From September to January, the fully online Photography : Mastered with Nick Knight course will pick and develop the next generation of fashion photographers, following a curriculum carefully formed by Nick Knight, founder of influential digital platform SHOWStudio, the first to champion the use of digital content in the fashion world (SHOWStudio was founded in 2000, five years before the birth of Youtube – how avant-garde is that!). Masterclasses will be delivered by Knight himself, and partnerships with magazines and brands, who will give out briefs to students participating in the course, will help gain industry exposure. Influential publications 10 Magazine and Oyster are already on board, and industry insider Mimma Viglesio, editor-in-chief of Lula Magazine, will take part in an exclusive Q&A with students.

The work of Sybille de Beuckelaer and Alena Moiseeva, two students of the Val Garland School of Makeup

“This course is about getting into business,” says Val Garland, the superstar makeup artist who ran the previous Mastered online course, describing the tutoring as “the closest thing to being her assistant without actually being her assistant.” With live Q&As with brands such as Vivienne Westwood and Preen as well as up-and-coming (and amazing) makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench, students of Val Garland School of Makeup seem to have followed the best route to get their foot in the fashion industry. As avid followers of fashion photography, we can’t wait to see what Nick Knight’s crop of budding photographers will come to produce… Stay tuned!