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Ellie Smith is a UK-based photographer, whose work centres on portraiture with a documentary approach. At the heart of her practice is a genuine desire for connection with the subjects of her images, building relationships based on warmth and mutual trust.

Write ~ info@elliesmithphotography.co.uk

Call ~ +447590188477

Follow ~ @elliesmithphotographer

Syndication ~ matthew.somorjay@gettyimages.com


Selected clients

The New York Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The FT Weekend Magazine, New Statesman, i-D

V&A, Richemont, TOAST, Royal Shakespeare Company, BAFTA, The Body Shop, Clarks, Snapchat, ASOS, Sainsbury's, Barclays, O2

Selected exhibitions and awards

Portrait of Britain, British Journal of Photography, 2023

Then There Was Us, Temporary Spaces, Manchester, 2019

Portrait of Humanity, British Journal of Photography, 2019

209 Women, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, 2019

RBSA Photographic Prize, RBSA Gallery and Argentea Gallery, Birmingham 2019

209 Women, Portcullis House, Westminster, 2018

All Things Considered for London Design Festival, Old Shoreditch Station, London, 2016

All Things Considered, The Hackney Shop, London, 2015

i-D Straight-Ups, The Hoxton Hotel, Amsterdam, 2015