OUR TEAM

Meet Matthew Williams-Ellis and John Alexander, co-founders of Photo Escapes Films. They have been working together since meeting at Exeter University 10 years ago. Both are passionate about creating stunning visuals, whether working on a photography assignment or film project.

 
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MATTHEW WILLIAMS-ELLIS

Matthew Williams-Ellis is an award-winning London-based travel, documentary and landscape photographer. He produces commercial imagery for the travel industry and runs photography holidays and workshops, and is one of the co-founders of Photo Escapes Films. Matthew loves exploring the world, both on assignment, and working on personal projects such as his exploration of 6 minute exposures. He is passionate about the challenges and photographic opportunities that travelling presents, whether it is heading up a volcano for sunrise, capturing everyday lives of local people in a market, or taking on -40 degree temperatures inside the arctic circle.

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JOHN ALEXANDER

John Alexander is a freelance editorial photographer based in Oxford, UK, and a co-founder of Photo Escapes Films. His work compiles of an eclectic mix of imagery from different genres to cater for his commercial clients worldwide. These images range from major pet food brands to his fine-art collections of 'wall textures'. The unpredictable nature of travel and John's varied interests enable him to create a diverse portfolio of atmospheric images. 'No matter what the subject is, if it creates an interesting story, I'm all over it!'

 
 
 

INSTAGRAM

Join us on Instagram for our latest photographs and films, in the field tutorials and to feel part of our adventures around the world.

 
* Elephants on the plains at sunset at El Karama Eco Lodge * ‍ @matthewwilliamsellis "What a way to start our stay in @elkaramaecolodge ! Having been distracted by a herd of buffalo, we were fast running out of light as we approached the pla
John @jeaphotography : ‘I’m up at 5000ft above sea level in the Aberdare National Park in Kenya. Still pitch black outside, the only source of light to help me pack up my photography gear is my head torch as there’s no electricity u
Giant Heather at c.3,000m altitude at the top of Aberdare National Park in Kenya ‍ @matthewwilliamsellis "The fantastic thing about visiting the Aberdares is that as well as the extensive wildlife, there is also breathtaking and varied scene
* Buffalo portrait, Aberdare National Park, Kenya * ‍ Matt: "Scarily, this Buffalo really was as close as it looks! Although not intentional (as you would never deliberately get this close to one of the most dangerous animals in Kenya), it w
@jeaphotography The rumbles, grunts and gargling kept me up most of the night. This time it wasn’t @matthewwilliamsellis in the bed opposite but the distant chatter from just outside our bush camp in @elkaramaecolodge. 5:15am arrived too soon,
Its the rainy season here in Kenya. When it rains here, it doesn’t mess around. Soon, cumulonimbus clouds begin to develop and tower above the horizon, seemingly out of nowhere. An open-sided Toyota Land Cruiser on the exposed plains in @elkara
@jeaphotography ‘We know there are 19 lions here on @elkaramaecolodge somewhere but so far they have evaded us. On our last day we finally spot 2 lionesses. I say ‘we’ spotted them, it was our trusty guide @leleiandrew who spots the