This is Thomas's first image featuring the bearded man who crops up throughout his SkyArt series Photograph: Lamadieu Thomas
“I like seeing what we don’t always see initially or directly in life or in things,” explains Thomas Photograph: Lamadieu Thomas
"My aim is to show a different perception of urban architecture and the everyday environment around us, and what we can construct with a boundless imagination" Photograph: Lamadieu Thomas
“I love drawing and photography. Being able to combine the two really inspires me – and also gives me a kind of vertigo” Photograph: Lamadieu Thomas
“Sometimes I choose skies that I can instantly see have interesting shapes, and I can imagine what I’m going to draw before I’ve even taken the photo. But sometimes it just happens afterwards, once I can see exactly the shapes the buildings have created against the sky” Photograph: Lamadieu Thomas
“I want to develop the series with as many different towns as possible. The architecture changes so much from one city to another; it really inspires me” Photograph: Lamadieu Thomas
“I use Paint, not PhotoShop, to draw the images on to the photos. It feels a bit old school. It takes more time (and more patience!) to do illustrations on the computer but I like it” Photograph: Lamadieu Thomas
“I’m currently putting together a new series just about New York – it was my favourite place to photograph. The height of the buildings is staggering, it gives completely different shapes of skies for me to draw with. But each town has its own architectural beauty” Photograph: Lamadieu Thomas
