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Interviewing Photographers – Tomace

One of my new Year resolutions was to add something new and hopefully interesting to my blog.

So I started contacting photographers from both Denmark and the international scene. Quite a few responded possitive to the idea of a blog interview, so I'm proud to present this concept and my first interviewee, Thomas Ryrning also known as Tomace.

The danish artist who recently had his first book released called What a beatiful waste of Talent (WaBoT) has been photographing the danish celebrities and music makers for the last couple of years being a defining factor in the visual expression of acts such as Nik & Jay, Nephew, L.O.C og Suspekt.

Without further ado, I'll let you guys get on with the interview where Tomace answers questions about living the dream and what photography is to him.

Is this the dream?

I must say yes it is the dream.

Are you living it and has it always been photography?

No it has not always ben photography and stil not is. The thing for me is, storytelling and photography or directing is just the weapon i choose to do.

How did you get to where you are today?

Hard work and a dream to find an outlet to tell my stories. My way to where I am, has been a loong way and I'm not there yet, I'm like a little kid, that keeps asking his parents.. are we there yet, and they keep saying no.

What is the single most important photo you've taken?

without sounding corny. EVERY photo is important. Very important. But my WABWOT work has always been the most single important work I have been working towards til this day. Now I have new projects!

What part of what you do makes you get up in the morning?

to tell stories and just being a part of someting unique.

What motivates you?

Film. fashion and real life.

What would be worst body part to lose this very instant?

My relevantness ( if that is a body part, but it feels like that). I do everything to be the best at what i do and I do everything I can to stay curious, because that is the single most imortant thing to keep doing what you do.

And if that happened, what would you do then?

change my self 180 degress and deliver somthing that was not expected of me. But I feel the time I spend invastigating life, that I'm always ahead of what people expect. At least i try.

What has been the hardest trial in your getting to where you are today?

to make pop art relevant and meaningful in denmark. and not making art for a small group of people. Now the hardest part is to leave my wabwot style and get into real life and real settings. But i know when I get there it will be something else!

What is the strongest advice you could give young aspiring photographers?

Do you! tell stories that moves you. Dont think about what tech you you use the get the result. Just get it! Most amateur photographers are too often worried about thech and not what is infront of the camera.

/ace