William
Ellis is at the vanguard of music photographers and
is widely recognised as having created an important
document of the contemporary jazz scene in Africa,
Europe and The Americas.
His
contribution to the culture was recognised by the
American Jazz Museum in Kansas City when he was
invited to produce the Inaugural International
Exhibition in 2005, and where he returned in 2008 to
present his work in the 'Jazz in Black and White:
Bebop and Beyond' exhibit.
William's
work has been exhibited at international festivals
and galleries in the U.K. and throughout the world
including The Royal Academy of Arts London,
Amsterdam, Bremen, Cape Town, Havana, The Hague, Las
Vegas, Los Angeles, New York City, Orlando, Toronto
and Utrecht.
He
serves on the committee of the Milt Hinton Award for
Excellence in Jazz Photography along with his peers
including Herman Leonard who has commented on his
work - "Beautiful images".
His
images have been used in the JAM (Jazz Appreciation
Month) Outreach program in the United States
initiated by the Smithsonian Institution and many of
his pictures are in private collections worldwide -
including those of the musicians with whom he has
worked.
The
work continues, shooting front of house and
backstage at the world's legendary clubs and
festivals.
William's
insightful portraits, telling performance and
exquisite still life images play their part in
creating the visual heritage of today's
international music scene.
Please
roll-over the images on the left hand side for
further information, or click for a larger version.
Posters
- ready to frame
Classic
ready to frame high quality prints - an ideal and
inexpensive way of starting a collection of your
favourite images. Elegant simple design with details
about the photograph - artist, location and year
taken.
A3
paper size approx 16" x 12" - £16.50
A2
paper size approx 16" x 23" - £22.95
U.K.
delivery £5.00 per order
Mounted
Photographs
Open
Edition Prints - ready to frame
Open
edition archival pigment prints are made using
premium quality materials. They are made on 308gsm
Hahnemuhle Fine Art paper, signed and titled by
William and presented in classic contemporary
Hayseed (off white) single thickness conservation
mount board which is hand-cut by our exhibition
frame maker. Sizes are approximate.
6"
x 4" image (10"x8" mount) - £15.00
6"
x 6" image (10"x10" mount) - £20.00
9"
x 6" image (16"x12" mount) - £35.00
9"
x 9" image (16"x16" mount) - £45.00
12"
x 8" image (20"x16" mount) - £65.00
12"
x 12" image (20"x20" mount) - £80.00
