nick elliott rock art photographer officialWHAT 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
BUYING TIME! IT’S IN THE CAN…
Posted on April 9, 2024
Well, after nearly 3 and a bit months working on the feature film ‘Buying Time’, it’s now done!
I was commissioned towards the end of last year to shoot all the behind-the-scenes still images for the film which is due for release sometime mid summer this year. There’s some great news to follow.
The images from the project has turned out to be such a strong collection that after various meetings with a production company ATurn Films, we’ve all decided to produce a fine art coffee table book that will be published through elliottstudios publishing to co inside with the film when it goes on general release in the summer.

Very much to my surprise it turned out I ended up having quite a big part in it, which I didn’t know at the time when we started the project back in November/December 2023.
Here,s just few of the images shot over the last 3/4 months.
So should I receive a telephone call from the Broccoli family, with the possibility of becoming the next James Bond, as I know they are looking I think you’ll find that the stories on here may actually have a bit of a different theme.
lol!!!!
Could be a career move!!
It’s Rock n’ Roll…
Nick Elliott Rock Art Photographer
A MESSAGE FROM THE ITALIAN OFFICE…
Posted on April 8, 2024
We asked Raffaella how she met Nick and how she became part of his world.
Here’s the answer!
“ I met Nick casually on Twitter in 2015, I didn’t know who he was or what he did in life. Initially it was complicated to communicate, let’s say we both didn’t trust each other.
Slowly and with the passage of time we have broken down the barriers and today I can say that Nick is the friend that each of us would like in our lives, he is faithful, sincere, sensitive and always there.
But it’s not just this!!!
Guys!!! Nick has a gift that few have, he knows how to capture moments of life that only his gaze can capture and he does it through his art, photography!
His shots are not banal images, if they are observed with extreme attention they all have a peculiarities.
When he asked me to become his PA In Italy, I felt honoured and proud, but also terrified.
I said to myself ‘ Guys he works with names that I would never dream of knowing in my entire life!’
I didn’t really know where to start but his words to me were ‘ Raffy , you watch at my work with sensitivity and with a gaze full of attention to even the smallest details and I wouldn’t want anyone else to represent me in your country! You know exactly what I’m doing and what I want to continue doing, the experience will come, but you already have the passion for my art!’
I can say with certainty guys, that I have never regretted, not even just for a second , having accepted!
Nick’s work decorates my home and are the most precious thing I can own, every day looking at them and I discover different details. They are not just photographs, they are intense journeys into other people’s emotions.
So I would like to say to each of you.. ‘ look at the work of this Artist with wide-open and clean eyes, you will discover that you feel emotions that maybe you had forgotten.’
To Nick I want to say this…
‘ I could never have met a more beautiful person inside and out in the world… Thank you for making me part of your team , your world and your life.’”
Your Italian PA
WE MADE THE NATIONAL’S…
Posted on September 17, 2023
Wonderful news!
The project 50 years on the job a fine art coffee table book by Nick Elliott Rock Art Photographer has been picked up by one of the Nationals. http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk took the story up late last week, and here it is!
Photographer postpones planned retirement after 50 years with paper
by David Sharman Published 13 Sep 2023
A photographer has postponed his planned retirement after celebrating half a century working for a regional newspaper.
David Lowndes has stated his intention to “stay on” at the Peterborough Telegraph, where he began his career as a photographic assistant and trainee photographer in September 1973.
David, pictured, revealed last year that he originally planned to retire in September 2023.
He has served as the paper’s sole photographer, on a freelance basis, since 2014.
Speaking to HTFP, he said: “I am staying on at the newspaper, maybe – if they will have me – for a couple of more years while I am fit enough.
“I started at the Peterborough Evening Telegraph in September 1973 as a photographic assistant/trainee photographer. There were seven photogs using medium format cameras and hand-processed black and white negs and prints.
“We obviously served through the best time in the industry – the seventies and eighties before new technology and mobile phones with cameras appeared.
“Years later the newspaper went ‘morning edition’ and then weekly and by 2014 the photographic department was disbanded, leaving me as the sole photographer for the paper.
“It has been a privilege to document half a century of history in Peterborough, I have enjoyed it immensely and met many people – which is why it is so difficult to hang up my camera.
“A project coming up, with the help of Rock Art photographer Nick Elliott, is to produce a pictorial book to celebrate my 50 years.
“It should be completed by the end of the year which will be followed by several exhibitions, talks and book signings to highlight Nick’s images of me and my work.”
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More to come.
Nick Elliott Rock Art Photographer
A VERY PRODUCTIVE SUMMER..
Posted on September 13, 2023
The Summer of 23!
Weather wise it’s not been the best in the UK recently, but for me it’s been extremely productive. I’ve spent most of the summer in between working on other projects and commissions, producing a collection of fine art images that I hope to be touring next year in 2024.
This is a collection that’s been hanging around in my consciousness and imagination for sometime.I’ve never actually started to make a reality..
The series of Gallery and touring events planned for a six month period next year will feature totally new work and another side to my creativity.
A visual trip into the real side of Nick Elliott.
Let’s melt some faces!!
Nick Elliott Rock Art Photographer..
PETERBOROUGH TELEGRAPH GRABS STORY…
Posted on September 13, 2023
Well! The secret is out…
50 Years On The Job! new fine art book By Nick Elliott Rock Art Photographer.
The project was featured in a double page spread written by Peterborough Telegraph’s reporter Carly Roberts only a few days after my PR team wrote the story on social media
Just a start, I think a big thing is to come!
Thank you so much guys!
Nick Elliott Rock Art Photographer..
DVD SET FOR RELEASE BEFORE OCT ONE!!
Posted on September 13, 2023
It’s here!
The new DVD is due for release before October 1st this year.
It’s been a long time coming, but it is eventually here and totally finished, and you’ll be able to buy the DVD on the nick elliott shop before the 1st of October ready to make that special Christmas gift.
This is the DVD version of the whole film from the documentary that we have been filming over the past 4 1/2 years documenting my life past, present and possibly a little bit of the future.
Following a very successful film premiere hosted in Norwich at the city’s famous Forum earlier in the summer, the film runs for one hour 10 minutes and it is presently being hosted and streamed by several of the biggest streaming networks on the planet.
You can own a copy if you were unable to come to the premier in May.
Vist: http://www.nickelliott.photography and click on the Nick Elliott Shop to purchase your copy.
I hope you enjoy every minute!
Nick Elliott Rock Art Photographer..
Brand New!! It’s Personal. The Nick Elliott Podcasts.
Posted on March 27, 2023
www.podbean.com/pi/pbblog-e2mks-d6ded0
The first of a brand new series of podcasts with special guests talking about special subjects and of course a lot of laughs and giggles along the way.
This week Nick is joined my radio Presenter and long time friend Chris Moore, where he talks about poetry and the 50th anniversary of the release of Nick’s favourite album of all time, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon.
EARL SLICK VIRTUALLY UNSEEN
Posted on May 13, 2022
Nick has been developing a virtual online gallery where a selection of his fine art images can be displayed in the most initiative way and reflect the quality of his creations.
Nick has chosen seventeen previously unseen images of guitar legend Earl Slick, from his Rockumentary project that lasted several years. Nick had been documenting Slick for a new publication, crammed full of professional, onstage and candid shots of Slick. Over the duration of the project the pair have cemented their friendship and endeavour to meet up every time Slick comes to the U.K.
The virtual gallery displays a small proportion of those images of Slick in a unique 3D virtual style. Nick plans to change the images every three months to keep his visitors captivated by displaying his fine art rock images and some of his new conceptual pieces.
“I think this is a great way to display and promote my fine art. I’ve been looking to do this project for a long time and have found the perfect suitable platform, that does justice for my work.” Nick Elliott.
To enter the gallery and see for yourself some of Nick’s iconic unseen fine art visit https://publish.exhibbit.com/gallery/747199486089968736/solo-gallery-91020/
SPECIAL IMAGES FOR A SPECIAL SHOW
Posted on May 6, 2022
Nick and the elliottstudios team have been working flat out to prepare for a very special exhibition showcasing some of Nick’s most outstanding fine art images. The exhibition will include narrative from Nick, and filmed by elliottblithefilms. It will be predominantly designed for broadcasting across the USA via Nicks USA Representative to selective galleries. However the finished video can be viewed in the U.K. at a later date.
The exhibition will be recorded at an undisclosed location at the end of the month. It will display a large amount of Nick’s fine Art images, including some that have been carefully chosen from his unseen archive.
“ This is a really special exhibition experience. It allows the elliottstudios to showcase my work in a very unique way that will be kicking”. ( Nick Elliott)
As previously stated Nick’s U.K. fan base and fine art collectors, need not worry about missing out, as they will have the opportunity to see the exhibition at a slightly later date.
SLÁN GO FÓILL!
Posted on March 6, 2022
Slán go fóill, as they say in Ireland translates into the endearing phrase, ‘Goodbye, stay safe and see you very soon’, which is exactly what Nick and the elliottstudios team are planning for.
After a wrap was called for the very successful commissioned Irish Tour, shooting Simon Collins and his album collaborator, Kelly Nordstrom for album artwork and promo material, it’s now time for the team to head home and back into the studio where all the hard work starts.
Nick now has hours of editing and post producing over three hundred images taken on the Irish Tour. Each image can take up to an hour to post produce and bring it to the uniquely high, photographic fine art quality that is associated with Nick’s creations.
Prior to his departure, Nick and Simon discussed further collaborations, which will see Nick and the team travelling back to Ireland in the late Spring, Summer and Autumn, for further commissioned shoots for Simon’s next three albums. Simon is also keen for Nick to document an upcoming project between himself and his father, Phil Collins (lead singer and drummer for Genesis) which will take place in Phil’s hometown of Geneva, Switzerland.
“It’s been an amazing experience to work with two such talented musical geniuses and professionals. I’m looking forward to seeing the guys again and creating some more face melting art with them.” Nick Elliott.
Andy Blithe, who accompanied Nick to Ireland, took the opportunity to add more film footage to his documentary, ‘The story So Far’, chronicling the life of Nick due for release at selected cinemas and TV later this year.
IRISH EYES
Posted on March 6, 2022
As Nick’s Irish Tour draws to a successful close, it was time for a little down time to relax and enjoy the local surroundings with some of its charming characters.
Nick has been on a commissioned shoot on location in Kerry Ireland for several days. The purpose of the shoot was to supply album artwork and promo material for Simon Collins new album, out for an Autumn release in the U.K. Simon, Genesis drummer and son to Phil Collins, has been collaborating with Kelly Nordstrom, acclaimed Canadian guitarist, to produce a progressive rock album from Collins Irish studios.
Nick, has travelled to the Emerald Isle to capture some atmospheric fine art images of the duo at several prominent locations around The Republic Of Ireland. Accompanied by Andy Blithe, who is continuing Nick’s documentary of his life story, ‘The Story So Far’ and also documenting the Irish Tour, which has been hailed a resounding success by all participants.
The last day of the tour was an opportunity for everyone to to enjoy some relaxation after several hectic days shooting.
Simon Collins was keen to take Nick and the team to the local pub for some traditional Irish cuisine and beverages. Attracting the locals attention, it gave everyone the opportunity to swap some stories and even Nick swapped T- Shirts with an enthusiastic fan who recognised our world renowned photographer and Simon Collins.
Discussion’s are now taking place for a return trip for further commissioned shoots regarding Simon’s future albums that he is now working on.
