MICHELLE WATT

[REDEYE]

VOGUE ARABIA

Based between New York and San Francisco, Michelle Watt is a Hong Kongese-American photographer known for her surreal narrative style. 

VOGUE ARABIA

CASHÉ

VOGUE PORTUGAL

BLANC Magazine

VOGUE SCANDINAVIA

 Michelle learned photography through an academic realm. After graduation she worked as a photo assistant for eight years before embarking on her own shooting career in 2018.

VOGUE PORTUGAL

VOGUE PORTUGAL

BLANC Magazine

BLANC Magazine

CAPTURE ONE

Michelle specializes in staging conceptual narratives with a whimsical flair, often addressing themes of freedom and restriction within cultural identity.

REFINERY 29

VOGUE SCANDINAVIA

LADY LIFE

FAST COMPANY

VOGUE SCANDINAVIA

CAPTURE ONE

Her portrait and fashion work engender stories about the female minority experience, with the aim of giving life to unique standards of beauty and culture, including ones informed by her Chinese American background. 

VOGUE PORTUGAL

ARC'TERYX

DIOR X SACAI, FILM STILLS

BLANC Magazine

CASHÉ

Michelle loves the process of building lots of visual layers and finds joy in assembling tiny discrete pieces to create vast meaningful worlds, embedding hidden ‘Easter eggs’ as varying social commentary throughout her work.

RONALDO for ADIDAS X MANCHESTER UNITED

CASHÉ

ALLURE

TUSH Magazine

JOY SAUCE

She creates highly composed scenes where every detail has its importance, borrowing her codes from classic theater and painting… Michelle Watt’s photographs are genuine tableaux.  

JOY SAUCE

RÉMY MARTIN

THE WAIT

BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY

SCHÖN!

She has obtained many awards and honors and is regularly featured  in publications such as Time, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The Times Magazine, Vogue Italia, Vogue Portugal, Vogue Scandinavia, Vogue Arabia, Allure, Blanc Magazine, Schön!,Tush and Paper.

SCHÖN!

CHOOSE YOUR PLAYER

THE WAIT

VOGUE ITALIA

She collaborates with clients and brands including  Netflix, Adidas, Cadillac, Instacart, The North Face, Sony, LG, Rémy Martin and Arc’teryx.

THE CROWN X NETFLIX

THE CROWN X NETFLIX

J. SMITH CAMERON for THE TIMES Magazine, cover

SAM ALTMAN for TIME, cover

MICHELLE YEOH for TIME, cover

In 2023, she notably photographed Sam Altman and Michelle Yeoh for the cover of Time and Oscar winners at the 95th Academy Awards Ceremony.

2023 OSCAR WINNERS

 For assignments, please contact:

✉ Redeye
[REDEYE Los Angeles]