Elin Hornfeldt was born in the North of Sweden where she learnt through the experience of photographing her sisters and friends how to direct images, the elements of location, styling, make up and hair resulting in her pursuing a career in fashion photography. After completing her studies in Sweden Hornfeldt moved to Paris to study photography at Parson's School of Design where she remained for 2 years. Her first published work was for Paris Vogue in 2004 and since then she has remained in Paris working with clients such as Max Factor and Dunhill whilst still pursuing editorial work.