Could you tell us about your film work with Aitor Throup?

I first met Aitor when Simon Foxton asked me to shoot his graduate collection for iD magazine.

iD Trousers & Bags by Aitor Throup / Styling Mark McMahon © JEZ TOZER

Aitor then lent me this outfit for Nick Knight’s Bal Masque, I gave him some prints of the iD series of images for an exhibition he was doing at The Library in South Kensington and we became friends. We have a very interesting dynamic. I think the films naturally reflect that.

The Funeral of New Orleans – Part 1
https://www.showstudio.com/project/neworleans/

‘22 JUL 2005’ by Aitor Throup
https://www.showstudio.com/project/politicalfashion/movies/2008-04-04

How about another film for SHOWstudio?

Did you see this one?

‘Films for SHOWstudio #02:’
https://www.showstudio.com/project/politicalfashion/movies/2008-04-11/

Yes more soon – there are a few things in the pipeline.

As regards representing “fashion”, what is the differences between shooting photography and shooting film for you? How do you like to develop to focus on your representation of a sequence using each medium?

Photography is about freezing a moment in time and presenting an often highly constructed single moment to the world. Film is obviously much freer more fluid less controlable and in many ways I prefer that. It is this freedom and relinquishing of control that I am now trying to bring in to my stills work. I press the shutter often when my conscious mind is telling me not to. Film captures these moments automatically.

As a result I have been working a lot with 35mm in my stills work which reduces the delay between seeing a moment and capturing it – and I also tend to press the button randomly and end up capturing the off moments my conscious brain would ignore or even not allow me to shoot.I think I subconsciously try and blur the boundaries between photography and film.

I subconsciously try and blur the boundaries between photography and film and it is only afterwards I say to myself “why do I keep doing this?” If I understood why I’m sure I wouldn’t get half as much fun out of it afterwards!

Wanessa at Select Verve / Hair Halley Brisker © JEZ TOZER

What are your inspirations and influences?

People, humanity, fragility, music… life.

What do you want to be in the future?

A good friend.

What’s your next plan for the future?

Do Yoga, Love, Collaborate, Eat, Sleep.