My name is Loren Toney, Creative Director of Tone Studios. It’s nice to meet you!

I know that artists bios have a certain structure to them—one noted by a third person perspective, a lack of emotional language and a hesitancy to try to shape the view of the artist to the audience— at least this is what I learned in school anyway.

It would feel awkward for me to follow this pattern, as my creative ethos includes three main pillars—authenticity, clarity and sentimentality. This begins with how I use my voice to speak about my work.

As an artist, I aim to document authentic moments as they unfold in front of me. I graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2018, with a Cinema Arts and Science Major with a minor in Photography. Cinema is a major source of inspiration for me as an artist, and impacts the way I document the world. My aim is for each photo to be reminiscent of a movie still, hence the tag line “ Cinematic Imagery That Moves You.”

My favorite arenas of photography are documentary/photojournalism , fashion, music and behind the scenes.

I hope you find an image here that moves you.

With Gratitude, From Love,

Select Clients

Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Pitchfork, Red Bull, Goldenvoice, John Deere, PBS, Drake, Chance the Rapper, North Carolina Panthers