Benjamin Oliver Anthony Watts[1] (born 19 January 1967) is a British photographer based in New York City, whose work has been published in various international fashion magazines, such as Elle, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, and Condé Nast Traveller.
[2] He is the older brother of actress Naomi Watts and son of Peter Watts, who was initially a road manager for Pink Floyd and later their sound engineer, and was found dead of an apparent heroin overdose in August 1976, aged 30.
[citation needed] He first came to New York in 1990, where he started documenting urban youth and was especially fascinated by hip hop culture.
[2] His work was shown in Vibe and Rolling Stone and in advertisements for Nike, Reebok and Gap.
[citation needed] Besides his work for fashion magazines, Watts has shot advertising campaigns for companies such as Polo Ralph Lauren, Kodak, Sony Music and Apple.