Sonja's photo blog

The Cleveland Orchestra in Miami

Sonja's photo blog — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:49:07 +0000

I’m very pleased to share the photographs from a spectacular evening with The Cleveland Orchestra. The New Yorker got it right in describing it as “the ultimate symphonic ensemble.” It is the sixth season of the Cleveland Orchestra Miami, performing at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. I had the pleasure of photographing the concert past weekend at the acoustically superior Knight Concert Hall. A truly impressive concert under the direction of Franz Welser-Möst. I am looking forward to their concert at the Salzburg Festival this summer.

Saying goodbye to 2011

Sonja's photo blog — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:33:30 +0000

I can not believe we are in year 2012!! Today I took time and looked back on 2011… it was an amazing year!! I fulfilled my dreams in so many areas. I had wonderful, fun times, laughing with my kids, my family and my friends. I travelled more and photographed more, I meet incredible people and my photography business exceeded my wildest expectations. I am genuinely happy and I know that 2012 will be even better. Wishing everyone an incredible New Year!

The above photo was taken at the New World Symphony, at one of the spectacular events during Art Basel.

Crazy December, Rolls Royce and the amazing Jaka Vinsek….

Sonja's photo blog — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:00:16 +0000

I have been unbelievable busy, it seems like there is always something happening in South Florida. Art Basel was great, everyone from the world of art was in Miami this week, lots of crazy events… I had a wonderful opportunity to meet and work with a fellow Slovenian and an amazing photographer – Jaka Vinsek. His photography is inspiring, but even better than his big talent is Jaka’s fun personality! Enjoy checking out his work, here is the link to the web site. Jaka is based in New York but also works worldwide, I am looking forward to our next project.

The photo below is us having fun while being rushed through South Beach in a breathtaking Rolls Royce, a small perk of having the best clients ever!

Taracea Custom

Sonja's photo blog — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:33:00 +0000

During the Fort Lauderdale boat show I had the pleasure of meeting and shooting for the Taracea team. They design and manufacture custom made furniture, ceilings, vanities, doors and much more. Very nice team, hope to have a chance to visit their production site in Mexico. If you are in South Florida visit them at the DACOTA design center, you will be impressed.

Spooky Halloween

Sonja's photo blog — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:12:22 +0000

Wishing everyone a spooky Halloween and much fun trick r treating!

Karim Rashid and mybrickell

Sonja's photo blog — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:31:07 +0000

Proud to say that I work with the best event organizers in South Florida so I photograph at the most spectacular events, simple.

Last night was no different, I had the pleasure of photographing Mr. Karim Rashid, a true genius. For everyone who is not familiar with his work, Karim was named by TIME as the “Most Famous Industrial Designer in All the Americas”. Over 3000 designs in production, over 300 awards and working in over 35 countries attest to Karim’s legend of design. To see spectacular designs in furniture, watches, lights, radiators (unbelievable!) to the most simple everyday items - enjoy Karim’s web site!

Many people gathered last night to join Karim and other impressive teams behind mybrickel, The Related Group and Arquitectonica. mybrickell is a 192-unit condominium and is set to be one of The Related Group’s most acclaimed projects and one of its most original. The spirit is simple, colorful, pleasurable yet very contemporary spaces for a true urban Miami lifestyle. Here are few photographs I took of the beautiful miniature model. mybrickell will be a beautiful addition to the Miami downtown area.

Fort Lauderdale is preparing for the Boat Show

Sonja's photo blog — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:21:39 +0000

Looking forward to this weekend, I will spend it at the Boat Show in Fort Lauderdale. The marinas in Fort Lauderdale are busy already and the parties have started. It is a fun show, worth seeing especially if you like beautiful yachts and expensive cars.

Helping raise money for the best school ever….

Sonja's photo blog — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:29:56 +0000

Last week I photographed at a very special school, the Virginia Shuman Young Montessori Magnet Elementary School. Yes, it is a Blue Ribbon school, but what makes this school stand out are the people. The teachers are amazing, the parents are involved and the students are just fantastic!

With school staff and parents volunteering and giving their time and talents, we managed to throw a great party last Friday. I had fun shooting all these wonderful teachers and families with all proceeds going to the school. Here are few of my favorite photos, enjoy!

Getting ready for a very special shoot…

Sonja's photo blog — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:34:40 +0000

It’s a beautiful day in Florida, perfect weather for shooting outside. I am very excited about my project tonight – I will be photographing to help raise money for a very special cause…. more info and photos coming soon.

Water drops

Sonja's photo blog — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:47:07 +0000

I was just reading the Strobist blog about high-speed photography and I came across a very talented photographer Martin Waugh. Martin has a passion for photographing water drops and his work is amazing! Not surprisingly the next thought that crossed my mind was – I want to try it! I took my camera and one flash to the kitchen sink and tried it out.

And I fell in love… The photographs are not manipulated, I changed the colors simply by shooting the flash into a plastic cutting board (I have them in several colors, never thought I will use them for anything else then cutting). Warning to anyone who will try it out – it’s addictive! Enjoy the “liquid” photos, I’ll be back (at the sink) very soon…