Albert Watson is a photographer well known for his fashion, celebrity and art photography, and whose work is featured in galleries and museums worldwide. He... has shot over 200 covers of Vogue around the world and 40 covers of Rolling Stone magazine since the mid-1970s and shot many photos of famous rapper Tupac Shakur. Photo District News named Watson 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, and three ANDY Awards. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of a physical education teacher and a boxer. He grew up in Penicuik, Midlothian, and attended the Rudolf Steiner School in Edinburgh and Lasswade High School, followed study at the Duncan of Jordonstone College of Art in Dundee and the Royal College of Art in London.Read More
