Sophie Elgort
{{Short description|An American photographer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sophie Elgort
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1986}}
| birth_place = New York City
| education = Brown University
| occupation = photographer, director, producer, host
| parents = {{Unbulleted list|Arthur Elgort (father)|Grethe Holby (mother)}}
| relatives = {{Unbulleted list|Ansel Elgort (brother)|Warren Elgort (brother)}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.sophieelgort.com/}}
}}
Sophie Elgort (born 1986) is an American photographer, director, producer, and host.{{Cite web |date=2017-09-08 |title=These Women Discovered a Fashion For Rebirth |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/these-women-discovered-a-fashion-for-rebirth/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Romeyn |first=Kathryn |date=May 29, 2015 |title=Ansel Elgort's Sister Sophie Launching Website |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ansel-elgorts-sister-sophie-launching-798829 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815035454/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ansel-elgorts-sister-sophie-launching-798829 |archive-date=2019-08-15 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last=Betker |first=Ally |date=May 29, 2015 |title=Sophie Elgort Following in Dad Arthur's Footsteps Behind the Camera |url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/photographer-sophie-elgort-arthur-10134846/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024165124/https://wwd.com/eye/people/photographer-sophie-elgort-arthur-10134846/ |archive-date=2020-10-24 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=WWD}}{{Cite web |last=Lobe |first=Jasmine |date=2025-03-04 |title=Photographer Sophie Elgort Opens Up About Art, Business, Connection and Rejection |url=https://observer.com/2025/03/arts-interview-photographer-sophie-elgort/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Observer |language=en-US}} She is known for her fashion and portrait photography, working with Brooke Shields, Elizabeth Olsen, John Waters, Naomi Watts, Rose Byrne, and more.{{Cite web |title=Who's Who: Sophie Elgort - Brooke Shields, 2019 |url=https://www.staleywise.com/exhibitions/whos-who-sophie-elgort-brooke-shields-2019 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Staley-Wise Gallery |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=John Waters Has Still Got Some New Tricks Up His Sleeve (Cultured Magazine) |url=https://models.com/work/cultured-magazine-john-waters-has-still-got-some-new-tricks-up-his-sleeve |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=MODELS.com}}{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2023 |title=Away We Go: Sophie Elgort at Lafayette 148 (New York + Los Angeles) - A new photography installation inspired by postcards and the spirit of travel |url=https://www.staleywise.com/exhibitions/away-we-go-sophie-elgort-at-lafayette-148-new-york-los-angeles/press-release |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Staley-Wise Gallery |language=en}} Her work has been featured in Vogue, The New York Times, Elle, and other publications.{{Cite web |last=Bevan |first=Andrew |date=2013-12-25 |title=Can I Kick It? Go Behind the Scenes of the Rockettes' Christmas Spectacular |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/rockettes-christmas-spectacular |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Sophie Elgort |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/contributor/sophie-elgort |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Megía |first=Carlos |date=2019-02-18 |title=Desconocidos y exitosos: los hermanos de las estrellas que también han triunfado |url=https://elpais.com/smoda/famosos/hermanos-famosos-anonimos-exitosos.html |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=El País |language=es}}{{Cite magazine |date=January 19, 2018 |title=One Year Later, Three Women Reflect on the Women's March |url=https://time.com/5108859/womens-march-one-year-later/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303003645/https://time.com/5108859/womens-march-one-year-later/ |archive-date=2024-03-03 |access-date=2025-04-18 |magazine=TIME}}{{Cite web |date=April 13, 2025 |title=Photographer Sophie Elgort brings passion to Park Ave Armory |url=https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/CTV/2025/04/14/photographer-sophie-elgort-brings-passion-to-park-ave-armory |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=ny1.com |language=en}}
In 2025, she became the host of the PBS series Portrait Mode with Sophie Elgort, a show that explores the creative process behind photoshoots with public figures.
Early life and education
Elgort was born in New York City{{Cite web |title=SOPHIE ELGORT |url=https://www.staleywise.com/artists/sophie-elgort/biography |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=www.staleywise.com |language=en}} to fashion photographer Arthur Elgort and opera director Grethe Barrett Holby.{{Cite news |last=Friedman |first=Vanessa |date=2021-06-18 |title=Me and My Dad: Sophie and Arthur Elgort on Making Fashion Photography a Family Business |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/18/style/arthur-sophie-elgort-fathers-day.html |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=Yotka |first=Steff |date=2016-06-02 |title=Famed Lensman Arthur Elgort and His Daughter, Sophie, Are Here to Solve Your Photography Needs |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/arthur-elgort-sophie-elgort-mz-wallace-camera-bag-collaboration |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} She has two brothers, filmmaker Warren Elgort and actor and singer Ansel Elgort.{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Zachary |date=2016-07-26 |title=21 Young New York Socialites You Should Know |url=https://observer.com/2016/07/21-young-new-york-socialites-you-should-know/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Observer |language=en-US}} Sophie Elgort developed an interest in photography at a young age, watching her father, Arthur Elgort, at work. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University in 2008.{{Cite web |title=Sophie Elgort |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/sophie-elgort/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
Career
Elgort began her career photographing and interviewing professionals on the streets of New York for Suits and the City, a column in The Financial Times that she co-created.{{Cite web |title=Suits and the City |url=https://www.ft.com/content/5a9ed086-22dc-11e1-8404-00144feabdc0 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=www.ft.com |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2011 |title=Suits and the City |url=https://www.ft.com/content/6a99a622-3a93-11e1-a756-00144feabdc0 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=www.ft.com |language=en-GB}}
Her works later appeared in publications such as Vogue, The New York Times, Cultured, Elle, Glamour, Paper, Teen Vogue, The Financial Times, Vogue Greece, Vogue Thailand, and Harper's Bazaar Turkey. She has collaborated with fashion brands such as De Beers, Rosewood Hotels, Victoria's Secret, Alice + Olivia, Adidas, Maybelline and others.{{Cite news |last=Friedman |first=Vanessa |date=2017-12-14 |title=The New Supermodelmania of 2017 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/fashion/supermodels-versace-naomi-campbell-christy-turlington-gigi-hadid.html |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |date=2010-12-15 |title=A Look At NYC Department Store Holiday Windows 2010 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/a-look-at-nyc-department-store-holiday-windows-2010/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=CBS New York |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Wolff |first=Natasha |date=2018-12-07 |title=A Dazzling Showing of Women Supporting Women |url=https://dujour.com/cities/new-york/females-in-focus-photo-exhibit-sophie-elgort-michelle-williams-rosario-dawson-forevermark-diamonds/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=DuJour |language=en-US}}
Her portrait subjects have included Brooke Shields, Elizabeth Olsen, John Waters, Naomi Watts, Rose Byrne, Hilary Swank, Bowen Yang, Kylie and Kendall Jenner, and Rosario Dawson.
Elgort is also a host, moderator, and interviewer, having participated in live events, television, and digital media. She has been a guest judge for The All American High School Film Festival and the Miss USA Pageant, and has moderated discussions at institutions such as the Rubin Museum of Art, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Barnard College, Pratt Institute, and Brown University.{{Cite web |title=Panel Schedule |url=https://www.hsfilmfest.com/2018-panels |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=All American High School Film Festival |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=70th Miss USA Competition |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CV3PsiKrME-/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=www.instagram.com}}{{Cite web |title=Sophie Elgort, Fashion and Portrait Photographer and Co-founder of Through Our Lens |url=https://www.rankandstyle.com/interviews/sophie-elgort |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Rank & Style |language=en}}
In 2016, Sophie Elgort was recognized in Forbes' 30 Under 30 list. She was also included in The Daily Front Row's list of "12 New Wave Creatives Moving Fashion Forward".{{Cite web |last=Row |first=The Daily Front |date=2019-02-11 |title=12 New Wave Creatives Moving Fashion Forward |url=https://fashionweekdaily.com/new-wave-creatives/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Daily Front Row |language=en}}
Her fine art photography is exhibited at the Staley-Wise Gallery.{{Cite web |title=SOPHIE ELGORT |url=https://www.staleywise.com/artists/sophie-elgort/selected-works |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=www.staleywise.com |language=en}}
From May to August 2023, her solo show, AWAY WE GO, inspired by postcards and the spirit of travel, was exhibited at the Lafayette 148 retail spaces in New York and Los Angeles.
In 2025, Elgort became the host and executive producer of Portrait Mode with Sophie Elgort, a PBS series produced by All Arts.{{Cite web |title=Inside Sophie Elgort's 'Portrait Mode' Party in NYC for Her New PBS Series |url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/sophie-elgort-portrait-mode-nyc-party |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=L'Officiel USA |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ramzi |first=Lilah |date=2025-03-04 |title=Sophie Elgort's 'Portrait Mode' Captures Legends, One Frame at a Time |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/sophie-elgort-portrait-mode |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2025-03-16 |title=Sophie Elgort and ALL ARTS Launch 'Portrait Mode with Sophie Elgort' at the Lingua Franca NYC Townhouse |url=https://spotlighthamptons.com/sophie-elgort-and-all-arts-launches-portrait-mode-with-sophie-elgort-at-the-lingua-franca-nyc-townhouse/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Spotlight |language=en-US}} The show features behind-the-scenes footage of photo shoots with public figures, exploring their creative processes. The first season includes guests such as musician Nile Rodgers, actress Rita Moreno, photographer Arthur Elgort, and ballet dancer Skylar Brandt. The series premiered in February 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-12 |title=ALL ARTS Debuts New Series, "Portrait Mode with Sophie Elgort" |url=https://fashionweekdaily.com/all-arts-debuts-new-series-portrait-mode-with-sophie-elgort/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Daily Front Row |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Surface |date=2025-02-21 |title=A Dusky Display of Belgian Designer Nel Verbeke's Lights |url=https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/nel-verbeke-emma-scully-gallery/# |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=SURFACE |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Wolff |first=Natasha |date=2025-02-21 |title=Photographer Sophie Elgort Debuts A New Series |url=https://dujour.com/culture/portrait-mode-with-sophie-elgort/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=DuJour |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-01 |title=AVENUE {{!}} WINTER 2025 |url=https://issuu.com/avenue_magazine/docs/avenue-winter2025 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Issuu |language=en}}
Public activity
Elgort serves as a board member of the Southampton Fresh Air Home, a nonprofit center that provides recreational and educational programs for children and young adults with physical disabilities.{{Cite web |title=Southampton Fresh Air Home (SFAH) Board & Management |url=https://www.sfah.org/meet-our-board |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=sfah |language=en}} She co-chaired the Public Art Fund After Party in 2025. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she created the Mask Portrait Series, photographing and interviewing individuals to document their experiences during the crisis. The series was profiled on NY1.{{Cite web |title=Photographer Captures The Moment in Masks in a Formal Way |url=https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2021/04/06/photographer-sophie-elgort-captures-the-moment-in-masks-in-a-formal-way |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=ny1.com |language=en}}
Personal life
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Sophie Elgort is married and resides in New York with her husband and three children.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.allarts.org/programs/portrait-mode-with-sophie-elgort/ Portrait Mode with Sophie Elgort]
- {{official website|https://www.sophieelgort.com/}}
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Category:Brown University alumni
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