Alison Castle is an American photographer and book editor who most prominently worked on ''The Stanley Kubrick Archives'' for

Taschen Taschen is a luxury art book publisher founded in 1980 by Benedikt Taschen in Cologne, Germany. As of January 2017, Taschen is co-managed by Benedikt and his eldest daughter, Marlene Taschen. History The company began as Taschen Comics, ...

She is also the editor of '' Linda McCartney's Life in Photography'', ''Some Like It Hot'', ''Kubrick's Napoleon: The Greatest Movie Never Made'', ''Marc Newson: Works'', and ''Saturday Night Live: The Book'', all published by TASCHEN. From 2012 to 2019 she worked on a major, 5-volume retrospective of the life and work of

Jacques Tati Jacques Tati (; born Jacques Tatischeff, ; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) was a French mime, film-maker, actor and screenwriter. In an ''Entertainment Weekly'' poll of the Greatest Movie Directors, he was voted the 46th greatest of all time ...

published by TASCHEN
in the fall of 2019. Castle is the daughter of Nancy Jurs and

Wendell Castle Wendell Castle (November 6, 1932 – January 20, 2018) was an American sculptor and furniture maker and an important figure in late 20th century American craft. He has been referred to as the "father of the art furniture movement" and included ...

, prominent artists who reside in Scottsville, New York. She attended Allendale Columbia School in Pittsford. Castle studied philosophy as an undergraduate at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

and received her graduate degree in photography and film from the

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

International Center of Photography The International Center of Photography (ICP), at 79 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, consists of a museum for photography and visual culture and a school offering an array of educational courses and programming. ...

masters program. She lived in Paris for 15 years before turning to the US and is currently living in Brooklyn.

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Living people American women photographers Columbia College (New York) alumni Year of birth missing (living people) New York University alumni 21st-century American women {{US-photographer-stub