Knop began his career working in the studio of German fashion and advertising photographer Charlotte March in the late 1970s.Saatchi Online: http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Guenter%20Knop/23713.html He later worked as first assistant to Henry Wolf,Phyllis Lucas Gallery: http://www.phyllislucasgallery.com/guknrenu.html art director for Esquire, Harper's Bazaar and Show magazines.Encyclopædia Britannica entry on Henry Wolf: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1089672/Henry-Wolf He worked with Wolf for ten years on high fashion, TV, and print advertising for major clients in the eighties and nineties before opening a studio in Chelsea, Manhattan, United States. His pictures incorporate dramatic lighting and customized sets built from found materials and inspired by Bauhaus, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco designs. A unique feature of Knop’s work is his exclusive use of real women who are hand-picked from the streets of New York.Book review for Guenter Knop on Women: http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/
