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Self-portrait, 2021
Elsie is a Kenyan-born photographer based in London, UK.
She graduated from the University of Westminster with a BA in Photography (2017) and an MA in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism (2020).
Initially self-taught, her love for the medium continues to grow with her photography focusing primarily on portraiture, documentary, sports and events.
Elsie has worked on various assignments mainly within the sports industry and she is a contributor to Alamy.
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
London Sevens 2022 – Embrace x Black Women Photographers
(BBC 100 Festival x Embrace Network website)
October 2022, London
Moments of Bliss ‘Untitled #16’ – Power & Glory Black History Month Photography Exhibition
(Alternative Arts – Brady Arts & Community Centre)
6 – 29 October 2022, London
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
29 September 2022 (Royal College of Arts), London
28 March 2022 (King’s College London), London
8 – 22 March 2022 (John Hansard Gallery), Southampton
31 January 2022 (Falmouth University), Falmouth
Untitled #16 – Self -Preservation x Black Women Photographers
(Photoville Festival)
18 September – 01 December 2021, New York
Ngara ’97 – Ife Nkili
(Black Women’s Arts Festival)
30 November 2021 (The Hackney Social), London
02 November 2021 (Everyman Cinema Broadgate), London
21 October 2021 (Twitter Live), Global
14 October 2021 (YouTube Live), Global
Movement – Video Projection x The Journal
(KoKi Freiburg)
19 November 2021, Freiburg
Movement – About Last Year – Lockdown Photography x The Journal
(Willy-Brandt-Haus)
19 August – 19 September 2021, Berlin
Marinated Hymns – Everything, All the Time
(The Project Space – University of Westminster)
20 – 24 March 2019, London
See, To Be Seen – Working Progress
(London Gallery West – University of Westminster)
4 – 9 December 2018, London
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
Women in Sports – Free Range Shows
(Old Truman Brewery)
24 – 27 June 2016, London
Ngara ’97 – Everything’s A Document
(London Gallery West – University of Westminster)
9 – 13 June 2014, London
AWARDS
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
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
Blogosphere’s Black Content Creators (UK)
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