Sonia Goydenko is an award-winning, internationally exhibited street photographer whose work has been recognized by prestigious festivals including the Italian Street Photo Festival, Miami Street Photo Festival, and Aussie Street Photography Festival.
Sonia’s work has been published by a range of esteemed publications such as The New York Times, Huffington Post, Eyeshot Magazine, and The Pictorialist, and is part of the celebrated book Women Street Photographers. Her photography has been exhibited in various galleries worldwide such as Umbrella Arts, Trieste Photo, Contact Photo, and Plaxall Gallery.
With a rich background as a guest lecturer at the School of Visual Arts and a judge for Italian street photography competitions, Sonia brings unparalleled insight into the world of photography. She’s a member of the New York City Street Photography Collective, regularly teaches photography workshops, and offers personalized portfolio reviews online. With a dedicated commitment to nurturing emerging talent, Sonia has helped many aspiring photographers towards acclaim in some of the most renowned festivals, galleries, and competitions such as LensCulture, Italian Street Photo Festival, and Women Street Photographers Exhibitions.
She started the Instagram page @showmeyourduds, an educational platform created for photography students, where talented photographers willingly share images that they consider failures.
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS / EXHIBITIONS / PUBLICATIONS
- August 2024 – Thousands of Perspectives Exhibition, Fujifilm International Photo Festival, Seoul, South Korea
- 2024 – Judge for Livorno Photo Festival
- 2024 – Published in The New York Times “Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ Trial Begins With Clashing Views of a Fatal Shooting”
- 2024 – Published in The New York Times “Alec Baldwin’s Manslaughter Trial Begins: 4 Takeaways From Day 1”
- 2024 – Published in The New York Times “After Playing an Outlaw, Alec BaldwinWinds Up on Trial”
- 2024 – Panelist in Women Street Photographers NYC Festival
- 2024 – Published in Eyeshot Magazine – Spirituality Edition
- 2024 – Finalist in Women Street Photographers Show & NYC Festival
- 2024 – Published in ‘A Love Supreme’ – My Eye Got Lazy Vol. 10 Zine
- 2024 – Published in F Stop Magazine – Color Issue
- 2023 – Published in The New York Festivals
- 2023 – Semi-Finalist in Eyeshot Open Call 2023
- 2023 – Published in My Eye Got Lazy Vol. 8 Zine
- 2022 – Published in Eyeshot Magazine
- 2022 – Exhibited at Plaxall Gallery
- 2022 – Interview published in The Pictorialist
- 2021 – Kaleidoscope Zine published by TourDogs
- 2021 – Published in Women Street Photographers Book
- 2021 – Finalist in Women Street Photographers Show
- 2021 – WSP 2nd Virtual Exhibition
- 2020 – Trieste Photo Days Italy Exhibition
- 2020 – Women Street Photographers NYC Exhibition
- 2020 – Indian Photo Festival Exhibition
- 2020 – Joined NYCSPC Collective
- 2020 – Street Sweeper Magazine Published
- 2020 – Italian Street Photography Festival Finalist
- 2020 – The School of Visual Arts Guest Lecturer
- 2019 – Women Street Photographers NYC Exhibited
- 2019 – Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival Exhibited
- 2019 – Miami Street Photography Festival Finalist
- 2019 – Eyeshot Magazine ‘New York State of Mind’ Series Published
- 2019 – Australia Street Photography Festival 2nd Place Series Winner
- 2019 – Australia Street Photography Festival Single Image Finalist
- 2019 – UPPhotographers Interview Published
- 2019 – Eyeshot Magazine Series Published
- 2018 – Dek Unu Magazine Interview & Publication
- 2016 – Huffington Post Photography Publication
