A wee bit about me
Halo! I’m Dee aka elegia. I use she/her pronouns. I’m a Scottish self-taught photographer and mixed media artist based in Glasgow.
I grew up in a wee seaside town in North Ayrshire and from a young age I was artistic. In my late teens and early twenties I tried furthering this by studying various subjects at college including fine art, poetry and creative writing. After my studies, I felt quite disillusioned with everything and I stopped painting and writing. Eventually I found my way back to all things artistic in 2011-ish, when I relunctantly fell into modelling. Initially, I picked up a camera to photograph myself just to practise my posing. This snowballed into a passion for teaching myself how to shoot and process film, and soon I began photographing models myself and taking my work more seriously.
I’m very proud of being self-taught at photography. I think the hands-on element is why I enjoy working with tangible processes like analog and mixed media. My work is greatly influenced by my childhood and working class background; namely the architecture, art, cinema and music that has been made by us. I also have ADHD, autism, OCD and dyspraxia, which understandably influence my work too. I've created many self-portrait projects exploring my experience of living with these disabilities and the unique ways in which they shape both my eye and my world.
I’ve been lucky to have had my work published and exhibited internationally. Creating with tangible imagery so that it can be experienced in print and/or hung up on a wall is what really drives me; there’s just nothing else like it. <3
As well as my self-portraiture; I work with models, musicians, actors and SWs. To book a shoot: you can email me or find me on Instagram.
I’m online a lot. (I hope you like cats). 🐈🐈⬛
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EXHIBITIONS
‘Beneath The Veil’ Exhibition.
October 3rd - November 1st, 2025.
The House of Smalls Gallery, Edinburgh.Cafe Blah Open Exhibition.
December 8th, 2024 - February 9th, 2025.
Withington Hall, Manchester.‘Dissect’ by The Art Collective Exhibition.
Fundraising for Women Refugee Connect.
November 30th, 2024.
Withington Hall - Manchester.‘A Sense of Place’ Exhibition.
October 25th 2024 - January 12th 2025.
Oyez Arts - Altrincham Town hall.‘PLAY’ Exhibition.
November 1st - 3rd, 2024.
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
GRAINCORE Fanzine: June Edition (2025)
Negativa Magazine: Fourth Edition (2025)
The Optiko Journal Vol.5 (2025)‘Roots & Rituals’ Photo Book 2024: Stirling Photography Festival.
Photodarium Classic Calendar: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025.
Photodarium Private Calendar: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023.
Purpose Magazine: Volume 1, Issue 5. July 2018.
The Optiko Journal 2018.
Impossible Color Image/Spectra Film (My work was used on the packaging) 2017.
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’.
Fixation Zine #01
‘Raw Beauties’ – A Polaroid Project (Book).
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ONLINE FEATURES & INTERVIEWS
Society of Scottish Artists ‘Life With Water’ exhibition showcase.
Global 50/50 Org: ‘This Is Gender’ Collection.
Analog Sparks International Film Photography Awards 2024: Honourable Mention Fine Art/Erotism for my ‘Sarah’ series.
Analog Forever Magazine
Sunny 16 Podcast
Lomography
PRYME Editions
LOV Zine
DRECK
Impossible Magazine
BLUR Magazine
Float Magazine
Analog Magazine
Analogue Vibes
Light Leaked
Emulsive
Fragmentary
Whattaroll