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SUNNY SHOKRAE IS A PHOTOGRAPHER BASED IN NYC. Sunny CREATES IMAGERY ROOTED IN AUTHENTIC STORYTELLING, BROUGHT TO LIFE THROUGH INTIMATE COMPOSITION AND A DEEP SENSITIVITY TO THE CULTURAL AND EMOTIONAL LAYERS OF HER SUBJECTS.

OVER THE COURSE OF HER CAREER, SUNNY HAS BUILT A BODY OF WORK THAT CHAMPIONS PEOPLE WHILE EXPLORING IDENTITY, CULTURE, AND INTIMACY. HER ARTISTIC DIRECTION IS DEEPLY INFORMED BY HER PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND INTERESTS.

WHETHER IN PORTRAITURE, ADVERTISING, FASHION OR PERSONAL WORK - SHE EFFORTLESSLY CENTERS HER SUBJECT/S AND CAPTURES MOMENTS OF STILLNESS AND FLUX, REFLECTING A CURRENT YET TIMELESS EASE AND FLUIDITY.

SUNNY CONTINUES TO EXPAND HER CREATIVE OUTPUT IN THE SPACES SHE CARES ABOUT, RESHAPING EXPECTATIONS PLACED ON VISUAL ARTISTS LIKE HERSELF.

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➜ MISC MENTIONS ⬇

⏀ TRADITIONS - VOGUE [2024], HOST W/ A CAUSE - VOGUE [2023], Art As Protest - Collage [2023], EVERGREEN REVIEW [2023]

⏀ SUnny PHOTOGRAPHED THE SUPERIORITY BURGER COOKBOOK, WHICH WON the 2019 ART OF EATING PRIZE. 

⏀ bonus ➜ "Sunny authored and self-published a children’s book in 2021. Soon after, Abrams Appleseed PURCHASED THE BOOK AND RELEASED AN UPDATED VERSION. you can find it HERE, OR ANYWHERE BOOKS ARE SOLD.

➜ SELECTED convOS ⬇