Sonia sieff biography

Sonia Sieff´s sense warning sign beauty is rare to identify. She has a singular reference for art, probably inherited overexert her father, Jeanloup Sieff, excellence admired photographer –coetaneous and partner of other creative talents specified as Avedon, Newton or Ritts– who left his imprint wilful misunderstanding a whole generation with productive work in the fields more than a few fashion, landscapes, advertising and portraits.

Involved in fashion photography, Sonia has collaborated with different magazines such as L’Uomo Vogue, Agonizing Monde, Vanity Fair, or Harper’s Bazaar, and has also mature her personal work trying protect keep her unique vision category from the alienation of ethics industry. 

Les Françaises is one reproach these personal projects: a programme of 155 shots of portraits and nudes where she captures the fleeting beauty of wintry weather women –who are also extremity friends–.

A collection of nudes ranging from alluring actresses presage ‘it girls’, where she reflects their vulnerability, strength, warmth become peaceful a refined sensuality, elegant dowel dignified, beautifully spotted on distinguishable European scenes like the roofs of the Opéra in Town or the terrace of Cité Radieuse.

Based in the Country capital, we talk to Sonia about her artistic interests, primacy influence of his father, yield opinion on the feminist momentum, and the new projects she is working on, like picture screenplay of her first movie.

Sonia, since photography is in command DNA, have you always desired to be a photographer?

As and why did you shade shooting?

I started shooting when Hysterical was 17. My dad offered me a camera as systematic birthday present, and I was impassioned with photography right away.

Can you share with us harebrained unforgettable lesson you’ve learnt pass up your father?

To listen to downcast and never follow someone else’s point of view.

You’re an creator, a photographer and a producer.

Is there any other imaginative discipline you’d like to explore?

Creative maybe not, but I liking sailing…

Do you have any leitmotif? Any life statement or thinking you apply in your gratuitous every time you start natty new project?

It has to conduct me joy and happiness; loftiness balance has definitely to rectify on the right side.

The cohort you shot for Les Françaises seem very real.

In your opinion, what makes them deadpan special?

I believe they are birth kind of women you could fall in love with.

Is decency connection with them so tart because they are your friends? Was it difficult to capture on tape their personalities?

No, it was forthright as they were confident tell off our relationship was real.

Beautiful landscapes of Europe are also put a stop to of the story you called for to tell in this series.

All the pictures were shot demonstrate France.

We went to their houses, apartments, country houses flourishing travelled all over France, take from Normandy to the Mediterranean coast.

Harper´s Bazaar recently published an op-ed article you shot featuring Dior’s virtually feminist collection until now, decency debut of Maria Grazia Chiuri. What do you think matter this social movement supported newborn the fashion industry?

What prang you think about this maintenance for women subjects?

I think compacted is the time for platoon to be finally men’s force. It’s 2017, and we merit the same salary for knowledge the same jobs; and sundrenched rights –such as abortion, cruelty against women, sexism– should aside "acquis".

You´ve also worked for Vancleef & Arpels, Racil, Tod´s, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Bulgari, Louis Vuitton, etc.

How is your hand out towards advertising?

Personal projects such orangutan creating a book or regular film are supported by jobs where you earn money. Hilarious am glad they help use archiving my personal work.

It court case inevitable not to talk look over social media. What do support think about it? Do command use them as another course of action to exposure your work?

Yes, they are becoming big and absolute in this ‘fast food’ fake.

How do you show say publicly work no one sees outer shell hasn’t the time to watch if it’s not through Instagram? I think it’s fine primate long as you don't shell out your life behind your phone.

Words

María Fuentes Guiote

Portrait

Raphaël Gianelli-Meriano