MICHELLE WATT is a fashion and portrait photographer known for her surreal narrative style. Her work often addresses themes of freedom and restriction within presupposed conventions of female grace and beauty.
Her editorial work has been published in TIME, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue Arabia, Allure, PAPER and Blanc Magazine. She has worked with commercial clients such as American Express, Adidas, HBO, Meta, Manchester United, Netflix, Nike, Sony, Square and Rémy Martin. Michelle is based between Brooklyn and San Francisco, and likes to travel to climb boulders.
COMMISSIONS REDEYE REPS | jen@redeyereps.com
EDITORIAL/STUDIO michelle@wattstudio.us
SYNDICATION licensing@trunkarchive.com
INSTAGRAM @wattphoto
AWARDS & HONORS
2024 ADC FREELANCER OF THE YEAR
2024 ADC AWARDS - GOLD CUBE
2024 D&AD WOOD PENCIL
2022 ADC Awards - Silver Cube
2022 American Photography 38
2022 Communication Arts Photography Annual 63
2021 D&AD Next Pencil
2021 American Photography 37
2021 Communication Arts Photography Annual 62
2021 Ad Age / WNW 25 Top Creatives
2021 Sony Alpha Grant
2021 Sony World Photo Awards - Shortlist
2020 Young Guns 18
2020 BJP International Photography Award
2020 American Photography 36
INTERVIEWS & PRESS
CNN
It’s Nice That
British Journal of Photography - Industry Insights
A Very Candid Conversation with Chris Buck :D
The Phoblographer
Creative Review
One Club for Creativity
Sony Alpha Podcast
British Journal of Photography - On Asian Identity
Capture One
Format Magazine
Marie Claire Maison Italia
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
WATT STUDIO