TCF Ep. 564 - Albert Watson

Published: July 13, 2021, 11 a.m.

b"Albert Watson OBE (born 1942) is a Scottish fashion, celebrity, and art photographer. He has shot over 100 covers of Vogue and 40 covers of Rolling Stone magazine since the mid-1970s and has created major advertising campaigns for clients such as Prada, Chanel, and Levis.\\xa0 Watson has also taken some well-known photographs, from the portrait of Steve Jobs that appeared on the cover of his biography, a photo of Alfred Hitchcock holding a plucked goose, and a portrait of a nude Kate Moss taken on her 19th birthday. Watson's prints of his photography are exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide. Photo District News named him one of the 20 most influential photographers of all time, along with Richard Avedon and Irving Penn, among others. Watson has won numerous honors, including a Lucie Award, a Grammy Award, the Hasselblad Masters Award, and three ANDY Awards.\\xa0 He was awarded The Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship (HonFRPS) in recognition of a sustained, significant contribution to the art of photography in 2010. Queen Elizabeth II awarded Watson an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in June 2015 for 'services to photography'. \\xa0 Websites Albert Watson \\xa0 Masters of Photography - Albert Watson\\xa0 \\xa0 Bill Brandt \\xa0 Sponsors Charcoal Book Club Lensrentals.com \\xa0 Education Resources: Maryland Photography Alliance Presentation \\xa0 Momenta Photographic Workshops \\xa0 Candid Frame Resources Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Support the work we do at The Candid Frame by contributing to our Patreon effort.\\xa0 You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and ."