Nick Knight

Nick Knight

  • Birthday: 1958-11-24
  • Place of birth: Hammersmith, London, UK

Biography

Nick Knight is a fashion image-maker and director of SHOWstudio. Amongst the world's most influential and visionary photographers, Knight has consistently challenged conventional notions of beauty and is fêted for his groundbreaking creative collaborations with leading designers including Yohji Yamamoto, John Galliano, and Alexander McQueen. Advertising campaigns for clients such as Christian Dior, Tom Ford, Lancôme, Swarovski, Levi Strauss, Calvin Klein, and Yves Saint Laurent, as well as award-winning editorials for publications including W, British Vogue, Paris Vogue, Dazed & Confused, AnOther, Another Man and i-D, have consistently kept Knight at the vanguard of progressive image-making for the past three decades. Knight's first book of photographs, Skinheads, was published in 1982. He has since released Nicknight (1995), Nick Knight (2009), and Flora (2014), a series of flower pictures. Knight's work has been exhibited at international institutions such as the Victoria & Albert Museum, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Saatchi Gallery, The Photographers' Gallery, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Hayward Gallery. In 1997, he produced a permanent installation, Plant Power, for the Natural History Museum in London. In 2019-2020, Knight exhibited his first major still life exhibition Roses at Albion Barn, Oxford. In 2022, Knight was awarded the Master of Photography Prize by Photo London. A long-standing commitment to experimenting with the latest technologies led to Knight launching his award-winning fashion website SHOWstudio in 2000.

Filmography

S.W.A.L.K

2020

As Self

Angel: Documentary

2015

As Self

S.W.A.L.K. II

2020

As Self

Production

Studs

2012

As Director

Jesus Is King

2019

As Director

S.W.A.L.K

2020

As Director

S.W.A.L.K

2020

As Cinematography

Toilet So Happy

2011

As Director

Don't Bother To Knock

2006

As Director

S.W.A.L.K. II

2020

As Director

Playland

2023

As Executive Producer

To Lee, With Love, Nick

2010

As Director

Björk: Volumen Plus

2002

As Director

Angel

2014

As Director

Angel: Documentary

2015

As Director

Fantastic Toiles

0000

As Director

The Bridegroom Stripped Bare

2002

As Cinematography

Golden Eagle

2002

As Director

Golden Eagle

2002

As Cinematography

Strip

2002

As Director

Strip

2002

As Cinematography

Eat Fashion

2002

As Director

Eat Fashion

2002

As Cinematography

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