About

Messing around waiting for racers to emerge from a cave in West Virginia

Brian Knight
Photographer/Writer
Email: brian@brianwknight.com

On one of the last days of 1999 Brian Knight picked up his first digital camera at a local Wal-mart. The camera was fairly large, very slow, and used floppy disks for film, but he was hooked.

One of the biggest keys to his success has come from working with Will Ramos Photography. Will has helped hone Brian’s skills both behind the viewfinder as well as afterwards in the (digital) dark room. Together they have covered numerous adventure sport races (and weddings).

Covering races requires a photographer to think quickly on his feet, to adapt to changing light and angles, and to be comfortable sitting in the hot sun, the pouring rain, or tied to a rock face hundreds of feet in the air. Covering weddings is a lot like covering races, only you wear different clothes! Each event presents similar challenges, especially when attempting a more subtle, less in your face, photojournalistic approach.

In addition to races, Brian has stepped into the local DC art scene by covering show openings and special events. The unguarded moments captured at these events as well as his unique view of the paintings themselves has earned Brian critical praise.

It is possible to run into Brian without a camera. He is an avid kayaker, enjoys hiking and mountain biking and spends much too much money expanding his own private library.

Brian’s photos have been seen in several shows and in numerous publications and websites including The Washington Post, Shape, Yahoo! News, Backpacker, Metro Sports DC, and DCist.com.

Shows

Print :: Photos & Words
Tri-DC Magazine
- Fall 2008
- Cover & Primal Quest feature
Trail Runner Magazine
- October 2008
- Article: Primal Quest Montana: Primed for Success (PDF, 128kb)
Metro Sports Washington
- December 2007
- Year in Photos
(print & web)
Washington Post
- January 21, 2007
- Sunday Source: This Is for Charity?
(print edition)
Shape Magazine
- April 2007
Express
- January 19, 2007
- Sunday Preview: Acts of Charity (PDF)
Yahoo! News, Adventure Travel
- Primal Quest Utah: The desert at dawn, Photo Feature- Primal Quest Utah: Race to the finish, Photo Feature
Web
Backpacker Magazine
- Primal Quest Live and Unedited 2006!
- backpacker.com
Bostonist: Photo of the Day
- April 9, 2007
DCist: Photo of the Day
- June 14, 2006- February 14, 2007

- June 5, 2007

- September 7, 2007

- October 3, 2007

- October 31, 2007

EX2 Adventures
- ex2adventures.com
Hampton Roads Adventure
- hradventure.com
OutdoorType
(official Brian Knight Photography blog)
- outdoortype.org
Pura Vida Adventures
- pvadventures.com
Primal Quest Utah
- ecoprimalquest.com
The A List
- areyoureadyforanadventure.com
Untamed Virginia Adventure Race
- untamedva.com
Will Ramos Photography
- waramos.com