Albert Watson (photographer)
Albert Watson (* 1942 in Edinburgh , Scotland ) is a British photographer who has lived in the USA since 1976. Watson has been blind in one eye since birth. He became famous for his fashion and portrait photography . In particular, he shot celebrities such as Mick Jagger , Alfred Hitchcock , Kate Moss , Johnny Depp , Jack Nicholson , Naomi Campbell , Steve Jobs and Marilyn Manson .
reception
“He is driven,” reports the Kulturreport (ARD) about him. “He has made over 250 cover photos for Vogue alone , thousands of fashion shoots, 650 advertising films and numerous music videos. His pictures have meanwhile become icons of photography. ”But his repertoire is far larger: His pictures of Morocco are also significant . One of his three illustrated books (the third will appear in 2006) is dedicated to this country. He is also the official court photographer of Mohammed VI.
His series about Las Vegas and about monkeys are also known .
Special exhibitions
- 2013: Albert Watson: 14 days in Benin . (April 28, 2013 to July 28, 2013) in the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Cultures of the World (Cologne)
Exhibitions
- 2019/20: Land_Scope, Christophe Guye Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2015: Roids !, Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2012: Icons of tomorrow - Contemporary Fashion Photography, Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
literature
- Albert Watson, Jeff Koons , James Truman: Cyclops. Bulfinch Press, Boston 1994, ISBN 0-8212-2141-8 (English)
- James Crump: Albert Watson. Phaidon Press, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-7148-4755-9 (English)
- Albert Watson: UFO. Abrams Books, New York 2010, ISBN 978-1-74066-960-3 (English)
- Albert Watson, Philippe Garner, Reuel Golden: KAOS. Taschen , 2017, ISBN 978-3-8365-2492-6 (German, English, French)
Web links
- Literature by and about Albert Watson in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of Albert Watson
Individual evidence
- ^ Short biography of Albert Watson at Flo Peters Gallery
- ↑ Albert Watson. Christophe Guye Gallery, accessed January 23, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Watson, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh , Scotland |