Ben Watts


Benjamin Oliver Anthony "Ben" Watts[1] (born 1967 in London) is an English photographer based in New York, whose work has been seen in various international fashion magazines, such as Elle, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair and Condé Nast Traveller. He is the brother of actress Naomi Watts.

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Career

Watts studied at the Sydney College of Arts in Australia, where he started his photographic career as an assistant photographer. He first came to New York in 1990, where he started documenting urban youth and was especially fascinated by American Hip Hop culture. He finally moved to New York in 1995. Besides his work for fashion magazines, Watts has shot advertising campaigns for famous labels, such as Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren, Kodak, Gap, Sony Music and Apple Computers.[2][3]

Publications

  • Ben Watts: Portraits (2000)
  • Ben Watts: Body and Soul (2001)
  • Ben Watts: Tattoo Nation (2002)
  • Ben Watts: Soul Style (2003)
  • Ben Watts: History of Hip Hop (2003)
  • Ben Watts: Tomo (2003)
  • Ben Watts: Big Up (2004)

References

  1. ^ "Naomi Watts". Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo). http://wiki.xiaoyaozi.com/en//Inside+the+Actors+Studio. ; can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHyvx2EoWnk&feature=related
  2. ^ http://www.benwatts.com/
  3. ^ http://www.photographerslimitededitions.com/index.php?cPath=1_105&bio=1&XTCsid=7f83b7fe8e5efce216b2c00eb3eb2990

External links

  • Ben Watts - Official Website
  • photographers limited editions - Online Gallery
  • Morphizm.com - Interview with Ben Watts about Big Up






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