Beware; for I am fearless and therefore powerful.

Hi! I’m Dee aka elegia. I use she/her pronouns. I’m a Scottish self-taught photographer currently based in Manchester, UK.

I grew up in North Ayrshire and studied fine art, creative writing and poetry. I eventually fell into photography via modelling back in 2011-ish. I work with mixed media and analog. I love cinema, music, architecture and design, and my work is very much inspired by all of these. I also have AuDHD (autism & ADHD), dyspraxia and OCD, which understandably influence my work. I’ve created many self-portraits and projects focusing on my experiences of living with these.

I’ve been lucky to have had my work published and exhibited internationally. The experience of seeing and feeling my images in print or hung up on a wall is one of my primary motivations. I think it’s really important to print your work and creating with tangible imagery is what really drives me. There’s just nothing else quite like it.

As well as my self-portraiture, I also work with models, musicians and actors of all levels of experience. I can be contacted by email: iamelegia@gmail.com

I’m online a lot.
(I hope you like cats).

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  • Exhibitions

    ‘A Sense of Place’ Exhibition.
    October 25th 2024 - January 12th 2025.
    Oyez Arts - Altrincham Town hall.

    ‘PLAY’ Exhibition.
    November 1st - 3rd.
    OT Creative Space - Old Trafford.

    ‘What Artists Wear’ Exhibition.
    September 2024.
    Blue Rinse Vintage - Manchester, UK.

    ISO600 International Instant Photography Exhibition.
    October 4th - 6th, 2024.
    Paoletti Photogallery - Bologna, Italy.

    ‘Day & Night’ Exhibition.
    June 26th - July 11th, 2024.
    Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield.

    Community Micro-Gallery Exhibition.
    Happening In MCR x Afflecks
    May 27th - end of August, 2024
    Afflecks Ground Floor via Tib Street entrance.

    West Art Collective Presents ‘Indelicate 4.0’
    March 9th, 2024
    Antwerp Mansion, Manchester

    ‘Blue’ Exhibition.
    October 7th - November 2nd, 2023
    Glasgow Gallery of Photography

    ‘Representation On The Line: (Un)framing Our Identities’ Part II.
    Hundred Heroines by The Royal Photographic Society showcasing women in photography.
    August 31st - September 30th, 2019
    HIVE, 80-82 Church Street, Blackpool.

    ‘Representation On The Line: (Un)framing Our Identities’ Part II.
    June 2019
    Hundred Heroines by The Royal Photographic Society showcasing women in photography.
    Heroines Hub in Chelsea, London.

    ‘Photography on a Postcard’ Exhibition raising funds for the Hepatitis C Trust.
    October 12th – October 25th, 2017
    The PrintSpace: Shoreditch, London.

    ‘Polaroid Is Not Dead’ : Expolaroid.
    April 9th – May 1st, 2016
    Hotel Pasteur: Rennes, France.

    SHVR: Traditional & Diverging Views of Beauty, Romance & Darkness.
    October 31st & November 13th/14th/15th 2015
    The Fruit: Durham, NC.

    ‘Impossible presents 8 x 8’ Group Show.
    February 20th – February 22nd 2015
    The Hoxton Gallery: London, UK.

    ‘Chemistry: New Instant Photography’ Exhibition.
    June 10th – July 27th 2014
    The Jam Factory: Oxford, UK.

    ‘Wanrooij meets Raw Beauty’ Exhibition.
    June 6th – June 21st 2014
    Wanrooij Gallery: Amsterdam.

  • Print Publications

    ‘Roots & Rituals’ Photo Book 2024: Stirling Photography Festival.

    Photodarium Classic Calendar: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025.

    Photodarium Private Calendar: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023.

    The Optiko Journal, 2018.

    Photography On A Postcard 2017 Boxset 50 Postcards.

    Practical Photography Magazine, December 2017.

    LOV Zine, Issue #2: Portraits.

    Hylas Magazine, Volume 1: Loss.

    She Shoots Film, Issue 1: Self Portrait.

    Monochrome Magazine, Issue 4: Instant.

    Femme Fotale, Volume III: Analog.

    ‘elegia : Self-portraits’ – A Quite Delightful Monograph.

    Issue Two of The Quite Delightful Project : ‘Quite Lovely’.

    ‘Raw Beauties’ – A Polaroid Project (Book).

  • Online interviews & features

    Analog Forever Magazine

    Sunny 16 Podcast

    Lomography

    PRYME

    LOV Zine

    DRECK

    Impossible Magazine

    BLUR Magazine

    Float Magazine

    Analog Magazine

    Analogue Vibes

    Light Leaked

    Emulsive

    Fragmentary

    Whattaroll

  • Album/Single Artworks

    Benjamin Finney - Cycles (EP)

    Harry Heart - Sunk (single)

    Harry Heart - Asylum (single)

    Harry Heart - Baku Hotel (single)

    Harry Heart - Petunia (single)

    Harry Heart - Pretty Lonely (single)

    Rose Oleria - Cola (single)