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About Sonja Hofmann

FOOD. PHOTOGRAPHIE. CREATION. CONZEPT. CONTENT.

Sonja Hofmann is based in Hamburg/Germany working as a freelance commercial & editorial photographer who is specialized in food photography. Focusing on detail, design and props, as well as capturing the right moment to make the food look the most appetizing is very important for her work. 

During her photography studies at the University of Applied Science in Dortmund she has spent a year assisting two food photographers in New York City as well as being part of a four weeks lasting workshop at the Tshingua University in Beijing/China. She also assisted various food photographers before and after she finished her studies in 2003 and moving to Hamburg in 2007. 
In 2008 she got selected as BFF-Professional (The Professional Association of Freelance Photographers and Film Creators). In 2018 and 2019 she also functioned as mentor for young photographers who participated in the BFF Förderpreis http://www.foerderpreis.bff.de.

Today she works for various advertising companies such as Jung von Matt, Scholz & Friends / Switzerland, Grabarz & Partner, Dokyo, Draftfcb, Butter etc. as well as for magazines like Stern, Brigitte, Stern Gesund leben and so on -> client list


Exhibitions:
2020
"24 Kekse bis Weihnachten" Buch Förderung durch die Hamburger Kreativgesellschaft und Kultur und Medien der Stadt Hamburg erhalten.
SILVER AWARD One Eyeland 2019: Photographer of the Year - Advertising FOOD
SILVER AWARD One Eyeland 2019: Photographer of the Year - Advertising Selfpromotion
2019
BFF50 Ausstellung in Hamburg, Berlin, Stuttgart 
Foodphoto Festival in Vejle, Denmark
GOLD AWARD One Eyeland 2018: Photographer of the Year – Advertising Product|Still life
2018 10. Aufschlag BFF/HH 
2017 9. Aufschlag BFF/HH
2016 Charity auction supported by CHRISTIE’S for the benefit of Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V.
8. Aufschlag BFF/HH  
2015 7. Aufschlag BFF/HH
2014 6. Aufschlag BFF/HH
2013 5. Aufschlag BFF/HH
2012 4. Aufschlag BFF/HH
2011 3. Aufschlag BFF/HH
2010 2. Aufschlag BFF/HH
2009 1. Aufschlag BFF/HH
2008 “Wünsch dir was” Kulturreichgalerie HH
2007 “frequencies” Teilausstellung The Midway Group, NYC
2004 Mono-Poly, Photokina Visual Gallery, Cologne
2003 “Being in Beijing”, Beijing China
2002 “Being in Bejing”, Tshingua University Beijing, China
2000 “frequencies”, Bochum

Clients of Sonja Hofmann

ADVERTISING

ACCOR ● ARD ● Arla ● Bauer Joghurt ● Beiersdorf ● Dickmann’s ● Dole ● Edeka ● Elementa Küchen ● Emmi ● Erasco ● Feld’s Salat ● Frietbox ● Gerber Schweiz ● Hans Freitag ● Hofküche ● Ibis ● Kaiserwetter ● Keimling Naturkost ● Knorr ● Koehler’s Feinkost ● Labello ● Lieken Urkorn ● Mercure Hotels ● Müller Drogeriemarkt ● Niederegger ● Philip Stein Schweiz ● Schwartau ● Staub|Zwilling ● Storck ● Spreewaldhof ● Thomy ● Verdener Keks- und Waffelfabrik ● Veggie Life ● Viva Con Agua ● Wagner Pizza ● Winiary ● WMF …



AGENCIES

Baum&Garten ● Beautypunch ● Boom ● Brand Lounge ● BrawandRieken ● Butter ● Dokyo ● Draftfcb ● Grabarz & Partner ● Jung von Matt ● Leagas Delaney ● mlv ● Nordkap ● Pahnke ● Rubysense ● Scholz & Friends Zürich ● Syndicate…



EDITORIAL

Brigitte ● Burda Verlag ● Der Feinschmecker ● Foodie EDEKA mit Liebe ● Fit for Fun ● Gala ● Gala Wedding ● Healthy Living ● Madame ● Men’s Health ● Page ● Private Wealth ● Stern ● Stern Gesund leben ● Women’s Health …

BOOKS

24 Kekse bis Weihnachten ● Wild. Kochen auf dem Lagerfeuer ● Brot backen