HELSINKI-BASED PHOTOGRAPHER & creative director LUMI TOLONEN CAPTURES EMOTION, MOVEMENT, AND ATMOSPHERE THROUGH A CINEMATIC USE OF LIGHT, SHADOW, AND CONTRAST.
INFLUENCED BY ART, FASHION, AND GLOBAL CULTURE, HER WORK BLENDS VISUAL STORYTELLING WITH A MODERN EDITORIAL AESTHETIC .
Education
BA Photography
LAB Institute of Design and Fine Arts —
2025–Present
Digital Photography Short Course
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London — 2023
Performing Arts Upper Secondary school graduate
Kallio Upper Secondary School of Performing Arts —
2021–2024
Publications
Muista Minut - photography art calendar - (2027)
Kaveri, kaveri, rakas
KaltBlut magazine - web editorial - (16.10.2026)
Queer fashion in Finland
Selin magazine - JUNE ISSUE 65 vol. 29 (June 2026)
no shade
MOEVIR magazine – March Issue 2026, Platinum Edition (February 2026)
Metro
Enzomnia magazine – Winter Issue 9, Editorial/Fashion Collection (December 2025)
Apocalypse of the End
Exhibitions
YKSI – GROUP EXHIBITION- KAAPELITEHDAS: GALLERIA WEST / JUNE 2026-JULY 2026
GROUP EXHIBITION - LUJA -GALLERIA - MUKKULANKATU 19, Lahti | MAY 2026
Photograph print & art Magazine: DEFENCE
Vinouma - GROUP EXHIBITION -LUJA-GAlleria - MUKKULANKATU 19, Lahti / May 2026
Photo series: move until gone
GROUP EXHIBITION - Ravintola Hiidenkivi - rautatienkatu 28, lahti / APR 2026
Photograph print: TWO GIRAFFES
IHMISESTÄ – GROUP EXHIBITION - Mukkulankatu 19, Lahti | Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
Photo Series: Iia, Fractura Patellae
VISUAL ARTS DIPLOMA EXHIBITION - Kallio Secondary School of Performing Arts - Porthaninkatu 15, Helsinki | Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
Photo Series: Kadulla / In the Streets
photo: @lyykadi