Mr Elbank - The Brock Elbank Foundation CIC Reviews 34

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been fortunate enough to have my photo taken by a lot of professional photographers over the years but by far my favourite portraits were taken by Brock Elbank. It was an all-round great experien... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Did a shoot with him a few years ago and it blew my mind. I went to his home and on opening the door Brock immediately put me at ease. He was warm, professional and engaging. Any scepticism I had melt... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was photographed by Brock during his scar series. It was an incredible experience and and I’m honoured that someone so talented took photographs of me! Brock was extremely approachable and friendl... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was fourtunate enough to be a part of mr Elbank’s Beard series. It being my first time in Europe being able to shoot with Brock was truly an honor. I immediately felt like home with him. Beyond him... See more

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Company details

  1. Photographer
  2. Mental Health Services
  3. Non-profit organisation
  4. Portrait Studio

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Documenting Humankind and raising Body-Positive and Mental Health awareness for the past decade, The Brock Elbank Foundation has recently been successfully formed to continue the work previously produced by Mr Elbank for Skin Cancer awareness, Freckles, Vitiligo, CMN and currently Scars. Brock has documented over 600 subjects for over 50 countries and 6 continents for these various photographic portrait series, with exhibitions in the U.K. Sweden, Germany, Australia and the U.S. that have raised over £3m in press worldwide. We have subjects fly in to London from all over the world, from all cultures, backgrounds as the more diversity in the work in turn presents a better representation in the ongoing work. Celebrate and Educate.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The best and unforgettable experience

I was photographed by Brock for his “Scars” project. Came to meet him with a low self confidence in myself, doubting if I will be able to fully expose my face scar in front of the camera. I had other photo shoots done before, but all of them had my scar fully masked.
After telling my story to Brock and listening to his, eating delicious homemade pizza, listening to my favourite Radiohead album and getting photographed, I felt that this project opened a new positive way of seeing myself. I drove back home from south to north London and cried of joy. The best and unforgettable experience x

20 July 2022
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Greta, what a game of Chess your series was. Radiohead and calm reassurance was the ingredients required. A different Greta left the building! Thank You!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful experience, great photos!

A few years back I traveled to the UK from California, and was able to do a shoot with Brock for his Vitiligo series. It was a freezing cold, rainy day, the trains were all running late, I had no cell reception, and I was in an unfamiliar country, so I was very stressed out. But as soon as I got to his place, he was so kind and welcoming that I immediately felt at ease. I had a great experience being photographed by him! And the photos turned out so amazing, I will cherish them forever.

20 July 2022
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One of the first to visit for the series from overseas April. Great series and day was had all round and thank you for your kind words.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Met Brock professionally

Met Brock professionally, stayed friends and worked together collaboratively. Bricks immensely talented and a good laugh. Does some amazing and very interesting work often for a good cause

20 July 2022
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JW. I think after our initial GQ shoot the morning of me being in A&E until 3am that morning was a blessing at how laid back you were. With a very similar sense of humour and our Chunkie collaboration it's always a pleasure to host..

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Charity photographic series review

As a charity we worked in partnership with Brock to produce a series of portraits of children and adults affected by a rare skin condition. The project raised major awareness of the condition on an international level, as well as increasing the self esteem and confidence of all those who were photographed. Would highly recommend working with The Brock Elbank Foundation.

20 July 2022
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JW... What can I say? An emotional rollercoaster over 3 pleasurable years. Your faith in me delivering your visual was a massive step into the unknown, which has handsomely paid off. An honour to still be documenting new works for the How Do You C Me Now? cause. Thank you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brock photographed my for the cover of…

Brock photographed me for the cover of Timeout magazine. That photo was partially responsible for getting me a wife. Thanks Brock.

19 July 2022
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The thickest hair that I have ever documented and to personally be responsible for you getting married after our Time Out London cover shoot for Beard at Somerset House and then twice for the Freckles series it's always interesting and fun to hear about your latest challenges...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quite a few years ago now Brock spotted…

Quite a few years ago now Brock spotted a picture of my daughter in a school advertisement. He contacted me via the school and invited Pippa to be a subject for his Freckles project . She thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the photographs were incredible! Thankyou Brock .

19 July 2022
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Thank you Penny for trusting me on this Freckles portrait of Pippa. It has received a phenomenal response over the years, featuring in many media press pieces and fellow artists taking the time to paint many of the works.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brock was the first person to take…

Brock was the first person to take photos of Elizabeth (aka MCP) that made her look like the way we see her, vibrant, cheeky, happy and fearless. In the images Brock portrayed her inner self and not just what’s on the surface.
Huge respect for the work he does

19 July 2022
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Like family. Sinéad and Elizabeth (aka Miss Cheeky Pants) have been such a positive injection to the Scars portrait series. It is genuinely a pleasure and a privilege to see you both and document MCP's progress as she grows. x

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I live and come from Vienna

I live and come from Vienna, Austria and had the best shoot with the best photographer in London. I felt so well taken care of and so comfortable with him. I’m so grateful and so thankful be a part of his project and it was a great experience. Thank you so much! Highly recommended. 🙏🏽

19 July 2022
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Bianca, again another game changing portrait series which only does great thing for the ongoing work. Thank you for making the journey, trusting the process and having such positive energy with shines in your work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had an immense feeling of liberation…

I had an immense feeling of liberation after my shoot with Brock where I was lucky enough to feature in his vitiligo series. for over 40 years I had hidden my vitiligo and was encouraged to finally be my true self after seeing the incredible subjects who had showcased their uniqueness throughout the Vitiligo series. It was both an honour and a life changing expierience to have been fortunate enough to take part.

19 July 2022
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Mr Edwards, not only having a silver fox or is it squirrel in the Vitiligo series, to suggest you fantastic dad for the Scars series was so good to have father and son covering two series. Watching Steve's confidence grow when he was literally a Fish out of Water on arrival was so great to experience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely experience with Brock

Lovely experience with Brock. Felt so comfortable with the photoshoot, he makes a fab coffee! Looking forward to my next scars photoshoot. So happy with how my images came out! Thank you!

19 July 2022
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Another life- changing experience for me DG. You are simply one of the strongest human-beings on the planet. Always a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. Plus being our Episode 6 guest on the podcast and speaking so openly can only inspire and educate the listeners. Thank you. x

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Deep Gratitude

I truly cannot express how wonderful working with Brock was! I felt so safe, so seen, and so capable of telling my scar story without fear of judgment. I've never felt more empowered to tell my story, it was as if Brock handed me a microphone and the whole world grew quiet to listen. I'm so deeply grateful for the time I was able to work with Brock and for the work he is doing!

19 July 2022
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Listening to your journey Liz and meeting Taylor and hearing of his drive to help food production made for an interesting and most enjoyable day. When you applied and on seeing your incredible hand made it an easy decision. Thank you both...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

vitiligo series

I was able to be a part of the vitiligo series a few years back and it was one of the best experiences I’ve had. It helped me grow and changed my perspective on life with vitiligo. Each Image brings forth inspiration and confidence. Through this I was able to branch out further and be contacted to share my story. I’m forever grateful for this experience!

19 July 2022
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Mary yet another game-changing subject who made some positive waves on social media. Thank you for visiting, great to meet you and the family and thank you for trusting the work process.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic photo shoot

Fantastic photo shoot - empowering, fun, great results. Recommend this to anyone on a 'journey' who needs to see a different perspective and feel lifted. Thank you Brock.

19 July 2022
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Indi. A different type of process for your works as we've known each other for 7 years intinaly through school. To listen to you and your current challenges and simply how positive and strong you are in incredible. Also thank you for taking that step and trusting the work. x

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic experience

Fantastic experience with Mr. Elbank. He was super welcoming and warm. We recorded a podcast episode and then did the photo shoot. I felt very comfortable and at ease in Mr. Elbank's studio the entire time. It was empowering to be able to share my story in a safe space and be seen. Mr. Elbank is doing excellent and meaningful work, and I am honored to be a part of the scars portrait series.

19 July 2022
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Late but not last and what a day Kiana! 2.5 years after applying we finally got there and you were the first guest to record face to face for the podcast... What a journey, your raw honesty and intelligence when talking was infectious and thank for the wonderful book of your art and poetry...

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