Jay Watson
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About
San Francisco lifestyle photographer Jay Watson shoots advertising, entertainment, automotive, apparel, corporate, and action sports assignments. His clients range from Bay Area companies in Silicon Valley to editorial work for international magazines.
Partial client list includes:
Audi sportscar experience • Bicycling Magazine • Cisco • Dub Magazine • Eton Corp • EVO Magazine (UK) • Facebook • FitAid • Hawaiian Airlines Magazine • Inked Magazine • iTV (UK) • Jaguar Land Rover (North America) • Lufthansa Magazine • Motorcyclist Magazine • Magellan GPS • Nikon USA • Oracle • Porsche • Santa Cruz Skateboards • Seagate • Simraceway • Socksmith • Wall Street Journal • Whole Foods Market • XXL Magazine -
Education
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BA Visual ArtsUniversity of Maryland Baltimore County
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Experience
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PhotographerSan Francisco, CA1999 - Present (26 years)Production and execution of photography for commercial, editorial, and marketing purposes. Work includes collaboration with art directors, developing concepts, managing shoot productions, hiring crews, scheduling shot lists, retouching, and licensing images. Many jobs are also shot in tandem with video production and involve directing DP and videographer teams.
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Awards
2020 Applied Arts Photo Annual - Portrait Photography
2018 The List - Top 90 Photographers on Photoshelter
2017 Black & White Spider Awards - Portrait
2016 Rangefinder Magazine - Lifestyle photography, 1st place
2015 International Photography Awards - People
2013 PhotoServe - Automotive
2012 International Photography Awards - Portrait, Lifestyle
2011 International Photography Awards - Editorial, Portrait
2010 International Photography Awards - Editorial, Portrait Lifestyle -
Affiliations
Contributed to photography tutorials published by: Lexar Memory, Nikon USA, Rangefinder Magazine, and Westcott Lighting.
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