Hello there!

I'm Sophia Avraam

I’m a British-Greek Cypriot documentary photographer and visual storyteller working at the intersection of conservation, culture and sustainable travel.

Meaningful change begins with the stories we choose to tell. Through photography and film, I document the people, places and traditions shaping a more hopeful future—creating visual narratives that inspire connection, understanding and action.

Featured Projects

Visual storytelling to inspire impact

Featured Projects

Lefkaritika: The Final Thread

In partnership with

Larnaka Tourism Board

Lefkaritika: The Final Thread is the pilot episode of the ‘Forgotten Cultures’ documentary film series which spotlights living heritage’s at risk of fading, and shows how responsible storytelling and sustainable travel can help keep it alive.

Featured Projects

Sororal

In partnership with

Sororal

Advancing gender equality and fighting gender-based violence across the world through travel and advocacy.

Featured Projects

The Frontline: Kayapo

In partnership with

Biome Conservation

Whilst Indigenous communities are only 5% of the world’s population, they protect 80% of global biodiversity. Indigenous guardians in the Brazilian Amazon face mounting threats to land, culture, and climate stability. Their reality often sits far from UK audiences’ daily lives.

Earth Stories

Short stories of people, places and planet

MOROCCO

Nights Beneath the Atlas Mountains

A stay at a luxury eco camp in the Agafay Desert.

TANZANIA

Living with the Hadzabe

Learning from one of the world’s last hunter-gatherer communities in collaboration with TSA Travel.

CYPRUS

Casale Panayiotis

A love letter to a fading childhood village, rebuilt into a living hotel that restored work and pride.

PORTO

NEYA Porto Hotel

Bringing NEYA Porto’s sustainability story to life. Set beside the Douro, the hotel raises the bar for responsible hospitality, becoming the first in Portugal to achieve LEED Gold certification, one of the world’s most widely used green building rating system, symbolising a commitment to healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings.

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