Tag: Portraiture

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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Synovus Bank | Advertising Portraits

July 11, 2019 by Sonya Revell

A few months back I was invited to collaborate with Fitzco, an Atlanta-based ad agency, to photograph a regional advertising campaign for Synovus bank. For this project, my team and I got to hop is a big blue cargo van and take a little road trip around South and Central Florida, during which, we photographed seven Synovus bankers, in six cities, over six days. Since Synovus’s slogan is “The Bank of Here” the goal was to make environmental portraits of these […]

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GoFundMe Heroes Campaign

November 18, 2018 by Sonya Revell

For the GoFundMe Heroes Campaign, I had the honor of photographing Luis Garcia, a retired paramedic, and firefighter who spent $40K of his own savings on Narcan. While attending and documenting his class, which is free to the public, I learned a lot about this life-saving Nasal spray that can literally bring people back from the dead after an opioid overdose. (I even received my own dose, which I hope to never have to use.) After Luis’ class, we had […]

Categories: documentary photography, GoFundMe Heroes, Portrait photography, Portraiture, Reportage Photography, Uncategorized • Tags: Boynton Beach, documentary photography, environmental portraits, florida, GoFundMe Heroes, Luis Garcia, miami photographer, Narcan, opioid epidemic, opioid overdose, portrait photography, Portraiture, Reportage Photography, Save a Life, South Florida photographer, West Palm Beach photographer

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Portraits of Phillip Estlund | Luxe

October 24, 2018 by Sonya Revell

A while back I drove up to West Palm Beach to photograph artist, Phillip Estlund, for his ‘style-makers’ spread in Luxe Interiors + Design magazine. Phillip’s work is an interesting mix of furniture making- including wood-working and decoupage, and collage artwork. All of his work seems to have a fun, mid-century vibe, in which he often incorporates botanical images and illustrations, along with raw materials. I got to make some fun environmental portraits of Estlund at both his wood-working studio […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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advertising photography for Sylvester Cancer Center featuring portrait of musician with guitar in little havana, fl

Advertising Portraits | Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

May 15, 2017 by Sonya Revell

I’m excited to share the second leg of the advertising campaign I photographed for Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center a while back. Talk about a dream job! I worked with M&C Saatchi LA to produce eight portraits of talent, at various ‘unique to South Florida’ locations, which ranged all the way from Hollywood to Coral Gables. We shot all eight portraits over two days, allowing only about two hours per location. I really enjoyed scouting for the perfect background in each […]

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portrait photography of meg daly in pink dress in front of urban landscape

Portrait of Meg Daly, founder and friend of the Underline

January 3, 2017 by Sonya Revell

Upon moving to Miami (for the first time) in 2003, I was bewildered as to how such a large city could have so few parks (and green space in general). I would complain about this to just about anyone that would listen. After all, the much smaller city I had come from, Louisville, KY, has a park system designed by the legendary landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted (designer of numerous city parks including, Central Park and Golden Gate Park). 13 […]

Categories: Centre Magazine, editorial portrait, environmental portraits, Meg Daly, Miami photographer, The Underline • Tags: Brickell, business portrait, Centre Magazine, editorial photographer, editorial photography, environmental portraits, Friends of the Underline, Meg Daly, miami photographer, Miami Underline, miami underline founder, portrait photography, Portraiture, Sonia photographer, sonya revell, Surface Studios, urban landscape photo, urban parks

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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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Miami photographer: Sonya Revell | commercial advertising portrait conceptual and lifestyle photography in South Florida

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

Tag: Portraiture

Southern Poverty Law Center | Portraits

Synovus Bank | Advertising Portraits

GoFundMe Heroes Campaign

Portraits of Phillip Estlund | Luxe

Portait of an Artist: Isabel Brinck | Luxe Magazine

Portrait of Naeem Khan | Wine Spectator

Aldous Bertram | Luxe Style-Maker

Advertising Portraits | Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Portrait of Meg Daly, founder and friend of the Underline

A Portrait of Granada Presbyterian for ByFaith Magazine