Shoot The Breeze: Lily Rose Thomas

Most well known for her music videos for the UK band Beach Baby, and her photo exhibition of bruises, we’re excited to share the work of the photographer/director Lily Rose Thomas. Her photos are grimy, raw, and intimate – what else would we expect from a young Londoner shooting on 35mm film?  See our favourites below.

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1. Why do you take photos?
To tell a story.

2. Do you carry your camera with you everywhere you go?
Yes – even if I don’t use it. If I don’t have it there is usually something I want to take a  picture of.

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3. What celebrity would you like to shoot most?
Anthony Kiedis – are you reading this?

4. What is your favourite smell?
Ones that make me remember certain people.

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5. Would you like to live forever?
No .

6. What do you think is the best photo you have ever taken to date?
A picture I took of my sister about 7 years ago – I took it from a balcony and she was lying on a sofa underneath. I think it was the first really good picture I ever took because it was completely unposed – I used to think everything should be very posed. I don’t now.

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7. What’s your favorite pastime?
Taking pictures?

8. Do you like having your photo taken?
Never.

9. Who are your favorite photographers, currently?
I love black and white French photography – Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Lartigue… I also love photographers like Nan Goldin, Larry Clark, Ryan McGinley… Diane Arbus too.

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