Nick Elliott

Elliott grew up in Stanground[2] and joined Ascential when it was East Midlands Allied Press (EMAP). He worked as an editorial photographer for Anglian Times, Motor Cycle News[3] and Motor Cycle Racing.[4]

After Elliott left EMAP he was commissioned by IPC for Truck Magazine, Car Magazine, and Auto Car.[5] Elliott also worked with agencies Saatchi & Saatchi, Yellow Hammer, Carlson, Young & Rubican,[5] GGT, Ogilvy & Mather, and MSBK.[6]

In 1990, Publicis' campaign If You're Not Feeling Too Special for Sonatogen[3] placed 3rd in Euro Best Awards using Elliott’s photography. Elliott was commissioned by TBWA to photograph the 1992 UK general election billboard for the Liberal Democrats.[5]

Elliott has photographed musicians throughout his career, shot in Nashville, Tennessee,[7] in 2010 and for Planet Rock.[8]

In 2011, Rufus Stone[9] released a book; TEN-A Decade In Images, using Elliott’s images from the Cambridge Folk Festival,[10]. Elliott published a follow-up; 50Folk, as a personal celebration of 50 years of the festival, in 2014.

A year later, Elliott released Three Weeks One Summer[6] documenting The Marmalade during the making of Penultimate.[11] A fourth book, Ice Cream & Sun Cream, was released in 2017.

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