Tobi Shonibare

Tobi Shonibare Tobi Shinobi to his followers is an award-winning photographer and videographer based in Chicago and in his native London. Tobi's work has a wide range, but he is perhaps best-known for his work on social media. More than 12,000 followers appreciate Tobi's distinctive style of street photography, his relentless focus on perspective, symmetry and geometry.

Tobi's work has garnered him an international reputation. He has worked with global brands such as Audi, Apple, Coach and Samsung and given talks for Adobe, Apple and Sony both in Europe and in the US. Sony tapped Tobi as a Global Imaging Ambassador; he also serves as an ambassador for photography-world brands Sigma, Gitzo, AdoramaPix and 500px. An early adopter of Instagram, his passion for visual storytelling was profiled in the 2016 short documentary I Take Pictures, which went on to win multiple film-festival accolades.