Erik Knudsen

" Erik Knudsen is Professor of Film Practice at the University of Salford in Manchester. He grew up, and was primarily educated, in Denmark, with a few years of schooling in Britain. After a stint of Law studies at Århus University in Denmark, he then went on to study film production at York University in Toronto, Canada, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Specialist Honours in Film Production in 1983. He returned to Britain in 1984, where he has lived and worked since. He gained his PhD from the University of Salford, 2002. "


He has previously created short documentaries, feature length films and photographic projects. He is currently doing a street photography project in Cuba which is a growing collection of work which will eventually become a book and exhibition. Another current project he is working on is about finding private stories in public spaces, which is a collection of portraits. These have been taken in North England and China.