# Nick Elliott

nick elliott is an English rock art photographer best known for his black and white images of some of the world's well-known musicians. Described as "one of the world's leading rock and music photographers" his work has been likened to Bob Gruen, Mick Rock, Henry Diltz, Jenny Lens and Anton Corbijn and his images have been featured on album artwork and in the media. == Early life == Born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Nick grew up and was schooled in Stanground before leaving to pursue a career as an editorial photographer with East Midlands Daily Press (EMAP) newspapers The Peterborough Evening Telegraph and The Peterborough Advertiser.After completing training in editorial photography, Elliott moved on to work in the Magazine Division in the EMAP group shooting for titles including: Anglian Times, Motor Cycle News and Motor Cycle Racing.He left EMAP to pursue a freelance career and continued in editorial photography and was commissioned by International Publishing Corporation (IPC) for Truck Magazine, Car Magazine, and Auto Car, alongside EMAP and other media and publishing houses.During this time, Elliott also shot royal and celebrity stories including the Queen, Princess Anne, the Duke of Bedford, Barry Sheene's win of the world 500cc Motorcycle Championship and Dave 'Boy' Greene's British Heavyweight title attempt.