Ella Etna McBride (November 17, 1862 – September 14, 1965) was an American fine-art photographer, mountain climber, and centenarian known for her career achievements after age sixty.

She was a member of the Seattle Camera Club and an early mentor of Japanese-American photographers Frank Kunishige and Soichi Sunami.

[3][5] Edgar McClure died during the descent after losing his footing; he had been gathering information to calculate Rainier's height.

The August 26, 1899, issue of Harper's Weekly reported on her trek with the Mazamas in the North Cascades up Sahale Mountain.

Albee was a source of inspiration for McBride's photography, she was particularly interested in floral fine art works beginning in 1920.

[7] McBride was an early member of the Seattle Camera Club, which stated that she was among the world's most exhibited photographers.

Her works were published in the Royal Photographic Society, American Photography and other magazines in the United States and abroad.

[3] Her works were exhibited internationally in Paris, London, Stockholm, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Toronto, Turin, Vancouver, and Budapest.

Within the United States, besides Seattle, her works were shown in New York, Chicago, Rochester, Syracuse, Cleveland, Akron, and Portland.

[7] In 1925, McBride cofounded the women's Seattle Metropolitan Soropotomist Club, which she was a member and officer for almost 40 years.

[3] Her work is documented in the book Captive Light: The Life and Photography of Ella E. McBride[8] by Margaret E. Bullock and David F. Martin.