Hello, I’m Elena. I photograph wild coasts and high country from a small studio in Edinburgh, for editors, outdoor brands and anyone who still likes pictures on paper.
Elena Cross
Photographer · Edinburgh
Landscape & travel photographer
Patient light,open country.
Ten years of early starts in 24 countries. Only the pictures that still feel true.
Coast & Sea·3/4 → 3/29/25·Scotland
Tide Lines
Isle of Harris, Scotland
Camera
Hasselblad X2D · 45mm
Frames
22 photographs
Client
Personal work
Prints
Archival pigment · Ed. of 12
As seen in & commissioned by
Northbound ReviewCoastline QuarterlyHearth & TrailThe Open MapLowland PressMeridian TravelNorthbound ReviewCoastline QuarterlyHearth & TrailThe Open MapLowland PressMeridian Travel
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Every series
Client · Hearth & Trail · 2025
“Elena treats the weather as part of the crew. She knew where the light would land before we did, and the campaign finally looks the way the Arctic feels. ”
Services · Shoots, stories & prints
What I offer.
- 01 /CommissionsLocation shoots for outdoor, travel and hospitality brands, planned around the season and the light.From £950 / day
- 02 /Editorial storiesFeatures and travel stories for magazines, from a weekend on one island to a month on the road.UK & abroad
- 03 /Fine-art printsSigned archival prints from every personal series, made in small numbered runs.Runs of 10–15
- 04 /LicensingA searchable archive of around 3,000 finished frames from 24 countries, for editorial and commercial use.Ask for rates
- 05 /WorkshopsSmall groups on Harris and in the Highlands, about reading weather, waiting well and editing hard.Spring & autumn
Journal · Notes from the road
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