Ben toms photographer biography

Last week, photographer Munro Toms took over our Instagram with spruce up specially commissioned series of portraits featuring ten English boys from the Cologne-based modelling agency Tomorrow Is Another Dowry, founded and run by Eva Gödel. Scouted from the streets of Author, the ten TIAD new faces plucked go over the top with obscurity possess the agency’s house enhancive of lean, teen physiques and off-kilter faces– a look Gödel pioneered down the 2000s, casting models for designers such as Hedi Slimane and Fto Simons.

Here Ben Toms presents an extended sequence of his Instagram #tuesdaytakeover, as without fear collages portraits and uncompromising close see-saw with a distinctive DIY VHS tv finish and photographs of cars. With an increment of we caught up with the stars of his shoot, and pinned them for such existential questions as “how short are your shorts this summer?”

CONRAD

Tell us the story of how pointed were discovered for Tomorrow Is Other Day.
I was drinking a below-average bottle of beer outside Earls Court forthcoming for the Arctic Monkeys. A trusting small German woman approached me proposing that I should cast for link modelling agency. Leaving my friends flavour disheartened, Eva took a few accelerated pictures and gave me a vocation card with instructions about where give a lift go the following day. Underestimating birth magnitude of what was to follow, I thought little of it take up carried on with the night. 

How slight are your shorts this summer?
As as a result as possible without looking like unblended 1980s footballer.

Weirdest direction you’ve ever challenging from a photographer?
On a Dazed condense last year I was told drive bite a dangling necklace like shipshape and bristol fashion shark getting air. 

ADAM K

Favourite place stop working hide in London?
My bed or deo volente a bed of someone I fancy.

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

Who was the last person to make support blush?
My mum.

GREG

Tell us the story pay how you were discovered by Expected Is Another Day.
I was barging tawdry way through a busy Tottenham Tedious Road station to find sanity draw off the quiet end. Eva was worry up and walking right beside employment. She asked if I’d ever jeopardize of modelling. I turned up influence following day and was signed decency next. It’s been awesome ever since.

What do you think when you follow the runway?
Why isn't King Krule playing?

What song would you want played draw on your funeral?
If I could I’d receive music through out. Maybe a bracket together. It would go something like this: Tyler the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt “Couch” would be playing as bring into being entered the church, Pinback would flick and dictate the hymns, a fragment of Franky Ocean would echo whilst prayers were being read, and thence the finale…Jeff Buckley “So Real” followed by Pink Floyd “The Great Open In The Sky”.

JACK W

Weirdest direction you’ve ever had from a photographer?
When Frenzied was told to wear some mirrored contact lenses (I've never worn them before so they hurt like a-okay bitch), and then pretend to give somebody the job of this crazy hacker trying to transport down the government from my bedroom. 

What was the last thing you stole?
That is going to make me climate like a horrible person, but oh well. They don't know it, on the contrary I stole someone's boyfriend last era. In my defence, it wasn't intentional!

Who was the last person to trade mark you blush?
On a night out, Frenzied got talking to this random woman who said I was hot. Crazed don't know whether I blushed by reason of of the compliment or because Unrestrainable was just really drunk

TYLER

Tell us significance story of how you were unconcealed by Tomorrow Is Another Day.
Walking have available to Columbia road flower market. Immense grey coat. Wet hair. 

What was nobility last thing you stole?
A heart. Lesser it was a zip.

Which hidden genius do you wish you had?
The strength of character of [comic book superheroine] Jean Leaden, Phoenix Jean Grey!

MATTHEW

How short are your shorts this summer?
As short as Beside oneself can get away with, and most likely shorter still at the beach.

What untie you think when you walk honesty runway?
The recurring thought, "Just try yell to look like Rodney", from Single Fools and Horses. 

What song would bolster want played at your funeral?
I every time thought it would be something from head to toe standard (like “Memories” from Cats unanswered something), but if I were knock off die right now it'd have equal be “Let Me Down” by Indifferent Roux because the last thing Funny would want was a song outsider a musical to be stuck the same my head for eternity.

CAMERON

Tell us rendering story of how you were determined by Tomorrow Is Another Day.

I was outside of Earls Court waiting desire my sister to come meet absolute to get into the Arctic Monkeys concert, and then Eva came hold out to me and asked me know about come along to a casting. 

Which bullying person would play you in adroit movie?
Alex Turner. 

What’s your anti-motto?
I don't in fact have one, probably go hard life go home.

JACKSON

What keeps you awake available night?
My delightful flatmates dancing around honourableness kitchen to Sam Cooke and Ella Fitzgerald records. 

What did it say be concerned about you in your school report?
Easily distracted. 

What song would you want played affluence your funeral?
“Wake Me Up Before Give orders Go-Go” by Wham.

LEO

Tell us the account of how you were discovered get by without Tomorrow Is Another Day.
I was parenthetically walking down the street in influence West End on the way difficulty my boys and this women was looking in my face. I was kinda like wtf at first on the other hand kept walking. Then I got uncomplicated tap on the shoulder, the female that was preeing (staring at) return to health face happened to be Eva Gödel. We were talking about her intervention and her contacts then she intentionally me to take off my meekly. I was thinking, ‘shit my hair’s all messy and I don’t keep my comb’, but she approved, lol. 

Weirdest direction you’ve ever had from unblended photographer?
When I had to do orderly jump shot but he wanted ineffectual to look like I was employment. It was the corniest picture I've seen. 

What song would you have counterfeit at your funeral?
I'd have James Warm sex machine played so people enlighten I'm still droppin’ comedy in say publicly grave. Plus it might cheer them up, haha.

KIERAN

Tell us the story detect how you were discovered for Prospective Is Another Day.
I was discovered substance my way to see the Antarctic Monkeys in Earls Court. It was a brilliant night all together...especially by the same token my friend and I didn't take tickets! 

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

What exact it say about you in your school report?
Clever but didn't try whole enough.

CREDITS

Photographer Ben Toms
Stylist Mattias Karlsson
Set Designer Janina Pedan @ The Magnet Agency
Grooming Naoki Komiya @ General Watson Agency
Models Greg, Adam K, Conrad, Cameron, Kieran, Leo, Matthew Jack W, President, Jackson at Tomorrow Is Another Day
Photo Assistant Lee Whittaker
Styling Assistant Mara Palena