Private company
Profoto
Logo: Highlandimage, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3
1968 Stockholm company
Profoto is a Swedish company that develops photographic flashes and other light shaping tools for professional photographers. It was founded in 1968 by Conny Dufgran and Eckhard Heine in Stockholm.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1968Founded1
- HeadquartersStockholm1
- Websiteprofoto.com/fr
- Legal formprivately held company1
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Profoto is a Swedish company that develops photographic flashes and other light shaping tools for professional photographers. It was founded in 1968 by Conny Dufgran and Eckhard Heine in Stockholm.2
Timeline
- 1968Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.profoto.com1
- Websiteprofoto.com/fr1
- X (Twitter)x.com/Profoto1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/1000645056275621
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/profoto1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCG_lWnx3xTDIAW93Zq309Kg1
- WikipediaProfoto
- WikidataQ23044729
Sources
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- 1WikidataProfoto on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaProfoto on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsProfoto logo by Highlandimage, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4Wikimedia CommonsProfoto photo by Louhuanghe, CC BY-SA 3.0