Hi, I’m Ellen. Unlike other photographers who travel the world to get amazing images, one of my missions is to capture the beauty in my own backyard. I’ve lived in Brooklyn all my life (YES! a real New Yorker), and I invite you to join me on my journeys …. without restrictions 🙂
A Trip to Lower Manhattan (NYC)
The city is opening slowly. Streets are still emptier than usual, especially in tourist areas. A good time to take advantage of open views. I ventured by subway into lower Manhattan. Could it be possible that I hadn't been there in close to two years? The graceful...
5 Reasons Why This IS NOT Our NEW NORMAL
No, it is NOT NORMAL for people to circle others 6 feet away when passing casually in the street. We usually call that germaphobia ... or fear of getting mugged. It is NOT NORMAL for people to walk around with faces covered with cloth. That's called robbing a...
The Dark Side?
I've been working on my ideas of how IÂ shoot women. I've always been drawn to old movies. I am crazy about film noir --those dark mysteries with rough around the edge detectives, their smart and tart mouthed secretaries, and the beautiful-but-bad women dicks fall...
Stealing the show at Brooklyn Bridge Park
There are scenarios and moments that feel just so uniquely New York. Where else but in Brooklyn Bridge Park, with Manhattan and the Manhattan Bridge as a backdrop and among the multiple wedding couples and selfie-taking tourists, would you stumble across a group...
And God said, “Let there be light.”
I needed to be in the perfect place at the perfect time to complete this photo.
It started with a beautiful capture of the model by my partner Nat Nichols. There seemed to be something hidden in it …
Suddenly Warm
It was a couple months ago in February when the temperature hit 70 degrees. Yay! It was my chance to get the shot I'd been obsessed with since the summer. But it didn't turn out quite like I expected. Maybe this has happened to you, too. Let me back up... I was on a...
The Spirit(s) of Brooklyn Bridge
Who doesn’t recognize the iconic brick towers of the Brooklyn Bridge, elegantly spanning the waters between Brooklyn and …
Winter Fog
What happens when the temperature rises wildly into the 40s after days in the teens and with snow on the ground? The dreaded Winter Fog …
Sunset Envy
I’ve envied other photographers for way too long…
What is it about Coney Island???
What is it about Coney Island that causes temporary insanity in New Yorkers? Is it that first sight of the Cyclone as you walk down Surf Avenue? It looms above, foreboding yet strangely alluring …