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Miami portrait photographer, Sonya Revell, photographs people, portraits, lifestyle, hospitality and conceptual images for advertising, editorial and commercial use all over South Florida, including Tampa, Orlando and Naples

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portrait photography of Hakeem Drane, sitting outside on steps

Southern Poverty Law Center | Portraits

October 23, 2019 by Sonya Revell

Several months back, I was commissioned by the SPLC to make some portraits of 22 yr. old, Hakeem Drane, who had been held in solitary confinement in a Florida prison and was recently released. As reported by the Southern Poverty Law Center “During the afternoon of Sept. 5, 2018, Hakeem Drane was asleep in his disciplinary confinement cell at Lake Correctional Institution – one of the few ways to pass the time in confinement. But the 22-year-old would be stirred […]

Categories: Environmental portrait, Portrait photography, Portraiture, Reportage Photography, Southern Poverty Law Center, Uncategorized • Tags: editorial photography, florida prisons, Hakeem Drane, miami photographer, portrait photographer, portrait photography, Portraiture, solitary confinement, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC

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Portrait of Mia Nygren | Billboard Magazine

January 3, 2019 by Sonya Revell

Have you ever had one of those moments when you realize you’re living out a childhood fantasy?    As a music fan, this assignment was one of those for me.  In fact, if someone had told my 16-year-old self that I would photograph for Billboard Magazine, I would probably have fainted from excitement.  So when the photo editor from Billboard reached out about a portrait assignment, I was pretty elated.  My subject: Mia Nygren, managing director of Latin America for […]

Categories: Billboard Magazine, editorial portrait, Environmental portrait, Mia Nygren, Uncategorized • Tags: Billboard Magazine, Brickell, Brickell WeWork, business portrait, commercial photographer, editorial photography, executive portrait, Mia Nygren, miami, miami photographer, Miami portrait photographer, Music exec, music portrait, music technology, portrait photography, sonya revell, South Florida photographer, Spotify

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portrait photography of Billy Corben seated on staircase outside

Portrait of Billy Corben | Time Out Miami

September 4, 2018 by Sonya Revell

Whether you live in Miami or not, you’re probably familiar with the city’s storied, drug-fueled past of the late 1970’s and early 80’s (hello Miami Vice).  You may have even seen Cocaine Cowboys, a documentary film featuring first-hand accounts of the major drug trafficking and subsequent money laundering operations that took place in Miami during that time.  This happens to be one of my all-time favorite documentary films, so when I got the assignment to photograph the film’s director (and local Miamian), […]

Categories: Billy Corben, editorial portrait, Environmental portrait, Miami photographer, Time Out Miami, Uncategorized • Tags: Billy Corben, candid portrait, celebrity portrait, Cocaine Cowboys, documentary film maker, editorial portrait, environmental portraiture, Florida photographer, miami beach, miami photographer, portrait photographer, Screwball documentary, sonya revell, Time Out Miami

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portrait photography of artist Isabel Brinck painting in her studio

Portait of an Artist: Isabel Brinck | Luxe Magazine

May 9, 2018 by Sonya Revell

For my recent style-makers photo shoot for Luxe Interiors + Design, I got to spend some time with Chilean-Born, Miami-based artist, Isabel Brinck.  Isabel’s vivid paintings reveal a dream-like world full of bright colors and distorted shapes and figures.  The graphic elements in her paintings, along with her artfully arranged studio and materials, created the perfect environment for the reportage photography needed for the Luxe magazine spread.  And while Isabel’s studio was incredibly photogenic, she was even more so- which made […]

Categories: editorial portrait, Environmental portrait, Luxe Interiors + Design, Miami Portrait Photography, Reportage Photography, Uncategorized • Tags: art, art studio, artist portrait, commercial photographer, design, documentary photography, editorial photography, environmental portraits, female artist, female photographer, Isabel Brinck, Luxe, Luxe Interiors + Design, miami artist, miami photographer, painter, paintings, portrait photography, Portraiture, Reportage Photography, sonya revell, style makers miami

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SB Architects | Portraits & Corporate Culture

April 2, 2018 by Sonya Revell

As a self-employed person, SB Architects is possibly the only office I’ve ever walked into and thought, I want to work here!  I didn’t know exactly what to expect upon taking the assignment to photograph portraits of SB’s principal architects and corporate culture, but I certainly didn’t expect to like the vibe so much! As a photographer, I’ve visited many businesses and offices in Florida.  But I must say that SB Architects fosters a culture that is pretty unlike any of the other businesses I’ve seen in Miami.  Their Coral Gables office feels dynamic, creative and collaborative, […]

Categories: CEO/Executive Portraits, Corporate Lifestyle, corporate portrait, Environmental portrait, reportage, SB Architects • Tags: advertising photographer, architectural firm, business culture, business portrait, commercial photographer, Coral Gables, Corporate Lifestyle, corporate photography, corporate portrait, design, Emilio Perez, executive portraits, florida, headshots, Jorey Friedman, miami architects, miami photographer, office lifestyle, Pinar Harris, portrait photography, reportage, SB Architects, sonya revell, Stefano Falbo

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portrait photography of Naeem Khan

Portrait of Naeem Khan | Wine Spectator

February 6, 2018 by Sonya Revell

A few months back, I was invited to the Miami pied-a-terre of renowned fashion designer, Naeem Khan, for a photo shoot with Wine Spectator magazine.  (You can see the article here, http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Wine-Design-Fashion-Mogul-Naeem-Khan)  I didn’t have to travel far, as Khan’s penthouse apartment is located just a mile from my condo.  (Of course, his home and my home are a world apart in terms of scale and furnishings. 😉 Khan is known for his colorful and ornate designs, that have attracted the likes of […]

Categories: editorial portrait, Environmental portrait, Miami, Naeem Khan, Uncategorized, Wine Spectator • Tags: champagne, editorial, environmental portraits, fashion designer, Indian designer, interior design, Krug, miami, Miami Penthouse, miami photographer, Naeem Khan, portrait, portrait photography, Portraiture, sonya revell, south florida, wine and design, Wine Spectator

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Aldous Bertram | Luxe Style-Maker

November 9, 2017 by Sonya Revell

After a busy summer, (than included dealing with a little hurricane named Irma) I’m finally getting back to the blog! As a regular contributor to Luxe Interiors + Design magazine, I have the good fortune of getting to meet and photograph many talented and interesting artists, designers and curators from Miami to Palm Beach.  That said, I especially love how this recent style-makers spread, of artist/interior designer, Aldous Bertram turned out. For this shoot, we headed up North to photograph […]

Categories: artist portraiture, editorial, editorial portrait, Environmental portrait, Luxe Interiors + Design, Palm Beach, FL, Portraiture, Uncategorized • Tags: Aldous Bertram, artist studio, chinoiserie, design, editorial photography, environmental portraits, florida, interior design, Luxe Interiors + Design, miami photographer, mural, old world mural, Palm Beach, portrait, Portraiture, reportage, sonya revell photography, South Florida photographer, style, watercolor, worth avenue

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portrait photography of Jan Verleur vaping on a sofa with his dog nearby

Portrait of Jan Verleur | Forbes

April 11, 2017 by Sonya Revell

I’m not a fan of cigarette smoke.  For me, a mere whiff typically means an instant headache and nausea.  My mom smoked when I was young.  (She’s going to love me for outing her like this.)  I would often wait until she wasn’t paying attention and stamp out her resting lit cigarette.  I was such a brat. So when Forbes called me to make a portrait of Jan Verleur, CEO of the e-cigarette company, VMR, I mentally prepared for a […]

Categories: CEO/Executive Portraits, editorial portrait, Environmental portrait, Forbes, Studio portrait, Uncategorized • Tags: CEO, e-cigarette executive, editorial photography, environmental portraiture, executive portrait, florida, forbes magazine, Forbes portrait, headshot, headshot photographer, Jan Verleur, miami, miami photographer, portrait of Jan Verleur, portrait photography, sonya revell photography, studio lighting, studio photography, vaping, VMR

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The French Horn – Conceptual Portraits

May 13, 2015 by Sonya Revell

Stagnation sucks.  As a commercial photographer, I find it so important to continually challenge myself by evolving my style and technique.  The best way that I’ve found to keep stagnation from setting in, is to work on personal photography projects as often as I can. For my latest self-assignment, I wanted to create a conceptual portrait within a nightscape.  Since I love photographing performers, I approached the amazingly talented gypsy/jazz band, The French Horn, about collaborating.  They were open to […]

Categories: Conceptual photography, conceptual portrait, Environmental portrait, Miami, personal project, Portraiture, Studio portrait, The French Horn band • Tags: advertising photographer miami, commercial photographer South Florida, composite photography, conceptual photography, conceptual portraits, gypsy jazz band, Miami portrait photographer, musician portrait, Portraiture, sonia revel, sonya revell, Steffen Zeichner, studio portrait, The French Horn band, The French Horn miami, Vincent Raffard

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Dot 51 Gallery for Luxe Interiors + Design

April 17, 2015 by Sonya Revell

I’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the most recent issue of Luxe Interiors + Design, as it includes a fun photography spread we shot at Dot 51 Gallery, in the Wynwood arts district of Miami.  Alfredo Guzman and Isaac Perelman, the owners/curators of Dot 51 were extremely welcoming and easy to photograph.  We had a great time working on this all-encompassing shoot, which incorporated everything from the gallery space featuring the art, to portraits of Guzman and Perelman, to the […]

Categories: Alfredo Guzman and Isaac Perelman, Dot 51 Gallery, editorial portrait, Environmental portrait, Luxe Interiors + Design, Miami Portrait Photography, Wynwood art Gallery • Tags: advertising photographer, Alfredo Guzman, commercial photography, dot 51 gallery, dot fifty-one, editorial photographer miami, editorial photography, Isaac Perelman, Luxe Interiors + Design, luxe magazine, miami art gallery, miami arts district, miami photographer, portrait photographer, sonia revel, sonya revell, South Florida photographer, style maker photos, wynwood, wynwood art gallery

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