• A Little about Elise …
    At 17 Elise was already an award winner and in 2021 she won the RSPCA Young Photographer of the Year award in the under 15 category with Golden Glow.


    She first picked up a camera during Lockdown, spending hours around the
    family farm capturing images of the wildlife, hares, deer, birds – she
    loved owls and birds of prey.Her interest and passion grew and she went on to discover live music. A local event ‘Tribfest’ gave permission
    for her to go into the photographers pit at the front of the audience
    and take pictures, she did the same at Bridlington Spa at a McFly
    concert, so sparking an absolute love for the excitement and thrill of
    music. Elise and two of her close friends were huge fans of the Vamps
    and it was travelling to an outdoor concert of theirs, at the Wildlife
    Park in Doncaster in 2023, the girls were involved in a road accident on
    the motorway. Elise sustained serious injuries and passed away a week
    later in hospital. Elise was a student at the East Riding College in
    Beverley where she studied Media and Photography. All proceeds of any
    sales will go directly to the Elise Thomas Memorial Fund which will help
    students at East Riding College, buy equipment or with the cost of
    travel, whatever they need to help with their studies. This is to be
    Elise’s legacy.