About

I am a visual wanderer. My impressionistic imagery explores the intersection of the everyday and the sublime: waves crashing, thick fog, treetop canopies, saturated sunsets, the ever-expanding horizon. Central to my process is the reshaping of the photographic image. The landscapes I capture reveal the quiet magnificence of our natural world, showcasing scenes often unnoticed and uncelebrated. When I hike, walk, and move, I transcend the world's weight and the ticking clock, transported by nature's wonder and grateful for its healing salve.

My photography practice began during hikes with my youngest daughter, inspired by personal health challenges and a deep appreciation for nature's grandeur. This work evolved into a transformative process, expressing reverence and positivity during difficult times. It has grown into a space for learning and research, emphasizing natural conservation. I aim to translate and communicate this awe and enjoyment, to focus the lens on what is certainly shifting and may be altogether one day lost.

Dora Somosi is a Hungarian-American lens-based artist living and working in Brooklyn and Upstate, NY. Her work has been shown at Klompching Gallery, The Sarah Shepard Gallery, Carrie Haddad Gallery, The International Center of Photography (ICP), Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Penumbra Foundation, Bolinas Art Museum, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Kraushaar1885 Gallery, NeueHouse, BRiC Arts, BAM Art, and 3Wallsnyc. Her photographs have been published in The Atlantic, Taschen, Cultured Magazine, Architectural Digest, NY Magazine, Brownstoner, The New York Times, T Magazine, and InteriorDesign. Somosi has attended residencies at Kala Arts (Berkeley, CA), Penland School of Craft (Bakersville, NC), Poco a Poco (Oaxaca, MX), and Trillium Arts (Mars Hill, NC). Her works are part of collections of notable New York and Los Angeles collectors and interior designers, including Trustees of the Brooklyn Museum, BRiC Arts, and the Brooklyn International Studio and Curatorial Program.

Somosi has received awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), Society of Publication Designers (SPD), American Photography, Photo District News, and the Art Director's Club for her work as Director of Photography at Condé Nast and Hearst Publications (2004-2014), as well as an Emmy nomination for short-form video content. She has collaborated with leading editorial photographers and lectured at the International Center of Photography, the School of Visual Arts, and MassArt. She has served as the Vice President of The Society of Publication Designers, Visuals Director for Tatter, and Secretary of the Board of Directors for the W. Eugene Smith Fund for the advancement of humanistic photography. She consults buyers on emerging artists and has curated benefit shows to raise money for various political and non-profit causes.