Mark Sommerfeld

Mark Sommerfeld’s photographs illuminate everyday encounters with an emotional clarity. His images dwell in fleeting, subtle moments and gestures, revealing the hushed theater of human presence. Through his lens, the familiar is heightened—charged with a cinematic sense of intimacy and resonance. Based between New York, Toronto, and San Francisco bay area, Sommerfeld balances his fine art practice with editorial work, bringing a sensitivity for light, movement, and storytelling to his many projects. He is drawn to the spaces where the ordinary turns luminous, where whimsy is a placeholder for order, purpose. His approach reflects a deep curiosity about people and place, shaped by years of photographing families, friends, communities, and cultural histories.