Sarah Elliott is a graduate of Parson's School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography. In addition, she has taken courses at Rhode Island School of Design and the International Center of Photography.
Sarah has traveled extensively and began her photography career as a photojournalist, living in Kenya for six years. During her time in the region, Elliott documented social issues in Africa with a focus on women. Stories include reproductive rights in Kenya, maternal mortality in Ethiopia, fistula repair in Central African Republic and women's roles during the Egyptian and Libyan Revolutions.
Sarah's photographs have been published by The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Telegraph Magazine, The International Herald Tribune, The Guardian, The Observer, Financial Times Magazine, Stern, Men's Vogue, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, Domino Magazine, T: New York Times Style Magazine, Monocle, Mother Jones, Time Magazine, Newsweek, Grazia Magazine, The Center for Reproductive Rights, Doctors Without Boarders, The Gates Foundation and the Red Cross.
Select Clients
Loeffler Randall
Elizabeth Roberts Architecture
Design Within Reach
TRNK
Hawkins NY
In Common With
Plain English Kitchens
Nune
Stewart Schafer
Troutbeck Hotel
Fisher & Paykel
St Frank
RUM International
Metrograph
Club Monaco
Eyeswoon
Veuve Clicquot
Bobbi Brown
Dean & Deluca
Danny Kaplan
Domino Magazine
West Elm
Goop
Awards
PDN's 30 : New and Emerging Photographers to Watch 2012
World Press Photo 3rd Place Contemporary Issues Stories Category 2011
Premier winner of Global World: Through the lens of human rights award 2011
PDN Photo Annual Photojournalism Winner 2011
World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass 2010