Elspeth Ross studied photography at the Polytechnic of Central London, which subsequently became the University of Westminster. In 1988 she was awarded 1st prize by the Salon of British Contemporary Photography, judged by the late photographer Fay Godwin. In 1991 she was awarded runner up in the Elle Magazine Talent Contest. She went on to graduate in 1993 with a BA Photography 1st Class Honours from the University of Westminster.

Elspeth worked as a freelance photographer for a few years gaining commissions from a variety of editorial and design companies including; Random House Publishing, Granta Books, Penguin UK, Hyperion Records, EMI Classics, Pentagram Design, Head Design, Alexander Fest Verlag, and Aromatherapy Magazine.

Elspeth’s work has been shown at a range of galleries and art fairs including; Battersea Contemporary Art Fair, Air Gallery ‘Fine Young Artists’, Photofusion, The139th Royal Photographic Society Annual International Print Exhibition, Brunel University, The Special Photographers’ Company Gallery, The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Ikon Gallery, Watershed Media Centre, Whitechapel Gallery, Camarawork Gallery, The South London Open Exhibition part of the Camberwell Arts Week, and South London Art Gallery, part of ‘Spectrum Women’s Photography’.

Elspeth’s work is also represented by The Special Photographers’ Company, Getty Images and Alamy. Some of her prints are also held in the Readers Digest Art Collection and Road & Co Ltd in Japan.