nick elliott rock art photographer officialFROM PETERBOROUGH TO ‘THE ITALIAN JOB’
Posted on February 9, 2025
Story by The Peterborough Telegraph…. News you can trust since 1948.
Rock star photographer from Peterborough who has photographed Ozzy Osbourne, ZZ Top, Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Blondie to have new exhibition in Rome, yards from The Colosseum
Former Stanground Comp pupil Nick Elliott’s exhibition The Italian Job will go on display in March.
A world-renowned photographer from Peterborough who has captured some of the biggest names in rock music on film will have his latest exhibition in Rome – just a few yards from one of the most iconic ancient land marks on Earth.
Nick Elliott has come along way since his days at Stanground Comprehensive School – working with stars including Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica and Iron Maiden during his celebrated career.
Now he has announced his latest exhibition – titled ‘The Italian Job – which will run at the Medina Roma Gallery in Rome.
The event will showcase 25 original, previously unseen images, blending conceptual dark art and rock art photography. The collection explores human expression, inviting audiences to engage with the emotional landscapes depicted in his work.
Over the past seven years, Nick has curated an exclusive collection of conceptual dark art, exploring themes of isolation, identity, grief, loss, suicide and the darker facets of the human psyche. Through his lens, he invites viewers to confront these complex themes, sparking a dialogue about deeper emotional truths. His introspective approach sets him apart in an art world where few tackle such bold, provocative subject matter.
For more of Nick’s diverse portfolio, visit his website at www.nickelliott.photography
The Italian Job runs from March 28 to April 4th 2025.
Always so good to remember my root.
Nick Elliott rock art photographer…
18 MONTHS ON AND TWO AWARDS LATER…
Posted on October 13, 2024
We’re celebrating the massive success of the documentary The Story So Far a film about Nick, his life and career, shot and produced by a ATurn Films which we premiered at the Forum in Norwich back in May 2023.
Since then the film has gone on to win two awards and been nominated for a third and is also available on DVD from the Nick Elliott Shop.
Go to: http://www.nickelliott.photography to buy the DVD.
The premier was a spectacular event hosted on a warm spring evening in the centre of Norwich with well over 100 people attending.
Featured below are a few images from this wonderful night..
The weekend was brought to a close with a Sunday breakfast celebration at the Assembly House in the centre of Norwich, where further special guests, Nick‘s close friends spent a fabulous morning celebrating the premier and talking about the film.
Below are a few shots from the Sunday breakfast event.
What a fabulous weekend and event!!
Celebrating the life of World Renowned Rock Art Photographer Nick Elliott.
I think it was one of the highlights of my entire life. It was such an honour to have a film produced that told a little bit more about the real me.
Only a little !!!
Nick Elliott Rock Art Photographer…
‘THE STORY SO FAR’ MAKES THE FINAL!
Posted on July 1, 2024
Well, we didn’t win, but we were in the top three.
A fantastic achievement having already won a first in the ‘Monthly Film Festival’ for Best Feature Documentary. But I’m not gonna complain .
Still wonderful to be recognised as one of the top documentaries.
Nick Elliott Rock Art Photographer..
WE MADE THE FRONT COVER!!
Posted on June 2, 2024
The June addition 2024.
Fabulous! I’m so so pleased.
Nick Elliott Rock Art Photographer..
IT’S OFFICIAL! A BRAND NEW COLLECTION TO SHOW IN ROME.
Posted on May 26, 2024
I signed the contract this week!
To make it official, we will be taking a brand new collection of 25 images to show in one of the major galleries in the centre of Rome in the Spring of 2025. It’s a project that my Italian office has been working on for the past 12 months. We now have a final go-ahead. The project will be a collaboration with the lovely team at The Medina Arte Design Gallery in central Rome right next door to the Colosseum.
The show will run for seven days from March 28th to April 3th 2025.
Nick will be there for the private viewing evening and for two or three days in the week of the show. Nick would like to say a massive big thank you and congratulations to his Italian team and especially his Italian PA Raffaella Clementi who has brought this whole project to fruition.
I really don’t know what to say about this! No words can tell you how happy and excited I am about taking a new collection of my work to the art centre of the world. Italy!!
It really is a lifelong dream.
Nick Elliott Rock Art Photographer..
WHAT THEY SAY FROM THE ONES THAT WERE THERE! “THE STORY SO FAR”
Posted on May 24, 2024
“Being invited along to ‘Nick Elliott – The Story So Far’ that hot evening last May was without doubt one of the best nights out we had all year.
The Forum in Norwich proved to be the perfect setting for Nick to tell his fascinating life story being an intimate theatre venue where the invited audience of friends, family and some of the many people who have played a part in Nick’s story so far enjoyed the premiere of Nick’s open, honest and at times very poignant, raw and moving first person documentary film.
Footage and photos accompanied memories and people, places and times gone by in the 90 minute documentary which drew on the audience’s emotions from laughter at the many memories and anecdotes to complete silence during revelations of the darker episodes of Nick’s more recent past.
This extraordinary film was followed by an informal and insightful Q and A session where Nick pulled no punches at answering audience questions in his own unique style which rounded off a fabulous evening in the company of one of the rock world’s most talented and respected rock art photographers; the inimitable Nick Elliott.
The only unanswered questions I had following the night are ‘When’s the next one?’ ‘And can we come along again please?’
Shaun Coomer
DOCUMENTARY WINS TOP FILM AWARD
Posted on May 14, 2024
We had some totally wonderful news into elliottstudios at the end of last week!
The documentary ‘The Story So Far’ a film about Nick’s life, career, passions, and art, has won a top award. It managed to scoop the award for best feature documentary 2024 in the Monthly Film Festival Awards.
Now showing on the following channels OTT STUDIO, FUTURE Today, Stash, Cineverse, and Tubi was entered by the production company ATurn Films.
AND WE ONLY WENT AND WON!!
Fantastic news for Nick and all the crew that worked on the film during its 4 year filming schedule.
And a huge thank you to ATurn Films who shot and produced the whole project.
As we are approaching the 12 month anniversary of the premier of this film, it couldn’t be a better piece of news.
Nick Elliott Rock Art Photographer…
Q & A. PART 12…
Posted on October 31, 2021
Q1. What is the one thing that you know now that you wished you knew when you were 20 years old? (Jason D. Essex UK)
A1. It’s not wrong to be different and be your true self. (Nick Elliott)
Q2. How do you improve your photography over the years? (B Angus Lincoln UK)
A2. My photography has improved because I no longer care, because caring means conforming and I have never conformed creativity to anything in my life. (Nick Elliott)
Q3. What does producing your images mean to you? Great fan of your work. I’m looking forward to seeing your Dark Art. (D Ellis London UK)
A3. The importance of my work to me, is immeasurable really. Each image is an expression of emotions, feelings, attitudes and moods. It’s an addiction rather than a want, to produce art, and when I can’t it makes me restless. ( Nick Elliott)
Q4. What type of cameras and lenses do you use? (JD Barker Norfolk.UK.)
A4. I’ve always used a combination of Canon, Roliflex and Mamyia cameras. My lenses are Canon EF. (Nick Elliott)
Q5. Can you tell me what tools you use to post produce and edit your images? What makes you realise you have a great image? (H Graeme. Hindleveston. UK)
A5. I edit through Photoshop. I always do 2 edits, first one to chop out the shit and the second to narrow it down tighter to see if the image will work as I initially saw it. When I see the shot I normally see it in black-and-white, not all images work in colour and vice versa. The image is about a statement and style and that interpretation can get lost if not post produced correctly. It’s about a deeper understanding of shadows, light, subjects, angles and individual style.
“Although Photoshop is the tool I use to edit and post produce my images, my eyes and sense of connection with my art and surroundings, delivers the message I want to convey”. (Nick Elliott)
Thank you for all your questions. Nick loves to answer them. If you have a question for Nick please send it to benicebond@icloud.com
UN TRATTAMENTO ITALIANO
Posted on October 31, 2021
(AN ITALIAN TREAT)
Nick‘s growing Italian fan base are in for a treat next year.
Raffy Clementi heads the Nick Elliott Italian page, she helps organise opportunities within the European fine art market, liaises with Italian businesses for sponsorships and negotiates TV and radio interviews, for Nick and elliottstudios. Raffy continues to make the Italian page a resounding success with an ever increasing Nick Elliott fan base and recognition from main stream musicians and rock bands.
Raffy has organised European sales of Nick’s fine art images, interpreting negotiations between Italian clients and elliottstudios.
After discussions at elliottstudios it has been decided that ‘The Story So Far’, Nick’s documentary charting his career and life should be released in Italy, fully translated with Italian subtitles.
This allows ‘The Story So Far’ documentary, produced by award-winning director Andy Blithe of Aturn Films to reach a wider audience across Europe.
“I’m so pleased about the growth of my Italian following and the interest in my art. Italy has always been a country that appreciates art, fashion and style”. (Nick elliott)
Q & A PART 11…
Posted on October 30, 2021
Q1. Who do you create your art for, yourself or the buyers market? (M. Padilla. Rome)
A1. I always create my art for myself. There are boxes for me to tick of statements, expression and attitudes that are personal to me. It’s important that I shoot what I need to, in order to feel fulfilled creatively. (Nick Elliott)
Q2. Your new series ‘2 go mad in Norfolk’ looks really good fun. When will it be available to view? (J. Glover. UK)
A2. We are hoping that it will be sometime around spring 2022. The correlation of the shows is presently in edit. If you would like to keep updated with the shows go to nickelliott.info for more details and release dates. (Nick Elliott)
Q3. How often do you workout? In your photos you look pretty fit. (J. Hale. UK)
A3. Depends when she’s in the mood!!! (Nick Elliott)
Q4. What question do you always hate to answer but get asked the most? Big fan of your work, by the way. Are you single? (Kathy Shaw. Florida )
A4. Hi Kathy, the question that I hate the most is ‘What equipment do you use?’ As I’ve said before you can use any camera and still create pieces of art. Thank you for liking my work I appreciate your support. No I’m not single , very much spoken for. (Nick Elliott)
Q5. What’s the strangest thing about you and how do you hide it, if you do? (B. Gutierrez. Italy)
A5. I suffer from OCD and yes I do work hard to keep it under wraps. (Nick Elliott)
If you have a question that you would like Nick to answer please send it to benicebond@icloud.com
Q & A. Part 10…
Posted on October 29, 2021
Q1. What are your values for your photography and how do you measure and evaluate them?. (N. Rogers. U.K.)
A1. The values of my images are personally measured with integrity, honesty, authenticity and trust, based on my own known values of morality, integrity and ethics. However, my owns values are not subjected onto others, my images portray my own unique opinion within my own boundaries of creativity and art. (Nick Elliott)
Q2. Do you always see photographic opportunities wherever you go? (J. Brewer. London U.K.)
A2. Yes, pretty much. There is photographic opportunities out there wherever you look, but opportunities to create art are sometimes limited. It’s a representation of oneself, and what you see individually that sets us apart, it’s the opportunity to just take a picture of a moment, or create a piece of individual art, and all art is subjective. ( Nick Elliott)
Q3. I find your recent dark art project is quite intriguing and I’m looking forward to viewing the whole collection. Is this the direction your art is going in now? What about the fear of failure or rejection? (V. Huber. Manchester U.K.)
Q3. Yes it is the direction that my art is going. Creatively this is something that I have to explore which has previously been denied. Unfortunately the fear of failure and rejection is something every artist has to live with because it’s inevitable as art is so personal. If my art gives me satisfaction and evokes an emotion from its audience, wether that be positive or negative, then I feel I have achieved my goal. Art is designed to stir a broad range of emotions from its audience, from repulsion to inspiration. No art can be classed as rubbish, it’s just personal to the viewer wether they find it intriguing and captivating. (Nick Elliott)
Q4. What type of camera do you recommend for an amateur photographer? (J Snow Wales UK)
Q4. What ever one the photographer feels comfortable with. It’s a personal choice. The camera should be an extension of your body, considering balance, weight and even how you carry them. You can create a fantastic photo on one of the most inexpensive cameras, it’s all about your eye, the opportunity and the camera being an extension of you, and how comfortable and capable you are with using it which leads to proficiency. (Nick Elliott)
Q5. I’m struggling with my photography. I can’t seem to make the most of natural light and when I use the flash things look washed out. Have you any tips? (D. Rivers. Birmingham UK)
A5. They are probably washed out because they are overexposed. Shooting on manual brings its own problems, capturing natural light is a technique in itself. You need to know and understand how your camera reads natural light, all different makes of cameras read natural light differently. This is what makes film photography much more difficult than digital. Always shoot on manual, understand your cameras capabilities and bracket your shot. Experiment with lots of different natural light situations and practice. This is all part of the creativity and fun of photography. Hope this helps. (Nick Elliott)
Nick thanks you for all your questions. He will answer all questions that are sent. If you have a question for him please submit it to Benicebond@icloud.com
Q & A PART 9
Posted on May 17, 2021
1Q. Out of all the things that you do, what makes you the most excited? (Kirsty Sheffield UK)
1A. Knowing that I have got a great shot, after I’ve taken it. I instinctively know when I’ve captured a face melter.
2Q. On the radio you always seem very jolly. What makes you laugh? (A Donovan London UK)
2A. People with good humour, sarcasm and wit. The kind that just bats back-and-forth with ease.
3Q. Do you remember the very first photo you ever took? (Richard Rushby Whitby UK)
3A. That was a picture at the pleasure beach at Great Yarmouth, and it was of the pirate on the rollercoaster. I think it’s still there.
4Q. I live on the west coast of the USA. Will USA Tour come to California? (B Donaldson USA)
4A. Hopefully it will. There are plans for multiple tours starting off in the south east states of USA. Our plan is to do all the states at some point.
5Q. What do you think to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers? (J Carter UK)
5A. I think they are a fucking good band. Would love the opportunity to work with them .
Thank you for all your questions please keep them rolling in. If you have anything you would like to ask Nick please send it to Benicebond@icloud.com.