Nick Elliott

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

Elliott left EMAP[2] and was commissioned by media and publishing companies, including International Publishing Corporation (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, 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. Elliott was then commissioned by TBWA to photograph the 1992 UK general election billboard campaign for the Liberal Democrats.[5]

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

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

In 2011, Rufus Stone[12] released a book; TEN-A Decade In Images, using Elliott’s images from the Cambridge Folk Festival and included quotes by some featured musicians.[13] It was endorsed by the 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 DVD and vinyl record.[16] A fourth book, Ice Cream & Sun Cream (ISBN 9781366421609), was released in 2017,[17] which Elliott entered for an award at the Vienna Photo Book Festival.[18]

Elliott had a cameo role in music videos by Gary Curtis: Crazy Love;[19] If Every Day Was Like Christmas;[20] Why;[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.[24]

In 2021, Elliott began travelling around the county in a motorhome, Penthouse One, with Andy Blithe.[25]

Elliott has been divorced twice and lives in Norfolk, England.[25]

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