Ellie Howard

Ellie Howard is a freelance arts and culture writer, based between Lisbon and London. A graduate of Manchester University and University College London, she writes about material and visual culture. Her chief interests are rooted in popular photography and the photographic boundaries between science and art. Alongside writing, she works as a picture researcher for Atelier Éditions, most recently on the forthcoming publications Beyond the Earth: An Anthology of Human Messages in Deep Space and Cosmic Time and Nudism in a Cold Climate. She has written for Magnum Photos, Photomonitor, BBC Travel, Wallpaper*, Elephant Magazine, Huck, Dazed, and Another.

New Irish Works returns for its fifth edition

“As photographers, we always have so much to prove,’ says Mitchell, “that we are not just guns for hire or documentarians of a moment – but we are creating and shaping culture through images”

30 July 2026

In the Bag: Daisy Gaston

In partnership with MPB, British Journal of Photography sits down with Daisy Gaston to find out more about her work and approach

29 June 2026
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An alternative history of photography

A new publication and exhibition explore and acknowledge the infinite number of answers there are to the seemingly simple question: ‘What is the history of photography?’”

22 November 2022
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On Location: Lisbon

Lisbon resident Ellie Howard guides us through the photographic highlights of a city in creative flux

14 March 2022