Photo Art

Summary:

The first part of our interview with Albert Watson is about the person behind the camera. This second part is about his photographic works.

Amongst other things, you will learn what the portrait of Alfred Hitchcock means to Albert Watson and why Hitchcock and Watson's father inspired him to photograph Mike Tyson.

Albert Watson also talks about the genesis of the first nude photograph of Kate Moss and the analogue portrait of Mick Jagger.

Summary:

Albert Watson, blind on one eye, has made a name for himself as one of the most successful fashion and advertising photographers in the world. Born and raised in Scotland, Watson studied at the Royal College of Art in London. Since the early seventies he lives and works in New York.

His photographs were used on more than 250 Vogue covers and numerous other publications such as Rolling Stone or Time Magazine.

Many of his pictures are classic portraits of celebrities such as Alfred Hitchcock, the Rolling Stones member Mick Jagger or actor Johnny Depp. But Albert Watson does not only shoot the rich and famous, he also documents his travels around the world, works on still lives and art projects.

We met Albert Watson in Dusseldorf at his exhibition at the NRW-Forum Kultur. In this film he tells us about his life and the versatility of his photography.

Summary:

The 11th annual Paris Photo Expo took place November 15th to 18th, 2007, in the prestigious Caroussel du Louvre.  One hundred and four exhibitors from 17 countries exhibited the latest trends in fine art photography.  FotoTV was there to meet up with a few of the exhibitors and to give FotoTV users an idea of what to expect from the biggest photography show in Europe.