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Nick Knight

Angelo Mathews as captain at the toss with Nick Knight
Angelo Mathews as captain at the toss with Nick Knight Image: Wikimedia Commons. Amal316 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

Nicholas David Gordon Knight (born 24 November 1958) is a British fashion photographer and the founder and director of SHOWstudio.com. Known for his work in fashion imagery, Knight has built a body of work spanning photographic books, magazine commissions and brand campaigns, and has played a notable role in promoting digital and online platforms for fashion image-making.

Key Facts

Full name Nicholas David Gordon Knight
Date of birth 24 November 1958
Nationality British
Occupation Fashion photographer
Known for Founder and director of SHOWstudio.com
Academic affiliation Honorary professor, University of the Arts London
Honours Honorary Ph.D., University of the Arts London

Background

Knight is associated with the British fashion photography tradition and has worked across editorial, advertising and exhibition contexts. He founded SHOWstudio.com, a website devoted to fashion image production and broadcasting, of which he serves as director.

Career and Publications

Knight has produced several books featuring his photographic work, including the retrospectives Nicknight (1994) and Nick Knight (2009). His commercial fashion work includes campaign photography for brands such as Jil Sander.

Auction record

In 2016, a campaign photograph taken by Knight in 1992 for the fashion brand Jil Sander was sold by the auction house Phillips at a price of HKD 2,360,000, described at the time as a record-breaking sum.

Academic Recognition

Knight is an honorary professor at the University of the Arts London, which has also conferred upon him an honorary Ph.D.

Timeline

  • 1958 – Born on 24 November.
  • 1992 – Photographs a campaign image for Jil Sander.
  • 1994 – Publishes the retrospective book Nicknight.
  • 2009 – Publishes the retrospective book Nick Knight.
  • 2016 – His 1992 Jil Sander campaign photograph is sold at Phillips for HKD 2,360,000.

Significance

Through his founding of SHOWstudio.com and his sustained output in editorial and campaign photography, Knight is considered a significant figure in contemporary fashion image-making. The auction sale of his 1992 Jil Sander image at Phillips highlights the increasing recognition of fashion photography within the fine-art auction market.

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