Albert Watson

Albert Watson has made his mark as one of the world's most prolific photographers. From portraits of Alfred Hitchcock and Steve Jobs to beauty shots of Kate Moss to still-life photographs of King Tutankhamun artifacts, his body of work is unparalleled. Watson's photographs have appeared on more than 100 covers of Vogue worldwide and have been featured in countless other publications, from Rolling Stone to Time to Harper's Bazaar. Watson has also photographed hundreds of ad campaigns for major brands, such as Prada, Chanel, Gap, and Levi's, and has shot dozens of Hollywood movie posters, such as Kill Bill.

Watson has had solo shows in major museums and galleries across the world. A major retrospective of his work was shown at the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg, Germany, in 2013. Watson's photographs are held in the permanent collections at the National Portrait Gallery, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian, among others. Watson has won numerous honors, including a Lucie Award, a Grammy Award, and the Centenary Medal, a lifetime achievement award from the Royal Photographic Society. In 2015, Queen Elizabeth II awarded him the Scotsman, an Order of the British Empire (OBE), for his lifetime contribution to the art of photography.