Benita Elliott

e-mail:BePhotoDesign@aol.com

"Created or captured, my work is documentation -- whether social comment, criticism or journalism, it¹s " the marking of time". But most importantly, for the past 14 years, I have taken pictures that feel right. An artist first, my photography is metaphoric, philosophic, pondering, comedic, sexual, provocative, quiet, honest. Critics have called my work "psychologically interesting" have said that my images "have something to say." I consider these images no less than a record of that which is often overlooked every day.
Her work, while retaining some Asian influence, is international in style,
symbolizing the necessary and increasing interactions between
cultures of the world.

Benita Elliott is a native of Washington, D.C. and works as a fine arts and editorial photographer and graphic designer. Her work has been recognized by various for-profit and non-profit corporate and arts organizations including The Whitman Walker Clinic , Georgetown Hospital, The Ascension Gallery, and DC Arts Center . She exhibits regularly in the Washington, DC and Baltimore metropolitan area galleries , trendy night clubs and art spaces. She is a recipient of a grant from the DC Commission for the Arts and her works are included in many private and public collections. Commercially, her work has appeared on book jackets and in popular national magazines. She is a recipient of a grant from the DC Commission for the Arts and participates as a contributing artist to local and national philanthropic causes.