Over the years, Albert Watson’s photographs have appeared on over 100 Vogue covers worldwide and have been published in countless other publications. Many of the photographs are iconic fashion photos of models, actors and other celebrities. Albert Watson has created hundreds of photographs for advertising campaigns for Prada, Gap, Levi’s, Revlon and Chanel, as well as dozens of film posters for Kill Bill, Memoirs of a Geisha and The Da Vinci Code. Photo District News magazine named Watson one of the twenty most influential photographers of all time, along with Irvin Penn and Richard Avedon.
Albert Watson became a world-famous and successful photographer thanks to his talent and hard work. In the 1970s Watson began his career in commercial photography in Los Angeles, publishing photographs in Mademoiselle, GQ and Harper’s Bazaar magazines. In 1976, he moved to New York City and became one of Vogue magazine’s star photographers.
Albert Watson is particularly known for his portraits of Kate Moss, Alfred Hitchcock, and Uma Thurman, which are on display at the Lumiere Gallery.
Watson’s mastery of light makes his work incredibly graphic and textured, despite the fact that the photographer has been blind in one eye since childhood. Albert Watson is one of the most prominent and creatively productive photographers in the world. In his work he masterfully combines art, fashion and commercial photography to create unrivalled photographs.
Albert has won numerous honors, including a Lucie Award, a Grammy Award, three Andys, a Der Steiger Award, a Hasselblad Masters Award; and the Centenary Medal, a lifetime achievement award from the Royal Photographic Society. Queen Elizabeth II awarded the Scotsman an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in June 2015 for his lifetime contribution to the art of photography.
