Nick Knight
“Photography is dead”
Mr. Knight is not fearful of change. Quite the opposite. He seems to thrive on it. “I think photography is dead,” he said, reflecting on the medium’s inability to evolve. “Film died some years ago. I don’t miss it,” he added without any trace of nostalgia. “None of my children read magazines. Fashion will be shaped by the Internet. [www.businessoffashion.com] “The evening began with a look back at Mr. Knight’s early days and the source of the tireless, forward-looking energy that has defined his career. “Ever since I started in photography I wanted to change it,” he said, “Every waking hour I would take photographs. It quickly became an addiction.”
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This essay is about the inspiring fashion photographer Nick Knight and how contemporary and influential his work is, talking about his past work and his transition into moving image and fashion film.
“I first picked up a camera in about 1957 it was a family camera and the real reason I did it was because I wanted to photograph girls. I liked girls – it sounds really dumb but then so did Jacques Henri Lartigue.” – Nick Knight [www.theindependent.co.uk]
Nick Knight believes the word fashionable should not exist in an interview in ‘The Independent’ he states “it’s elitist, non inclusive, divisive, and I don’t think people can say, ‘this is fashion and this is not’. Things are desirable to people at different times.” [The Independent Sept.24.2011 Pg7]
Nick Knight was born in Chiswick, London, on the 24th November 1958. His father was a psychologist and his mother a physiotherapist. He is a multi award winning fashion photographer and director. He has many clients including Vogue, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, and he has directed music videos for Lady Gaga and Bjork. He is the director and founder of SHOWstudio.com and lives in Richmond with his wife Charlotte and their three children, Emily, Ella and Callum.
Most probably taking the path
Mr. Knight is not fearful of change. Quite the opposite. He seems to thrive on it. “I think photography is dead,” he said, reflecting on the medium’s inability to evolve. “Film died some years ago. I don’t miss it,” he added without any trace of nostalgia. “None of my children read magazines. Fashion will be shaped by the Internet. [www.businessoffashion.com] “The evening began with a look back at Mr. Knight’s early days and the source of the tireless, forward-looking energy that has defined his career. “Ever since I started in photography I wanted to change it,” he said, “Every waking hour I would take photographs. It quickly became an addiction.”
[www.businessoffashion.com]
This essay is about the inspiring fashion photographer Nick Knight and how contemporary and influential his work is, talking about his past work and his transition into moving image and fashion film.
“I first picked up a camera in about 1957 it was a family camera and the real reason I did it was because I wanted to photograph girls. I liked girls – it sounds really dumb but then so did Jacques Henri Lartigue.” – Nick Knight [www.theindependent.co.uk]
Nick Knight believes the word fashionable should not exist in an interview in ‘The Independent’ he states “it’s elitist, non inclusive, divisive, and I don’t think people can say, ‘this is fashion and this is not’. Things are desirable to people at different times.” [The Independent Sept.24.2011 Pg7]
Nick Knight was born in Chiswick, London, on the 24th November 1958. His father was a psychologist and his mother a physiotherapist. He is a multi award winning fashion photographer and director. He has many clients including Vogue, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, and he has directed music videos for Lady Gaga and Bjork. He is the director and founder of SHOWstudio.com and lives in Richmond with his wife Charlotte and their three children, Emily, Ella and Callum.
Most probably taking the path
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