Tonje Thilesen
Tonje Thilesen (they/them) is a photographer and visual artist based in Brooklyn, New York, born and raised in Oslo, Norway, with roots above the Norwegian arctic circle. Deeply influenced by a familial and cultural reverence for the natural world and community, Tonje’s work is both sensitive and gentle, surreal and strangely familiar.
Clients include: The New Yorker, SSENSE, The New York Times, Meta, Google, Rapha, Puma, Etsy, Amazon, Netflix, A24, VRBO, Kate Spade, Three UK, TIME, WIRED, The Guardian, The Financial Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Art Basel, Hodinkee, National Geographic, Universal Music, Atlantic Records, Morgenbladet, Weekendavisen.dk, Die Zeit, and De Volkskrant.
Origin Stories: Raul De Lara’s Damianita
May 18, 2026
