Sonya Vatomsky

Feb 23, 2024 | atlasobscura.com | Sonya Vatomsky |Joseph Hayes |April White |Joshua Adair

A Victorian-era sitter is clamped into position using a metal frame before having his portrait taken. We can’t seem to get enough of the Victorian Era, and the denizens of that mid- and late-19th century period that saw fascinating changes in science and society. Our obsession with everything from their fashion sense to their prudery has led to countless wondrous stories. Some are mere historical embellishment (you’ve heard about those “sexy” furniture legs?) but other wacky tales are all-too-true.

Jul 24, 2023 | msn.com | Sonya Vatomsky

The Hinterkaifeck farmstead was a lonesome place. Located near the woods outside the Bavarian town of Gröbern, about an hour’s drive from Munich and a half-mile behind, or “hinter,” the town of Kaifeck, it was the home of 35-year-old Viktoria Gabriel and her two children, 7-year-old Cäzilia and 2-year-old Josef, as well as her elderly parents Andreas and Cäzilia Gruber. The family was known for keeping to themselves.

Sep 23, 2019 | medium.com | Sonya Vatomsky

Aug 19, 2019 | thecut.com | Sonya Vatomsky

May 23, 2019 | slate.com | Sonya Vatomsky