Tone Stockenström is an acclaimed Swedish-American photographer, she is based in Evanston, Illinois. She is available for corporate headshots, editorial commissions, annual reports, special events and family portrait sessions.
Tone holds a BA in Spanish and Latin American-Iberian Studies from UW-Madison and a Masters of Fine Arts MFA in Photography from Columbia College. Tone also has a professional K-12 educator license in Spanish and Art. She has worked as an adjunct faculty member of Columbia College and through the Picture Me program at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. She has held multiple workshops at The Art Institute of Chicago, The Hyde Park Art Center and in the Chicago Public Schools.
Tone’s exceptional language and diverse cultural skills give her an ability to easily connect with her subjects. Tone puts her clients at ease without molding them into something they are not. Tone has a charismatic personality and impressive cultural aptitude. She is a polyglot, fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. She has traveled to over 38 countries and has lived abroad in Brazil, Spain, Turkey and Bulgaria.
Each year Tone donates her time to many community organizations. This year’s recipients are Chicago Abused Women’s Coalition, Community Animal Rescue, The Chicago Abortion Fund and other local schools and community organizations.
