Elizabeth Leitzell is a freelance photographer in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. She was born in Seattle, Washington and became interested in photography at Garfield High School. She attended the University of Southern California, graduating with a degree in Political Science and Digital Media Based Imaging. She moved to the east coast in 2005, and began assisting and retouching for commercial and wedding photographers, while shooting her own projects in her free time. She is available for documentary, journalistic and editorial work.