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Nick Knight
PhotographerKnown for:
digital fashion photography and the founding of SHOWstudio
Education:
Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design (1982)
Nick Knight began photographing for i-D magazine in the early 1980s and went on to create campaigns for Yohji Yamamoto, Alexander McQueen, and John Galliano, consistently incorporating digital image-making at a time when it was new to fashion photography. He founded SHOWstudio in 2000 as a platform for live fashion films and digital experimentation. He has received the Order of the British Empire.
Nick Knight's Gear List(1)
Connection note
Knight has used Canon digital cameras for SHOWstudio productions and fashion campaigns; his participation in Canon promotional work and use of Canon equipment is documented in multiple interviews about his digital image-making practice.
Product description
Introduced in 2012, the 5D Mark III is a 22.3-megapixel full-frame DSLR. Its combination of resolution, 6 frames-per-second continuous shooting, and weather sealing made it one of the most widely adopted cameras among professional fashion, editorial, and documentary photographers of the 2010s.
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Last updated March 20, 2026
