Albert Watson, Golden Boy, New York City, 1990

Golden Boy

Scottish photographer Albert Watson is one of the most exciting photographers of his generation, with an unparalleled diversity of work uniquely blending art, fashion, and commercial genres. Born in 1942 and raised in Edinburgh, Watson initially pursued graphic design at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design before transitioning first to film and television at the Royal College of Art in London and then into photography, a decision that would shape his illustrious career.

Mapplethorpe Maybelle

Robert Mapplethorpe’s Maybelle

Robert Mapplethorpe remains as one of the best remembered photographers of the 20th century, most noted for his black and white portraits of celebrities, flowers, male and female nudes.

Michael Eastman, Abstract Wall 2, Havana

Andrea Greenspan on Michael Eastman

“I am particularly drawn to Michael Eastman’s Abstract Wall #2, Havana 2000. Michael Eastman’s Abstract Wall #2, Havana 2000, illustrates Castro’s Communist strangulation of bourgeois, European architecture, and local voices in Cuba’s cultural history.