Joel Knight Is a Minnesota based professional photographer focused on finding the smaller stories within the natural world, with the occasional stray towards larger landscapes and subjects.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

Being Present in Yourself, and The World

A lesson I can never hear often enough, and something the art of photography has taught me. When I'm out photographing, there usually isn't a single detail gone unnoticed; the sounds, the feel of the wind, and of course what lays before my eyes.

In being still, and focusing for so long on the changes of reality seen only by your eyes, there is abundant tranquility. For you only witness things as is, not through external judgement. In observing this within, as opposed to your external environment, the same can be found. Focusing within on your own emotional and thought landscape for prolonged periods can bring much tranquility.

With my work I hope to bring you that tranquility of the mind, and inspire others to slow down and look closer at the world.