Comments on: Albert Watson

By: derek

derek — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:19:40 +0000

@ombretta, I’m the web guy…. It is a compilation of tracks. I have an MP3 of it but not the track listing….I know there is some Future Sounds of London in it….shoot me an email.

Derek

By: ombretta

ombretta — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:45:02 +0000

Thank’s Debra, you are delicius when i need a full of this fantastic music i know that the only way is enter in albert’s site…

By: Debra Weiss

Debra Weiss — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:35:01 +0000

@ombretta,

Just called his studio. I was told this is a compilation of several different composers.

By: ombretta

ombretta — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:30:35 +0000

@Debra Weiss,
thank’s Debra, already done but no answer from him I guess he is so busy for me…
Thanks anyway
Ombretta
Best regard

By: Debra Weiss

Debra Weiss — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:29:18 +0000

@ombretta,

Why don’t you just call or e-mail him? HIs contact info is on his website.

By: ombretta

ombretta — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:04:48 +0000

please, i’m getting crazy! looking for the music from the albert watson web site.some one can help me?

By: derek

derek — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:27:56 +0000

Wow… So many complaints about his site and the amount of work. I am the site designer and developer. I was taking offense at some comments above, but once I started looking at the site of the people making comments, I felt no need to get upset. Then on top of that these are “photographers” that are making judgement calls on what Albert wanted in his site.

I recommend that you should focus more on your work and your business and not try to “fit” into what you think the market wants.

I figured that most of the photogs would be using “blandbooks” but they are not even that savvy. Oh well, good luck trying to make it guys.

By: Great Photographers « ChromaticSoul

Great Photographers « ChromaticSoul — Mon, 26 May 2008 23:22:50 +0000

[...] · No Comments A Photo Editor has done good work of finding new photographer sites. First is Albert Watson. Albert Watson has a new website (here) at least I think it’s fairly new, last time I checked was [...]

By: Alex Wise

Alex Wise — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:53:23 +0000

Fantastic gallery! Thanks for sharing

By: What’s Inspiring Me Now « The Lab Log

What’s Inspiring Me Now « The Lab Log — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:12:54 +0000

[...] Photo Editor post directs us to Albert Watson’s new website and, man, this guy has got a body of work. Really [...]

By: a fashion shooter

a fashion shooter — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:08:21 +0000

I agree that Watson does not belong in the same category as Penn, Avedon, etc.
Although he is obviously a commercial success, I find his work dull and obvious.

As for people who have influenced my photography and whose work I aspire to (aside from Penn and Avedon): Peter Lindbergh, Alistair Taylor-Young (!), Diego Uchitel, Paolo Roversi, Steven Meisel, Carter Smith, Christopher Griffith, Robert Maxwell, Richard Phibbs, Max Vadukul…

(Albert Watson is not on my list…and I could not get his web site to run properly either)

By: jesse

jesse — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:08:30 +0000

never, NEVER build a site that resizes the current window… one of my biggest peeves and will make me (not that my opinion matters an ounce) have a bad taste for the site and work from the get go. also, there’s absolutely no reason to make it resize the current window. have it open a new one if you must resize.

By: Christopher Bush

Christopher Bush — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:49:17 +0000

I have to echo the common sentiment here – love the work, hate the site. Does anyone know of any software that blocks sound from Flash sites?

By: A Photo Editor

A Photo Editor — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:00:25 +0000

I think it’s about entertainment and raising awareness with consumers not getting jobs. Albert has all the jobs he needs but he may be looking to start turning his oeuvre into more books.

By: Lucas Cichon

Lucas Cichon — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:54:38 +0000

The design of the site is a bit confusing. The question is, does anyone care about the web design or is it all about the photos? Do, photo buyers look at the website and think, WOW what a cool site. Or, look at this one and go, I can’t wait for ever to get to see the photos?

By: Robert Wright

Robert Wright — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:57:31 +0000

may I suggest in a similar vein?

http://www.sheilametzner.com

By: andreas

andreas — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:41:45 +0000

I saw Albert Watson speak at two different events in NY and was surprised how long he made himself available and tried to answer all the questions thrown at him, he was very accessible and signed books up to the last minute,posed with unknown people for photographs. He even would tell you his “secrets”, which he says there is no such thing.
I was surprised how few people showed up at Strands though.
Mr. Watson is quiet an inspiration and hearing about his Vegas project, just makes you dream to have the resources he has. We should appreciate his website as a public service, who else has so much work out on the web to look at?

By: john mcd.

john mcd. — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:57:24 +0000

I’m not crazy about the design and functionality of the site either, but Albert has earned the right to do it however he wants. He probably doesn’t really even need a website, but I’m glad he has one so we can look at his work easily. It continues to be inspirational. If you don’t want to hear the music, turn it off.

By: doug

doug — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:29:08 +0000

Cyclops was a huge influence on me. Watson, avedon, penn those are the guys who showed me commercial work could be art. Normally I hate music on sites, but in this case I like his tunes sometimes I’ll just have it running in the background as I work.

By: Darrell Eager

Darrell Eager — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:13:48 +0000

What are you guy’s crazy? Turn up the speakers, turn out the lights and get a one hour or so art history lesson.
It’s like a Jim Jarmusch film.

By: scott Rex Ely

scott Rex Ely — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:41:24 +0000

Rob you should have a show “30 over 30″. All work by living photographers where the work is at least 30 years old. Now there is a call for entries I’d like to see. CK, thanks for the u-tube stuff, I just love his voice.

By: chris kargotis

chris kargotis — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:26:27 +0000

One of the things that interested me about that interview was what seems to be the movement of photo business from LA to New York in a small space of time – 1974 to 1976. Had me wondering how that came about.

By: matthew pace

matthew pace — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:22:01 +0000

Really now….

criticizing his website…it’s length..the music… how shallow can you be?

When something is great, you never can get enough.Too many images..look at the various techniques he masters and shows.
No one has to write an novel to try to explain to me the side of his images that I don’t ” seem to get” .. it is pure photography at a high level… commercial, pop, or whatever label you want.

I don’t mean to offend anyone but in my book, he is one beyond reach and to say that after all his time, he can turn work away and hang in Galleries rather than at shows is way past a website design..his work could be in a shoe box and still bowl you over.

matthew pace

By: jl

jl — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:03:31 +0000

I really like his favicon!

By: Kristina

Kristina — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:43:08 +0000

It is so satisfying to see Albert’s images again. I actually forgot about him although I did a shoot with him years ago. His work holds up. If I could count the many times I tell photographers that their work is “all over the place” I would need many, many hands. Albert’s work is all over the place, and it still works. Amazing that he is still around, and that his wife/agent still is going at it. Good for him.

By: Bruce DeBoer

Bruce DeBoer — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:27:07 +0000

Google Albert Watson – look at some books starting with Cyclops.

By: A Photo Editor

A Photo Editor — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:55:32 +0000

I was surprised that he bothered to updated the site at all or even include so many images but I guess since his wife is his agent it’s necessary. All the legendary photographers seem to be exempt from the rules of great website design and usability. I think that’s partially “I don’t care” and partially a generational thing.

He’s a legendary editorial and commercial photographer who shot for everyone in the 80’s and 90’s so I would expect plenty of pop and plenty of business.

By: chris kargotis

chris kargotis — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:02:05 +0000

Thought this interview was interesting :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0xNkwEPDg4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9EJ7RTYWXQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK16Gak4ISY&feature=related

By: anon

anon — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:58:20 +0000

Really? The only influence it had on me was to turn the page. I respect his accomplishments as a business man, but really, if we’re talking about photographs, let’s call it what it is. The work is the pure pop (read: product) (really read: anonymous) bs. no offense to the man or his fan, intended.

By: Bruce DeBoer

Bruce DeBoer — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:34:44 +0000

Do you have one hand free? Good. Now you can count the number of photographers who’ve seen Albert’s work and haven’t been influenced.