Hi, I’m Bonnie
I'm glad you're here.
Come walk with me and see what I'm seeing...
Frost on my terrace and steam plumes from the street far below. Springtime flânerie. Swimming at my favorite Montauk beaches. Crunchy leaves in Gramercy Park in November. It’s the seasonal city rhythms that move me.
I focus my lens on the small moments rich with meaning to create still images brimming with emotion.
Photos shape our memories as much as they reflect them. The right photos tell the right story, which becomes all the more important as the memories themselves fade inevitably with time.
To ensure the right lasting impressions, I focus on portraiture that stuns and scenes that exude quiet sprezzatura. With camera in hand, I strike a careful balance between observation and active participation–I do whatever is needed in that moment to bring about the right dynamic.
behind the Camera
Bonnie in Focus
I’ve been on my toes ever since I was a tiny ballerina in Oklahoma dreaming of the bright lights and the sprawling red velvet of Lincoln Center.
A few beauty pageants and a corporate career later, I found myself in NYC. Not onstage, but in the halls of Columbia University studying Economic History, then photography, before moving on to hone my skills at the International Center of Photography.
I spend my free time recipe-exploring, eating my way through foreign locales, and volunteering with the Junior League.
What inspires me
Art–classical sculpture and Rococo. Architecture–19th Century European. Fashions–late 1940’s film noir.
Must-haves: My fat cat Ninja, chai tea lattes, endless rewatches of To Catch a Thief
The List
What I'm
loving
The steak tartare at Casa Cipriani! The atmosphere they’ve created hearkens back to the glitzy New York of a century ago and I’m all about it!
What I'm
learning
The benefits of Stoicism. I’m a big fan of The Daily Stoic and try to bring the lessons of Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus into my photography. The process is there to teach you– trust it!
What I'm
not about
Flattening your style to fit in. The uniquely personal has a vibrancy that trend-chasing never will. Fashion is about being yourself.
what I
believe
Always say what you mean, always ask for what you want.