honorable mention
Jonathan Knight united states
title
Phantom Waters
Jonathan remarks of his latest work, “for some, the charm of a photograph is its ability to freeze a split-second depicted in painstaking detail. I am devoted to the opposite. My work—of sand dunes, waterfalls, and piers—shows a world that is not stuck, but continuous. In this way, though abstract, my long-exposure photographs represent a more accurate vision of reality. They are pictures of time itself. Where everything felt can be seen all at once.” *
Jonathan’s work seeks a visual conversation between artist and viewer. “I often present the figure of a landscape and invite the viewer to compose the rest of the scene for themselves. In this way the images become deeply personal. Each viewer defines the image based partly in reality and partly of the their own subconscious.”
Jonathan first picked up a camera in high school and shortly after attended Kansas State University’s esteemed photojournalism program. He climbed the ranks at breakneck speed and within his first year was shooting for renowned news outlets including The Associated Press and USA Today. But apprehensive about the future of the field, Jonathan left the journalism program and went on to complete degrees in architecture all while continuing photography. After a decade at leading global design firms, he took a mental health sabbatical that precipitated a full lifestyle and career change. He left his job, picked up his camera, and started taking months-long trips across the country, coming home with black-and-white images of the natural world that are described as “stunningly spare and surreal.”*
His work is displayed in public and private collections around the world. He is
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entry description
This dark, minimal collection showcases a series of waterfalls photographed at night. Rather than present a complete image, the liminal view invites viewers to compose the image on their own—to interact with the work psychologically and physically, taking time to fill in the voids left behind. The resulting vision is partly real and partly based on the viewer’s own making. At the end, each viewer has their own interpretation in the mind’s eye.about the photographer
Jonathan Knight is a photographic artist with two decades of experience in creating his reductive black-and-white photographs. His work has been exhibited worldwide and recognized with over two dozen international awards.Jonathan remarks of his latest work, “for some, the charm of a photograph is its ability to freeze a split-second depicted in painstaking detail. I am devoted to the opposite. My work—of sand dunes, waterfalls, and piers—shows a world that is not stuck, but continuous. In this way, though abstract, my long-exposure photographs represent a more accurate vision of reality. They are pictures of time itself. Where everything felt can be seen all at once.” *
Jonathan’s work seeks a visual conversation between artist and viewer. “I often present the figure of a landscape and invite the viewer to compose the rest of the scene for themselves. In this way the images become deeply personal. Each viewer defines the image based partly in reality and partly of the their own subconscious.”
Jonathan first picked up a camera in high school and shortly after attended Kansas State University’s esteemed photojournalism program. He climbed the ranks at breakneck speed and within his first year was shooting for renowned news outlets including The Associated Press and USA Today. But apprehensive about the future of the field, Jonathan left the journalism program and went on to complete degrees in architecture all while continuing photography. After a decade at leading global design firms, he took a mental health sabbatical that precipitated a full lifestyle and career change. He left his job, picked up his camera, and started taking months-long trips across the country, coming home with black-and-white images of the natural world that are described as “stunningly spare and surreal.”*
His work is displayed in public and private collections around the world. He is
back to gallery
