Sonya Pletes is an award winning Australian Photographic Artist and Designer. Her poetic, ethereal, otherworldly imagery is inspired by her background in and her love for Fashion, Design, Opera, Fabrics, Fantasy in addition to her relentless quest for Beauty. ‘I love to dream, I love to explore elements of the feminine, of sensuality, of texture, colour, emotion and psychology within my work. I love to communicate a story and a feeling.’ Sonya creates her personal imagery for exhibitions, and works commercially for a selected group of international clients, conceptually designing and creating exceptional imagery. She also creates for her own designer collection, shown in international galleries and department stores. Over the last 15 years she has refined a unique style that has made her a favorite of international publishing houses based in Sydney, London and Hamburg, Milan and Stockholm. Notably, her most recent Design and Photography works appear in the International Best Selling German Edition of the book series ‘Twilight’ by Stephenie Meyer.