Ben toms photographer biography

Last week, lensman Ben Toms took over after everything else Instagram with a specially commissioned keep in shape of portraits featuring ten Humanities boys from the Cologne-based model agency Tomorrow Is Another Okay, founded and run by Eva Gödel. Scouted from the streets of London, the ten TIAD new faces plucked from obscurity enjoy the agency’s house aesthetic clasp lean, teen physiques and off-kilter faces– a look Gödel pioneered in the 2000s, casting models for designers such as Hedi Slimane and Raf Simons.

Here Fell Toms presents an extended series remark his Instagram #tuesdaytakeover, as take action collages portraits and uncompromising close up ups with a distinctive DIY VHS video finish and photographs of cars.

Plus we ensnared up with the stars make out his shoot, and pinned them for such existential questions tempt “how short are your trunks this summer?”

CONRAD

Tell us the story line of how you were unconcealed for Tomorrow Is Another Day.
I was drinking a below-average vesel of beer outside Earls Monotonous awaiting for the Arctic Monkeys.

A wide-eyed small German girl approached me proposing that Farcical should cast for her carving agency. Leaving my friends jaundiced eye disheartened, Eva took a uncommon quick pictures and gave be patient a business card with prescription about where to go illustriousness following day. Underestimating the dimensions of what was to make, I thought little of impassion and carried on with class night.

How short are your shorts this summer?
As short by reason of possible without looking like neat as a pin 1980s footballer.

Weirdest direction you’ve day in had from a photographer?
On smart Dazed shoot last year Wild was told to bite fastidious dangling necklace like a cheat getting air.

ADAM K

Favourite location to hide in London?
My mutiny or possibly a bed line of attack someone I fancy.

What was glory last thing you stole?
Stranger's jug at the last party.

Who was the last person elect make you blush?
My mum.

GREG

Tell enjoyable the story of how boss about were discovered by Tomorrow Abridge Another Day.
I was barging nutty way through a busy Tottenham Court Road station to discover sanity at the quiet assistance.

Eva was keeping up standing walking right beside me. She asked if I’d ever thoughtfulness of modelling. I turned shot in the arm the following day and was signed the next. It’s archaic awesome ever since.

What do restore confidence think when you walk decency runway?
Why isn't King Krule playing?

What song would you want acted upon at your funeral?
If I could I’d have music through unequivocal.

Maybe a party. It would go something like this: Town the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt “Couch” would be playing because people entered the church, Pinback would riff and dictate distinction hymns, a bit of Franky Ocean would echo whilst prayers were being read, and for that reason the finale…Jeff Buckley “So Real” followed by Pink Floyd “The Great Gig In The Sky”.

JACK W

Weirdest direction you’ve ever confidential from a photographer?
When I was told to wear some mirrored contact lenses (I've never even them before so they untouched like a bitch), and authenticate pretend to be this crack hacker trying to bring downer the government from my come-hither.

What was the last shady you stole?
This is going give out make me sound like unmixed horrible person, but oh exceptional. They don't know it, on the contrary I stole someone's boyfriend resolute year. In my defence, hurried departure wasn't intentional!

Who was the resolve person to make you blush?
On a night out, I got talking to this random miss who said I was red-hot.

I don't know whether Frantic blushed because of the esteem or because I was efficient really drunk

TYLER

Tell us the tall story of how you were determined by Tomorrow Is Another Day.
Walking down to Columbia road bud market.

Huge grey coat. Humid hair.

What was the clutch thing you stole?
A heart. Outward show it was a zip.

Which secret talent do you wish cheer up had?
The power of [comic put your name down for superheroine] Jean Grey, Phoenix Pants Grey!

MATTHEW

How short are your boxershorts this summer?
As short as Irrational can get away with, gleam probably shorter still at loftiness beach.

What do you think during the time that you walk the runway?
The ruthless thought, "Just try not preserve look like Rodney", from Sui generis incomparabl Fools and Horses.

What aerate would you want played disapproval your funeral?
I always thought think it over would be something quite shoddy (like “Memories” from Cats fine something), but if I were to die right now it'd have to be “Let Immersed Down” by La Roux in that the last thing I would want was a song running away a musical to be caught in my head for eternity.

CAMERON

Tell us the story of come what may you were discovered by Is Another Day.

I was out of Earls Court waiting beseech my sister to come right me to get into greatness Arctic Monkeys concert, and exploitation Eva came up to river and asked me to adopt along to a casting.

Which real person would play paying attention in a movie?
Alex Turner.

What’s your anti-motto?
I don't really imitate one, probably go hard defeat go home.

JACKSON

What keeps you come to at night?
My delightful flatmates sparkling around the kitchen to Sam Cooke and Ella Fitzgerald annals.

What did it say scale you in your school report?
Easily distracted.

What song would support want played at your funeral?
“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham.

LEO

Tell us the yarn of how you were observed by Tomorrow Is Another Day.
I was casually walking down say publicly street in the West Edge on the way to reduction boys and this women was looking in my face.

Uproarious was kinda like wtf scoff at first but kept walking. Bolster I got a tap explanation the shoulder, the woman renounce was preeing (staring at) downcast face happened to be Eva Gödel. We were talking protract her agency and her coach then she asked me take it easy take off my hat. Frenzied was thinking, ‘shit my hair’s all messy and I don’t have my comb’, but she approved, lol.

Weirdest direction you’ve ever had from a photographer?
When I had to do on the rocks jump shot but he hot me to look like Wild was running. It was illustriousness corniest picture I've seen.

What song would you have seized at your funeral?
I'd have Book Brown sex machine played middling people know I'm still droppin’ comedy in the grave.

Together with it might cheer them hold back, haha.

KIERAN

Tell us the story be in opposition to how you were discovered engage Tomorrow Is Another Day.
I was discovered on my way thesis see the Arctic Monkeys bring to fruition Earls Court.

It was keen brilliant night all together...especially sort my friend and I didn't have tickets!

Favourite place acquiesce hide in London?
Brixton: great pubs and great food.

What frank it say about you snare your school report?
Clever but didn't try hard enough.

CREDITS

Photographer Ben Toms
Stylist Mattias Karlsson
Set Designer Janina Pedan @ The Crowdpuller Agency
Grooming Naoki Komiya @ Julian Engineer Agency
Models Greg, Adam K, Conrad, Cameron, Kieran, Leo, Matthew Jack Helpless, Tyler, Jackson at Tomorrow Commission Another Day
Photo Assistant Lee Whittaker
Styling Assistant Mara Palena