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Nick Elliott (born Nicholas Raymond Elliott Peterborough, England) is a British rock art photographer[1]

Biography

Elliott grew up in Stanground[2] and started his career as an editorial photographer with East Midlands Allied Press (EMAP) for The Peterborough Evening Telegraph, and The Peterborough Advertiser.[citation needed] Elliott then worked in the magazine division, shooting for Anglian Times, Motor Cycle News[3] and Motor Cycle Racing.[4]

Elliott left EMAP to pursue a freelance career[2] and was commissioned by media and publishing companies including International Publishing Corporation (IPC) for Truck Magazine, Car Magazine, and Auto Car.[5]

Elliott worked with agencies Saatchi & Saatchi, Yellow Hammer, Carlson, Young & Rubican,[5] GGT, Ogilvy & Mather, MSBK and Publicis[6].

In 1990, Publicis' campaign If You're Not Feeling Too Special for Sonatogen[3] placed 3rd in Euro Best Advertising Awards using Elliott’s photography. In 1991, Elliott was commissioned by TBWA to photograph the 1992 UK general election billboard campaign for the Liberal Democrats.[5]

Elliott's shot rock Trapeze[4] for the Peterborough Evening Telegraph in 1973 [citation needed] and continued to photograph musicians throughout his career. In 2010, Elliott shot in Nashville, Tennessee,[7][4] and became official photographer for Planet Rock radio station.[8]

Published work

Elliott's images have been published in media[8] and licensed for CD covers and promotional material[9] by record companies and music artists, and his work has been exhibited.[10][11]

In 2011, publisher Rufus Stone[12] released a book; TEN-A Decade In Images, using Elliott’s images from ten years of the Cambridge Folk Festival and included quotes by some featured musicians.[13] It was endorsed by the folk festival organisers Cambridge City Council[14].

Elliott published a follow-up book; 50Folk (ISBN 9781320352857), [15] as a personal celebration of 50 years of the festival in 2014. A year later, Elliott released Three Weeks One Summer (ISBN 9781366441300)[6] documenting The Marmalade during the making of their Penultimate CD, DVD, and vinyl record.[16]

A fourth book, Ice Cream & Sun Cream (ISBN 9781366421609), was released in 2017[17]. Elliott entered it for an award at the Vienna Photo Book Festival the same year. [18]

Video and radio

Elliott had a cameo role in 4 music videos by singer Gary Curtis: Crazy Love;[19] If Every Day Was Like Christmas;[20] Why with Anne Nolan;[21] and All Alone At Christmas.[22]

In 2015, Elliott made a cameo appearance in a short film, The Guardian, by Aturn Films.[23]

Elliott’s music choice was the subject of a 7 episode radio special, Tracks of Nick's Years, on [Endeavour FM]] in 2014. The following year, Elliott began co-hosting Sound And Nick's Vision on Siren FM.<ref>"Sound And Nick's Vision". Southside Broadcasting.</ref

References

  1. ^ "Norwich Rocks!". Fine City Magazine: 36. July 2010.
  2. ^ a b Clark, Paul (March 2002). "Camera angle on the stars". Rutland Times.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Howard (Feb 2002). "A Day In The Life of a Rock Photographer". The Style Magazine Lincolnshire: 15.
  4. ^ a b c Green, Sean (July 2011). "TCR Ireland Radio". TCR Ireland Radio.
  5. ^ a b c "Spotlight on photographer to the rock stars, Nick Elliott". Norfolk On My Mind. January: 12. January 2008.
  6. ^ a b Oswin, Julie (March 2016). "Nick Elliott rock photographer". The Guild of Photographers' Creative Light Magazine. Issue 12: 26. {{cite journal}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  7. ^ "No Sleep In Nashville". Fine City Magazine. December 2010.
  8. ^ a b Lazzari, Adam (December 2012). "Capturing Legends of Rock Music". Eastern Daily Press.
  9. ^ "Win a unique Nickelback print!". Kerrang!. September 2005.
  10. ^ "Nick Elliott: Style and craft and rock 'n' roll". Kings Lynn Magazine. November: 90. November 2013.
  11. ^ Stein, Barry (November 2012). "Nick Elliott - Shooting Rock 'n' Roll". The Rhythmic Lounge. Fall: 50–51.
  12. ^ "Sue Marchant's Big Night In". BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. June 2011.
  13. ^ McLaren, DJ (29 July 2011). "BBC Look East". BBC Look East.
  14. ^ Havergal, Chris (May 2011). "Book puts festival in the frame". Cambridge News.
  15. ^ Barnard, Emma (May 2015). "Rocking The World of Folk". KL Magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  16. ^ "Rocking out on the North Norfolk coast". Lynn News. 17 September 2013.
  17. ^ Betts, Marc (2 March 2017). "Norfolk rocks! Photographer of the stars puts county in frame with new book". North Norfolk News. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  18. ^ Edges, Tracey (19 March 2017). "Sunday Girl Book Review". Siren FM.
  19. ^ "Crazy Love". Ivory Tower Entertainment.
  20. ^ "If Every Day Was Like Christmas". Ivory Tower Entertainment.
  21. ^ "Why". Ivory Tower Entertainment.
  22. ^ Ivory Tower Entertainment (12 Nov 2022). "Alone At Christmas". YouTube.
  23. ^ Kate, Prout (8 September 2015). "ITV Anglia News".
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