Photomanipulation nominee

I contracted meningitis at the age of 26, nearly died and was bedridden for a decade. Following the lockdowns of the Covid pandemic, many people asked me how I’d coped with living alone and being confined to one room for ten years when they could barely manage 3 months and this series shows my response.

You need:
'Courage' to charter unknown seas
'Hope' that tomorrow's dawn will be brighter
To come to terms with living in a sea of 'Loneliness'
'Tenacity' to survive during your darkest days
And blind 'Faith' that you will one day recover.

Jo Knight is a self taught photographer based in the English Lake District. She took up photography as a complete novice in 2013 and has since been awarded the title of Master of Print by the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain and been exhibited both in print and online in 22 countries.

In 2020 Jo was the global winner of a photography competition endorsed by 17 of the world's masters of photography and run by the Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique to commemorate the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jo’s pictures are based in nature and the human experience, often marrying her love of wildlife with her portrayal of life’s challenges through the eyes of women. She frequently uses composite photography to create distinctive narratives celebrating girls and telling powerful stories.

A previous FAPA nominee in 2021, 2022 & 2023.

Print exhibitions:

2020: PhotoBeijing 2020, Beijing World Art Museum, Millennium Monument, China.

2019: London Photo Show, Oxo Tower Wharf, South Bank, London, England.

2019: Masters of Print, The Bullring, Birmingham, England.

2019: 96th Scottish International Photography Exhibition, Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery, Kirkcaldy, Scotland

2018: Masters of Print, RK Burt Gallery, South Bank, London, England.