Albert Watson at the 2019 Depth of Field Conference
B&H Photography Podcast
Jill Waterman
4.8 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2019
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
At the B&H Depth of Field Wedding and Portrait Conference, being held this week in New York, we were fortunate to sit down with a straight-up legend—Albert Watson. It would be hard to overstate his accomplishments as a photographer, and his ability to master a range of photographic genres—from fashion and advertising to still life, fine art, and reportage—is uncanny. He has shot more than 100 Vogue covers, 40 covers for Rolling Stone, created iconic images of Steve Jobs, Mick Jagger, Alfred Hitchcock, David Bowie, a nude Kate Moss on her 19th birthday, and a properly clothed Queen Elizabeth, who later bestowed upon Watson an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for "services to photography."
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we present our conversation with Watson, which also serves as an intro to future episodes, which will present a sampling of conversations we held with other wonderful wedding and portrait photographers at the Depth of Field Conference. Join us for this inspiring conversation and subscribe on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Overcast and Stitcher for all upcoming episodes.
Guest: Albert Watson
Host: Allan Weitz
Senior Creative Producer: John Harris
Producer: Jason Tables
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the BNH Photography Podcast. |
| 0:04.1 | For over 40 years, BNH has been the professional source for photography, video, audio, and |
| 0:09.0 | more. |
| 0:10.0 | For your favorite gear, news, and reviews, visit us at bnh.com or download the BNH app to |
| 0:15.5 | your iPhone or Android device. |
| 0:17.7 | Now here's your host, Alan White. |
| 0:20.0 | Greetings and welcome to the BNH Photography Podcast. |
| 0:23.0 | Today, we are on location at the 2019 Depth of Field Wedding, Portrait and Event Photography |
| 0:29.3 | conference sponsored, of course, by BNH Photo. |
| 0:33.3 | Today's episode, we're going to be having a one-to-one chat with the legendary Sir Albert Watson |
| 0:39.0 | and talk about his amazing career and the work that he does. |
| 0:42.3 | In upcoming episodes, we're going to be talking with other photographers who spoke here |
| 0:46.2 | at the conference. |
| 0:47.4 | But for now, the keynote speaker at the 2019 Depth of Field conference is none other than |
| 0:52.5 | Albert Watson. |
| 0:54.4 | He's known for his fashion celebrity and art photography, Watson has shot over 100 vote |
| 0:58.8 | covers and 40 covers of Rolling Stone. |
| 1:01.7 | As for celebrities, Watson has probably photographed more famous people than in security cameras |
| 1:05.9 | at 20th century Fox. |
| 1:08.4 | Notables, his photograph includes Steve Jobs, Alfred Hitchcock, David Bowie, a new Kate |
| 1:13.4 | Moss and a probably clothed Queen Elizabeth who bestowed Watson with an order of the British |
| 1:18.3 | Empire, the OBE, back in 2015 for Services to Photography. |
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