Kate Moss: unseen first photos go on display for the first time

Twenty-five years after they were taken, the first ever photos taken of Kate Moss will go on display. The man who took them, David Ross, says she was 'destined for success'

   Two of the first professional photos ever taken of Kate Moss, when she was aged 14.  Photo: David Ross

On October 26, 1988, 14-year-old Kate Moss made the journey from her home in Croydon to Earls Court, where photographer David Ross was embarking upon a career as a portrait photographer. He shot three rolls of film of the future supermodel as test shots for her agency, Storm, weeks after she had been scouted by them at an airport.

Ross forgot about the film until a few years ago, when he discovered the "warm-up roll" at home. After auctioning two photos last year "to see what would happen", eight other images from Moss's first ever photoshoot will go on public display for the first time along with two hand-made contact sheets and Ross's diary from the day the pair met.

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