Sonya Newell-Smith

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​Sonya Newell-Smith (born 1946)
During the 1960s and 1970s Sonya Newell-Smith worked as a freelance
photojournalist for The Sunday Telegraph, The Times and various Italian
magazines. Self-taught under the guidance of her late husband David Newell-
Smith, she published a porfolio of her work in 1971 in the British Journal of
Photography under her maiden name Sonya Hirsch. From 1978 unHl 2017 she
and David ran the renowned Tadema Gallery in London, selling contemporary
art and antiques before specializing in jewellery, while spending their free time
documenHng the vibrant street scene of Brick Lane. Sonya’s photographs
demonstrate humour, energy and a deep understanding of human emotions. She continues to exhibit and publish her work, winning a gold medal at
PISPA in 2024 & 2025.