Elinor Carucci was born in Israel and lives and works in New York.

Carucci's work is an intimate glimpse into her life and that of her parents, husband and children. As Carucci explains:

"The camera is, in a sense, both a way to get close, and to break free. It is a testimony to independence as well as a new way to relate to the world."

Her initial photographs often depicted her mother and now as a mother herself she frequently depicts her own children.

Solo exhibitions in London include The Photographers Gallery in 1998 and Gagosian Gallery in 2003.

Carucci was included in The Naked Portrait 1900-2007 at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in 2007 and will be included in Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 2010.