DMB Photographer Alex de Mora takes us behind the scenes of his recent shoot with Louis Tomlinson for Highsnobiety.

“The idea for the shoot was to look at Louis in a more stripped back and honest way, rather than the usual glossy pictures of a popstar.

In my head I wanted to shoot him with a harder aesthetic than people might be used to seeing …. the way that I’d shoot a rapper, not a popstar.

He’s a down to earth northern guy, so was fun to direct and to joke about with. I had pulled a bunch of references to make things easy for him, but honestly I think he was just as excited to do the shoot as the rest of us.

He loves his streetwear and his high end brands so I knew he’d be into the looks that Atip, the stylist put together. It was obvious that he was keen to show his personality as an older guy, and wear some clothes that he genuinely likes!”- Alex de Mora

View the full shoot here.