Sonja Schuringa
Professional Band Photography
Band Photography
Sonja Schuringa (Chantik Photography) is a professional band photographer from The Netherlands, specialising in band photography with metalbands, artist photography and behind-the-scenes or tour photography. Her work consists of working with artists from the music industry, with a specialisation in the metal industry. Sonja has been taking photos of bands like Gaerea, Heilung, Benighted, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Carach Angren, Rotting Christ, Shining and many more.
In her work she connects with the artist and finds the real story and translation of the concept of the band. Her approach on band photography is outside-the-box, truthfully and high in colours and contrasts. You can contact her for cover artwork photography, day-in-a-life/behind-the-scene photography and album cover photography.
Behind the scenes band photography
Who is the artist really?
So often you see amazing photos of bands preforming on stage, the end result of it all. But you never see what happens behind the stage, before all the shows, the behind the scenes of a band preforming. With the photos of Sonja you will get a glimpse of the real artist. Is a musician nervous, are the hugging, fighting, laughing. You would need to get inside their private space, their most intimate moment, their most vulnerable time. Sonja Schuringa photographs the artist just the way they are. You can tell from the photos you don’t the artists don’t even notice the photographer is there. In order to take that intimate shot, Sonja needs to be part of the pack, part of the family.
Gaerea
Heilung
Benighted