Toby was born in Esslingen in 1977 and studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. As a socially committed documentary photographer he focuses on underprivileged and marginalised communities in long-term projects. He often takes the perspective of young people.
Toby's work has been awarded internationally, e.g. with a Gomma Grant and LensCulture Award in 2020, the Zeke- and Felix-Schoeller-Award in 2019, the Philip-Jones-Griffiths-Award in 2018, the Sony-World-Photo-Awards and the Nannen-Preis in 2017. The same year he received an Honorable Mention at the UNICEF Photo of the Year just as again in 2021.
His work is published by Stern, die Zeit, the Guardian, Le Monde, the Washington Post, National Geographic, Greenpeace Magazin, Amnesty Journal, Neue Zürcher Zeitung and others
In 2019 his first photo book "Wee Muckers" was published by Kehrer.
Kehrer Verlag