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davidellisonstudio@gmail.com
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Growing up in Cheshire and Cumbria, David began his photography career as a photographic assistant to Brian Griffin and fashion photographer Craig McDean. Now an Artist and Lecturer in Design History at Technological University Dublin he holds a PhD from Ulster University and a BA Hons in Photography from Lancaster University.
His research into embroidered wrestling costumes of the North of England has featured as part of touring exhibitions at Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool and Somerset House, London in 2017 as well as The Civic, Barnsley in 2019. His photographs have been published into two photo-books - Herdwick Common (2014) and Tek Hod: Embroidered Wrestlers of the North (2020).
David’s work is held at the Archive of Modern Conflict (London), the Library of Birmingham and Tullie House Collections (Carlisle). His work has been exhibited across the UK and Europe and has photographed for leading, quality newspapers and magazines in England and France.