Albert Watson (photographer)
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International fashion photographer Albert Watson was born in Edinburgh in 1942 as the son of a physical education teacher and a boxer. Watson grew up in Penicuik and attended Rudolph Steiner School in Edinburgh and Lasswade High School in Bonnyrigg, followed by a further education career at the Duncan of Jordonstone College of Art in Dundee and The Royal College of Art in London.
[edit] Professional Career
Watson's career began when he emigrated to the USA in the early 1970s to subsequently set up studios in Los Angeles and New York. His work is particularly fascinating as despite being blind in one eye, his success with High 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 these major magazines throughout the world on a daily basis. He famously acted as photographer at the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson and has been involved in numerous advertising campaigns for leading cosmetics and clothing companies such as Gap, Levi's, Revlon and Chanel. He also spent a significant amount of time creating his own work during his travels around the world from Marrakech to Las Vegas
Watson has published books of his photography entitled Cyclops (1995) and Maroc (1998). 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.
