The real man behind Eric the Star Wars toy
Originally from South Africa, Jones explains that Eric was born after he moved to the UK about 13 years ago and experienced the country’s winters. Since the sky got dark so quickly, Jones told Gizmodo, he found himself stuck inside with his toy figures, including a Lego Darth Vader.
The artist, who co-owns a food and drink photography studio, found that he wanted to tell more visual stories with his pictures, so he decided to take a few shots of his toys.
“I have always loved Stormtroopers and the Dark Side,” Jones said in an email. “[T]hose very first shots of Stormtroopers made me laugh as they had the same monotonous expression, which quite weirdly resonated with me and a lot of others.”
