JOHANNES KNUTH
Photographer & Director
People Photographer & Director born in Hamburg, Germany. The Story-telling style of images are all about life, candid moments and peopleâs dreams. Driven by the passion for the decisive moment.
Whether photo, film or both at once, always teaming up with the best experts to realize every great idea anywhere in the world. Clients trusting my skills for national and global ad campaigns include Huawei, Volkswagen, Samsung, Philip Morris, SolarWorld, Procter&Gamble, Siemens, Sony Music and many more.
Recently received accolades including the Paris Photo and American Photography awards and grateful to be called out by the American Photography judges as "One of the industry's most talented artist and creative to watch".
Let's rock it!
MY STORY
★ Born to live ★ discovering my environment with daddy′s parachute camera ★ shooting the sweetest schoolgirls around me and not just falling in love with photography first time ★ after high school graduation moving to the USA ★ living in a garage in Miami, working as a middle-school teacher and surviving monster-hurrican Floyd ★ moving to NYC to visit Bruce Weber and working as a studio assistant at the legendary Pier59 Studios for the Victoria′s Secret shooting with Tyra Banks and further super beauties shot by Patrick Demarchelier ★ assisting around the globe for some of the finest top photographers ★ teaming up with outstanding people around the globe to create distinctive photo & film imagery ★
AWARD & TRIBUTE - PHOTOGRAPHY
Le Prix de la Photographie Paris
American Photography AP30
Latin American Fotografĺa
Update Berlin Award (shortlist)
6th International Photography Masters Cup Los Angeles
5th international Photography Masters Cup London
PX3 Le Prix de la Photographie Paris
AWARD & TRIBUTE - FILM
Samsung and PDN 4k Filmmaking Challenge, NYC, USA
Selected Motion Reel at THE REEL HOUR. Presented by Steffen Gentis (Chief Production Officer BBDO) at the Update Berlin, Germany
EXHIBITIONS PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM
Group exhibition «Spurwechsel» curated by Klaus Tiedge at the VW
Automobilforum Unter den Linden Berlin, Germany
Featured on the international group show «Art takes Times Square» on the billboard premiere, Times Square, New York, USA
Participating with various works at the BFF group exhibition «4. Aufschlag» in the On-Off Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
Participating with the series «Tokio» at the group installation «all photographers now!» during the Nuit des Musées, Rolex Learning Center at EPFL Lausanne
BFF group exhibition «5. Aufschlag» in the On-Off Gallery during the ADC festival in Hamburg, Germany
«Spurwechsel » group exhibition at the gallery STP Greifswald, Germany
Group exhibition «Selbstportrait», Gallery Castell, Germany
Group exhibition «curated», Gallery PPP Graz, Austria