Background
Sonia Katchian was born on December 20, 1947, in Beirut, Lebanon.
Sonia Katchian was born on December 20, 1947, in Beirut, Lebanon.
Sonia Katchian earned а Bachelor of Arts in 1968 from Barnard College, New York City, where she studied under W. Eugene Smith and Arthur Tcholakian.
Sonia Katchian is a freelance magazine photographer. She considers her photography to be "inquiries into the nature of people." Subjects have included American politics, heavyweight boxing, Middle East politics and women.
Sonia Katchian has belonged to American Society of Media Photographers since 1972 and the Newspaper Guild of New York since 1977.