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First Photo Shoot of 2019

January 14, 2019 by Sonya Revell

Within the first week of each year, I like to kick things off by photographing a self-assigned photo shoot for my portfolio. For 2019, I was finally able to pull together a photo shoot that I’ve been wanting to do for several years now. A while back I dreamt up the idea of photographing a story of a 1960s housewife. Since I live in a mid-century modern condo building in Miami, I didn’t have to look far for the ideal […]

Categories: Conceptual photography, conceptual portrait, editorial, editorial portrait, Queef Latina, Self Assignment, Uncategorized • Tags: 1960s, 1960s fashion, bearded lady, conceptual photographer, conceptual portrait, drag, drag fashion, drag mother, drag photography, drag queen, hairy drag, Housewife, humor photography, miami, Miami housewife, miami photographer, portrait photographer, Queef Latina, sonya revell photography, vintage fashion

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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 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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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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portrait of cafe blogger advertising photography for sylvester cancer center

New Advertising Campaign Photography for UM Health System/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, in Collaboration with M&C Saatchi

October 11, 2016 by Sonya Revell

Earlier this summer, (while in Italy actually) I got the email from M&C Saatchi that I’d been waiting for- confirming that we’d be moving forward and photographing the new advertising campaign for the University of Miami Health System/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. I immediately got in touch with my producer, Spike Molina, who had been waiting for the green light, while also in Europe. We both hopped on planes and headed back to Florida to kick off the production. Spike and […]

Categories: advertising photography, environmental portraits, Miami Portrait Photography, Portrait photography, UM Health/Sylvester Cancer Center, Uncategorized • Tags: ad campaign, advertising photographer, behind the scenes, billboard, coconut grove, commercial photographer, Coral Gables, environmental portraiture, Hollywood beach, lifestyle portrait, MC Saatchi, miami, Miami advertising photographer, photography production, portrait photography, portraits, print campaign, professional photographer, revel, revelle, Sonia photographer, sonya revell, south florida, spike productions, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, UHealth, University of Miami Health Systems

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byFaith magazine cover, portraits by Sonya Revell

A Portrait of Granada Presbyterian for ByFaith Magazine

August 25, 2016 by Sonya Revell

A while back, I got a fun commission from ByFaith magazine, to create portraits of the congregation at Granada Presbyterian Church, for their cover story on diversity. My assistant, Dragi and I set up a make-shift studio inside Granada’s sanctuary, in Coral Gables, FL and with some help, gathered and photographed as many members as we could over the course of one day. Everyone at Granada was incredibly welcoming and it was wonderful to meet so many families and individuals, […]

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Portraits of Alan Faena for Forbes

July 8, 2016 by Sonya Revell

After an amazing work/sight-seeing trip to Europe (more on that to come) it’s time to play catch-up with my blog…. I’m really excited to share this editorial shoot with Alan Faena, at the Faena Hotel, on Miami Beach, which was commissioned by Forbes back in April. Alan is an Argentine hotelier and real estate developer, not to mention quite the snazzy dresser. (If you do a Google search for him, as I did in preparation for the shoot, you’ll see that […]

Categories: Alan Faena, editorial portrait, environmental portraits, Forbes, miami beach, Miami photographer, Portrait photography, south florida, Uncategorized • Tags: Alan Faena, color photography, Editorial portraiture, environmental portrait, Faena Hotel, Faena living room, Faena theater, Forbes, hospitality photography, hotel design, hotelier, magazine, miami, Miami Beach hotel, ocean view, portrait photography, portraits, real estate developer, sonia revel, sonya revell, south florida

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Portrait of Lou Mosca and George Cloutier, of American Management Services, Forbes Magazine

Portrait Photography for Forbes Magazine

March 17, 2016 by Sonya Revell

I met up with George Cloutier and Lou Mosca, of American Management Services, at George’s home office in Palm Beach, FL. I had been commissioned by Forbes to make a portrait of Lou and George just after Christmas. Since the house was decorated for the holidays, we opted to shoot in the outdoor space overlooking the ocean…not bad. The only caveat to shooting outside, was having mother nature cooperate. Within a matter of minutes the weather shifted from bright sun to […]

Categories: editorial portrait, Florida, Forbes, Palm Beach, FL, Uncategorized • Tags: American Management Services, business portrait, corporate portraits, editorial, florida, Forbes, George Cloutier, Lou Mosca, magazine, miami, Palm Beach, photographer, portrait, portrait photography, Portraiture, revel, small business, sonia, sonya revell

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Advertising Photography – Gift Guide shoot for Travelzoo

May 12, 2014 by Sonya Revell

Within the past couple of years, Travelzoo has become a great regular client of mine. I’ve been lucky enough to collaborate with them on a large breadth of projects…including marketing images like the one below. This was a fun project we worked on for their online “Gift Guide”. Special thanks to, Director of Photography: Stephen Aviano Model: Marissa Stylist: Laura Taylor (www.laurataylorstylist.com) Assistant: Dragi

Categories: Florida, lifestyle, Miami, travel, travelzoo • Tags: beach, gift box, gift guide, lifestyle photography, miami, photographer, portrait, present, sonya revell, south florida, travelzoo, woman with gift

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Wonderful Machine Does Miami

March 10, 2014 by Sonya Revell

I thought I’d share a recent blog post written by Wonderful Machine’s producer extraordinaire, Karrisa Olsen. It’s a fun recap of their recent meet-and-greet/portfolio-sharing trip to Miami. I have been partnered with WM for many years – first when I lived in California and again when I moved back to Miami. They have been a huge asset to my business, especially when it comes to marketing, estimating, and portfolio editing . We got together for happy hour in downtown Miami to […]

Categories: Florida, Miami, south florida, Uncategorized, Wonderful Machine • Tags: miami, photographers, portfolio, revel, sonia revell, sonya revell, south florida, wonderful machine

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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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First Photo Shoot of 2019

Portrait of Mia Nygren | Billboard Magazine

Portrait of Naeem Khan | Wine Spectator

Portrait of Jan Verleur | Forbes

New Advertising Campaign Photography for UM Health System/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, in Collaboration with M&C Saatchi

A Portrait of Granada Presbyterian for ByFaith Magazine

Portraits of Alan Faena for Forbes

Portrait Photography for Forbes Magazine

Advertising Photography – Gift Guide shoot for Travelzoo

Wonderful Machine Does Miami