Self-portrait, 2021
Elsie Kibue-Ngare is a Kenyan-British photographer based in London, UK.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Photography and a Master of Arts in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism from the University of Westminster.
Initially self-taught, her love for the medium continues to grow with her photography focusing primarily on portraiture, sports, documentary and events.
Elsie has worked on various assignments mainly within the sports industry and her photography has appeared in several publications in print and online like The BBC, The Scotsman, The Times, The Guardian, Metro Online, Ebony Magazine, PaperJam, Cycling Weekly, Daily Star and Culture Trip.
She is also the co-founder of The African Photobook and co-host of the Photo Mama Podcast.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
London Marathon Series – The Kenya Society 30th Anniversary Annual Lunch
(Royal Over-Seas League)
23 July 2019, London
Group Exhibitions & Films
Untitled #31 – Essex Photography Prize 2024
(The Meadows)
4 – 11 June 2025, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Ngara ’97 – Ife Nkili
(Pop Up Africa at Spitalfields)
26 May 2025, London, United Kingdom
Moments of Bliss ‘Untitled #16’ – Black History Month Photography Exhibition Retrospective
(Alternative Arts – Online)
1 – 31 October 2024, Global
Motherhood Stories from Nairobi to London – Nwanyịbụife
(Prime Video)
2024, Global
Motherhood Stories from Nairobi to London – Nwanyịbụife
(HOME Manchester)
20 – 26 October 2023, Manchester, United Kingdom
Motherhood Stories from Nairobi to London – Nwanyịbụife
(Everyman Cinemas Kings Cross)
12 – 19 October 2023, London, United Kingdom
Motherhood Stories from Nairobi to London – Nwanyịbụife
(Social World Film Festival)
2 – 9 July 2023, Sorrento, Italy
Eliud Kipchoge & Sir Mo Farah – One of One: Sport Images from Black Women Photographers
(The Sports Bra)
15 – 30 June 2023, Portland (OR), United States of America
London Sevens 2022 – Embrace x Black Women Photographers
(BBC 100 Festival x Embrace Network website)
October 2022, London, United Kingdom
Moments of Bliss ‘Untitled #16’ – Power & Glory Black History Month Photography Exhibition
(Alternative Arts – Brady Arts & Community Centre)
6 – 29 October 2022, London, United Kingdom
Untitled #16 – SELFIES: Women in Photography
(Royal Photographic Society – Women in Photography website/online)
15 June – 31 July 2022, Global
Ngara ’97 – Ife Nkili
12 October 2022 (Screen Worlds x SOAS), London, United Kingdom
29 September 2022 (Royal College of Arts), London, United Kingdom
28 March 2022 (King’s College London), London, United Kingdom
8 – 22 March 2022 (John Hansard Gallery), Southampton, United Kingdom
31 January 2022 (Falmouth University), Falmouth, United Kingdom
Untitled #16 – Self -Preservation x Black Women Photographers
(Photoville Festival)
18 September – 01 December 2021, New York, United States of America
Ngara ’97 – Ife Nkili
(Black Women’s Arts Festival)
30 November 2021 (The Hackney Social), London, United Kingdom
02 November 2021 (Everyman Cinema Broadgate), London, United Kingdom
21 October 2021 (Twitter Live), Global
14 October 2021 (YouTube Live), Global
Movement – Video Projection x The Journal
(KoKi Freiburg)
19 November 2021, Freiburg, Germany
Movement – About Last Year – Lockdown Photography x The Journal
(Willy-Brandt-Haus)
19 August – 19 September 2021, Berlin, Germany
Marinated Hymns – Everything, All the Time
(The Project Space – University of Westminster)
20 – 24 March 2019, London, United Kingdom
See, To Be Seen – Working Progress
(London Gallery West – University of Westminster)
4 – 9 December 2018, London, United Kingdom
African Spirit – MyAfrica 10th Anniversary Online
(Mo Ibrahim Foundation website)
2016 – 2019, Global
Women in Sports – CSR Arts Programme
(Travers Smith LLP)
July 2016 – July 2017, London, United Kingdom
Women in Sports – Free Range Shows
(Old Truman Brewery)
24 – 27 June 2016, London, United Kingdom
Ngara ’97 – Everything’s A Document
(London Gallery West – University of Westminster)
9 – 13 June 2014, London, United Kingdom
AWARDS
Shortlisted
Essex Photography Prize 2024
Portraiture – Blue Sky Printing
2025, Chelmsford
Winner
Visionnaires – Capital City College Group Excellence Award
2022, London
Second Runner-up
The Self-Portrait Competition – HOME by Ronan McKenzie
2021, London
Highly Commended
Women in Sports – Travers Smith LLP
2017, London
FEATURES
Looking at Ourselves: Self-Portraits by Women – The Luupe
2023
Celebrating International Women’s Day Everyday: A Twitter Space Show and Tell with Black Women Photographers – PhotoShelter
2023
Give Us Features, Not Flowers: Examining gender bias in the photography industry and digital landscape – Wallflower Studios
2022
Amplifying Black Voices: 100+ Black Photographers You Should Be Following On Social Media – PhotoShelter
2022
In conversation with The Black Gaze
2020
TALKS
Nwanyịbụife Screening and Q&A with Everyman Cinemas
2023
Turning Photography Into A Business – Visionnaires ‘Start Your Own Business’ Alumni Webinar
2023
London Sevens 2022 – BBC 100 Festival x Embrace Network at BBC Broadcasting House
2022
Ife Nkili Screening and Q&A with Screen Worlds (SOAS)
2022
Ife Nkili Screening and Q&A with KCLU Student Media
2022
Ife Nkili Screening and Q&A with John Hansard Gallery + The Black Women’s Project
2022
MEMBERSHIPS / DIRECTORIES
Women Sports Photographers (Coming Soon)
National Union of Journalists (NUJ) – London Branch
JURY MEMBER
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