Ellie Ramsden is a photographic artist based in London.
Ellie's love for underground music and youth culture have led her to document London's contemporary music scene over the past five years, self-publishing her first photo-book 'Too Many Man: Women of Grime' in 2019, and releasing a second edition in 2021.
Much of Ellie's work aims to question stereotypes, stimulate discussion and give new perspectives. In her personal projects, she is interested in exploring aspects of British culture through various communities, especially those which are rarely documented, or who choose to live outside of the conventional constructs of society.
Ellie divides her time between personal projects and taking on photographic commissions. Her work has been exhibited internationally as well as being widely featured in the press.
Print sales are available on request.
Selected clients:
Nike, Adidas, Facebook, Samsung, Bacardi, Barbie, Channel 4, Superdrug, Comic Relief, Aimi, Refinery29, Foundation FM, Wordplay magazine, NASS festival, Battersea Cats & Dogs Home, Help Musicians UK, Girls United, Versus.
Features:
BBC News, Londonist, Clash Magazine, Creative Review, GUAP, Keep Hush, aint-bad, Foundation FM, TMRW mag, Mixmag, Evening Standard, Trench Trench Trench, Wordplay Magazine, Hundred Heroines, Mini Click, Rife magazine, The Doyennes, 14HQ.
Solo exhibitions:
2022: Portraits in the Park - Crystal Palace Calling, London (current)
2020: The Future is in The Air - Keep Hush pop-up, London
2019: Too Many Man - Adidas HQ, Germany
2019: Too Many Man - Keakie, London
Group exhibitions:
2022: Take More Photos: Lovin' London - Outernet London (upcoming)
2022: Grown up in Britain: 100 Years of Teenage Kicks - The Herbert, Coventry (current)
2022: Top Boy Live - The Truman Brewery, London
2022: Postcards from Europe - Cambridge University
2022: Simpler Saturdays - Museum of Youth Culture gallery, London
2021: Edition365 - British Journal of Photography (online)
2021: The Print Swap - Foley Gallery, New York
2021: A Way of Life - Museum of Youth Culture gallery, London
2020: Home Museum - LagosPhoto Festival 2020 (online)
2020: Non-Conformist - ElliottHalls Gallery (online)
2020: (Re)framing our Identities - Bologna, Italy
2019: Streetstyle: from Teddy Boys to Grime Kids - Trinity Art Gallery, London
2019: Representation on the Line: (Un)framing Our Identities - Hive, Blackpool
2019: Representation on the Line: (Un)framing Our Identities - Chelsea Telephone Exhange, London
2018: South West Graduate Photography Prize - Old Truman Bewery, London
2018: 32 Photographers - Gallery Different, London
2017: Behind the Beat - Spectrum, Brighton
2017: Hardwick Gallery Collection - Hardwick Gallery, Cheltenham
2016: Blank Space Gallery - Vancouver, Canada
Permanent collections:
Museum of Youth Culture archives
Photo credit: Elishama Udorok