About

Geoffrey Ellis (b. 1971, Los Angeles) is a photographer and occasional graphic designer. His father gave him his first camera in 1989, which he used constantly until it was stolen from his car along with a basketful of clean laundry. He publishes photo zines and books, enjoys long road trips, collecting junk, and making pictures.

Ellis is co-founder of the Vegas Vernacular Project, founder of the original Las Vegas Camera Club, and a recipient of the 2007 James D. Phelan Art Award in photography. In 2013 he earned an MFA in photography from the University of Hartford Art School.

He has lived throughout the United States and currently splits his time between Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. He has two bright and beautiful kids, a wonderful partner, a cosmic cat, and a lot of vinyl records.