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Life THROUGH A LENS Tom Connell
Previously Artistic Director at Trevor Sorbie, Tom Connell is Davines’ Hair Art Director where he is known for creating photographic collections that tell a story and an artistic vision
Pacific Ocean Green
1 This was inspired by a shot of the Pacific Ocean meeting the sand, Young American-era David Bowie and ska punk.This creates layers which are revealed each time you look at it.
Beautiful Lines
2 This was from a passion project called Variations on aTheme, which combined a graduated haircut with a classic French pleat to create a look that shouldn’t work, but does.
Riding The Wave
3 Gelled panels accented by a Marcel-inspired wave were captured outside in Italy’s natural light. Finding a dress which gave composition and balance to the hair was challenging.
Fall In Line
4 This was the first image of mine that anyone paid any attention to. I got the idea during a haircut in the salon when the sectioning pattern I had created made an interesting shape.
Brooklyn Heights
5 During the course of a cut many contrasting shapes and lengths are created.This was shot in Brooklyn for my story Ideas on North 11th Street, capturing the stages of a person’s haircut.
Graduation Day
6 I wanted this to feel like a carving out of a piece of wood.The idea of graduating up and reverse graduating down had been in my mind for a while.This is one of my favourite images I’ve created.
Japanese Garden
7 I was inspired by raked sand patterns in Japanese Karesansui gardens, combined with a flat top. This re-framed two things that wouldn't normally meet.