.opac.d-nb.de/DB=4.1/REL?PPN=119194201 Albert Watson] in the catalogue of the German National Library de icon
* [http://www1.kunsthauswien.com/deutsch/austellungen/albert_watson.php Exhibition in Vienna] 29 September 2005 - 29 January 2006 de icon
* [http://br-online.de/kultur-szene/capricci/report/thema050911_5.html "Eine Retrospektive in Wien feiert den Altmeister der Fotografie"] (11 September 2005) de icon