Sara Konradi (she/her) is a freelance photographer based between Germany and Brooklyn. She has a special interest in individual stories, often focusing on how people present themselves to express identity and create belonging. Sara grew up in Tehran and moved to western Germany when she was a teenager. She studied Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, where she received an exchange scholarship for Columbia University. Before becoming a freelance photographer, she worked in computational neuroscience and fashion marketing. She was then awarded the Director’s Fellowship at the International Center of Photography and was part of the NOOR Images, Missouri Photo, Eddie Adams, and Foundry Photojournalism Workshops. Her work has been awarded first place by the American Society of Media Photographers and shown internationally, including at Rencontres d’Arles. Clients include The New York Times, Stern, de Volkskrant, and NYC Tourism.


Education

2022 – 2023 Documentary Practice, International Center of Photography, New York
2014 – 2018 MA Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
2016 – 2017 Academic Exchange, Columbia University, New York


Grants / Honors / Awards

2024 - Winner, PhotoSLAM, International Center of Photography, New York, USA 2023 - Selected for Foundry Workshop, VII Foundation and PhotoWings, Online 2023 - EAW Award, Eddie Adams Workshop, New York, USA
2023 - Selected for Eddie Adams Workshop, New York, USA
2023 - Darrell Barton Scholarship for MPW, Oklahoma, USA
2023 - Selected for Missouri Photo Workshop, Missouri, USA
2023 - Selected for NOOR Images x Wacken, Wacken, Germany
2023 - Selected Artist, ProfiFoto, Les Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, France
2023 - Selected Artist, Blank Wall Gallery Athens, Greece
2023 - Semifinalist, Urban Photo Awards, Trieste, Italy
2022 - Director’s Fellowship, International Center of Photography, New York, USA
2022 - Selected Artist, Trieste Photo Days Festival, Trieste, Italy
2022 - Selected Author, WOW: Worlds of Women book, Trieste, Italy
2022 - Selected Artist, Chania International Photo Festival, Crete, Greece
2021 - Grant for Documentary Photography, Oberhausen, Germany
2021 - Selection for Group Stage, Trieste Photo Young, Trieste, Italy
2018 - Best Student Photographer: Highly Commended, SPA Journalism, UK/Ireland
2018 - First Class Honours, The University of Edinburgh, UK
2017 - Dean’s List, Columbia University, New York, USA
2016 - Dean’s List, Columbia University, New York, USA
2016 - Full-Tuition Exchange Scholarship for Columbia University, University of Edinburgh, UK


Group Exhibitions

2023 - ProfiFoto at Les Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, France
2023 - Lifelines, International Center of Photography, New York, USA
2023 - Portraits, Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
2022 - Trieste Photo Days Festival, Trieste, Italy
2022 - Chania International Photo Festival, Crete, Greece
2017 - Columbia University Visual Arts Exhibition, Prentis Hall, New York, USA


Languages

English (native), German (native), Persian (native), French (limited working)