{"id":53766,"date":"2015-06-15T10:27:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T09:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=53766"},"modified":"2015-06-16T14:44:41","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T13:44:41","slug":"photographer-albert-watson-wins-obe-in-queens-birthday-honours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/photo-news\/photographer-albert-watson-wins-obe-in-queens-birthday-honours\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographer Albert Watson wins OBE in Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours"},"content":{"rendered":"

Albert Watson, who has been blind in one eye since birth, is regarded as one of the world\u2019s most successful editorial and commercial photographers of the past four decades.<\/p>\n

The acclaimed photographer is behind more than 250\u00a0Vogue<\/em> magazine covers and many advertising and film-poster images.<\/p>\n

\u2018A lot of my pictures are confrontational and controlled, they\u2019re not observational or voyeuristic,\u2019 he told Amateur Photographer<\/a><\/em>\u00a0David Clark in 2009.\u00a0\u2018I aim to create something that is strong, powerful, memorable, interesting and technically correct, not lazy.\u2019<\/p>\n

Born in 1942 and raised in Edinburgh, Watson went on to study film and television at the Royal College of Art in London where photography was part of the curriculum.\u00a0The post-graduate course proved invaluable to Watson who told AP: \u2018I\u2019m not naturally a technical person, it\u2019s something I had to learn. I use the discipline I learned at art college every single day.\u2019<\/p>\n

He pursued photography, mainly as a hobby, after moving to Los Angeles in 1970 where his wife Elizabeth got a job as a schoolteacher.\u00a0Watson\u2019s big break came after he was introduced to an art director at Max Factor, which led to the company buying two of his images.\u00a0His distinctive style then caught the eyes of fashion magazines like\u00a0GQ<\/em> and Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Watson, who was the official photographer at the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, has spoken of his shock on hearing of the OBE.<\/p>\n

Speaking from his New York home, Watson told the Sunday Herald<\/a><\/em>: \u2018We only heard about it two weeks ago and were sworn to secrecy\u2026\u00a0We had already organised a party and it was seven o\u2019clock when the embargo was lifted, that\u2019s how we were able to announce it at the party.\u00a0Everyone was very excited. It\u2019s another OBE for Scotland, which of course, is very nice.\u2019<\/p>\n

Biography
\n\u2022\u00a01942 Albert Watson is born in Edinburgh. His mother is a PE teacher and his father a professional boxer. He is blind in one eye from birth
\n\u2022\u00a01962-66 Studies graphic design at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee
\n\u2022\u00a01966-69 Studies film and television at the Royal College of Art in London
\n\u2022\u00a01970 Moves to Los Angeles, California, and begins shooting photographs professionally
\n\u2022\u00a01971 Opens his own photographic studio and gradually begins working for fashion magazines including Mademoiselle<\/em>, GQ<\/em> and Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/em>
\n\u2022\u00a01975 Wins a Grammy Award for his photography on the cover of the Mason Proffit album Come and Gone<\/em>
\n\u2022\u00a01976 First commission for Vogue<\/em> magazine. Moves permanently to New York City
\n\u2022\u00a01986 Invited to be the official photographer at the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson
\n\u2022\u00a01994 Publishes his first book, Cyclops<\/em>
\n\u2022\u00a02000 Named \u2018One of the 20 most influential photographers of all time\u2019 by Photo District News<\/em>
\n\u2022\u00a02006 Wins a Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Advertising Photography
\n\u2022\u00a02010 Awarded the prestigious Centenary Medal by the Royal Photographic Society for his contribution to photography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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