Ellen Sabin, photographer

02/09/2024

Photographs of Gail Nogle and Ellen Sabin

01/06/2024

It's that time again! 2023 Favorites. Looking forward to more photo adventures this year.

08/03/2023

https://vimeo.com/851450119?share=copy Video on our summer bike trip to Holland. We did a self guided tour using Tulip Cycling and were very happy with their service. Holland is such an interesting country and it's so easy to travel everywhere by bike.

Highly Recommend Tulip Cycling

02/01/2023

https://vimeo.com/682518000 little movie from 2022 about a very talented NYC artist and his exhibit at The New York Public Library.

Peter Kuper New York Public Library exhibit

02/01/2023

2022 Favorites of Family, Friends and Places.

12/22/2021

A few of my favorites from 2021.

06/22/2021

Five months ago, I had recruited my BEF ( best e-bike friend ) to join me in riding our bikes on the GAP trail (Great Allegheny Passage). The GAP is a 150 mile dedicated bike/hike trail on a former railroad path in western Pennsylvania and Maryland. The trail meanders alongside rivers, past waterfalls, through rural towns, tunnels, past farms, local parks, overlooks, and into the woods under the shade of the trees.

Trail distances are all numbered from east to west, but you can ride from either direction. We choose to start in Pittsburgh at mile 150 and go slowly over four days uphill until the eastern continental divide. At that point, on the fifth day, it’s all downhill to Cumberland, Maryland. The most common way to start the journey is to use a shuttle service but, my husband graciously volunteered to drive to each overnight stopping point and ride his bike back to meet us. (In the end, he biked just under 200 miles!)

We rode along the river in Pittsburgh past defunct steel mills, old factories, and new condo complexes before entering the woods. During our five-day journey, we not only stopped to smell the flowers but watched little league games, local artists, saw lots of wildlife, met other bikers, and stayed at local bed and breakfasts. My highlight was seeing the Frank Loyd Wright Falling Water house. I consolidated our journey into a seven-minute video so you can get a feel for this incredible experience minus the sore butt.

GAP Trail Bike Ride from Pittsburgh to Cumberland

08/26/2020

I feel like a kid again when I ride around town on my RAD eBike. It’s so much fun! My best biking buddy and I made this video to share our experience and show how we use the greenway trail system here in Raleigh, NC.

01/31/2020

Last year I decided to make a little movie. I thought, how hard could that be? Hah! I quickly learned why even the shortest films have a long list of credits at the end. I also learned how critical (and complicated) sound is to the success of any “little movie”. People will tolerate mediocre images but if they can’t hear the recording clearly, they won’t watch the film.

With a total budget of near $0, I decided to reach out to a local magnet high school (Enloe) for help and I hit the jackpot! I connected to some incredible talent and together we produced a short documentary, The Neighborhood Tappers. I entered our film in the 2019 North Carolina History Museum’s Longleaf Film Festival and we were selected. You can see the film here:

This is "The Neighborhood Tappers Final" by Ellen Sabin on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

07/16/2019

The Polaroid Project I remember my father selling and using these cameras in his corner drug store when they became affordable in the 1970s. Great exhibit showing the diverse range of artwork produced by these cameras.

01/29/2019

Earlier this month I had the good fortune of meeting photographer Katie Troyer. I found out about Katie through America Eric Wesner. (Thank you Eric.)

Katie is not a typical photographer because before she discovered her current passion as a photographer, she was Amish. Now days, she can be found bicycling around Pinecraft, FL snapping candids of vacationing Amish. (Until I met Katie, I didn’t know that the Amish took vacations in Florida.)

Katie practices her art respectfully photographing from a distance and as a little person, she offers a unique perspective. She has been documenting daily life in her community for many years as Amish arrive and depart by bus, play games and gather for social events at the local park. Her work is featured annually in a calendar she produces and sells.

After spending the afternoon with Katie it was obvious that she is well loved by the entire community. Residents we passed were all anxious to stop, chat and to see who was featured in her 2019 Pinecraft calendar.
(You can follow Katie and Eric on facebook.)