“I have been photographing for thirty years, during which time I have photographed many celebrities, celebrities and models. I don’t want to talk home, but Vanessa is one of my favorites – regardless of the fact that we’re both Hungarian and I’ve known her since childhood. She is the Hungarian model on the international circuit who made the biggest breakthrough alongside Barbi Palvin” – he declared Zoltán Tombor a Next Topmodel Hungary of another juror.
Zoltán Tombor also revealed that he prefers to work with models who are exciting characters. According to him, beauty in the traditional sense is not enough, in fact, he prefers to photograph our rabbit and strange girls, this inspires him.
Zoltán Tombor is a world-renowned fashion photographer and photo artist, he has been photographing since the mid-nineties. His career began in Budapest, then he moved to Milan in 2003, then he built an international career in New York, and finally he moved home in 2020.
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His photos have appeared in The New York Times, Time, and Vogue magazines, among others, and he has photographed for brands such as Donna Karan, Jil Sander, Avéne, John Lewis, and Nanushka. The photographer has worked with several world-famous models, for example Barbara Palvin and Eniko Mihalik, as well as his two fellow judges, Axente Vannessa and Tomán Szabina.
According to Péter Merő, it is very lucky to be in front of Zoltán Tombor’s camera, because he is a professional who gets the most out of the model. He gets the subject to trust himself and believe that he is the best.
The Nex Topmodel Hungary show proves that the modeling profession is not only about glamour
“It will be very exciting for lay people to see behind the scenes of the fashion industry. This is important because social media shows a skewed mirror of glamour, beauty and fame, when it’s not that simple. Many people only see the beautiful pictures, and they don’t even know how much work, efforts and struggles are behind it. This is a serious profession” – Péter Merő revealed to GLAMOR magazine during a previous GLAMOR interview.
The designer hopes the show will be educational for those who think modeling isn’t a job. Beauty and a perfect figure are not enough to win – professional dedication, a humble attitude, adaptability and serious endurance are also required. In the program Next Topmodel Hungary, the model candidates prove their talent at photo shoots and fashion shows.