Michael Sofronski

An ever-moving, ever-changing world is slowed down for contemplation in the photos of New York City native photographer Michael Sofronski. With a career spanning over twenty years, Sofronski is the kind of photographer whose hands feel unbearably empty without his camera. Exploring city streets has been his preferred pastime since growing up in Manhattan, where he honed his characteristic style of street photography from a young age.

After studying film at Emerson College and working in Hollywood as a camera assistant, Sofronski brought his eye for film and lighting back to his home of New York City. His prolific and versatile artistic approach has built him a resume of esteemed clients, such as the New York Times, UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, the New Yorker, plus a host of European publications, with years spent as a photographer for Polaris Images, the New York Post, and Sipa Press. Sofronski photographed the food and wine book What to Drink With What You Eat, which won the Georges Duboeuf Wine Book of the Year Award. Today, he is represented by Polaris Images, has been published internationally, and exhibited at the Westbeth Gallery in the Village. Sofronski feels at home behind the camera’s lens, whether photographing c...