Rafeeq Ellias (born 1950) has won over 40 national and international awards for his advertising and editorial work, some of which has featured in TIME Magazine and the New York Times Travel Section.

He has also worked as a cinematographer on several documentary films, including the “Legend of Fat Mama” on the Chinese community in Kolkata for BBC World, which won two National Awards, as well as Best Documentary Film at MIFF 2006 and runner up at the Asian Broadcasting Awards in Singapore.