Mario Testino

Ph: Scott Schuman | Street shot of Mario by Scott Schuman

Photographer


Other credits: Model
 

biography

Country of origin: Peru

One of fashion's most sought-after snappers, Mario Testino was born in 1954 in Lima, Peru. He came to London in 1976, took a flat in an abandoned hospital near Trafalgar Square, and began selling portfolios (for £25, including hair and make-up) to wannabe models. Today he is best known for his highly polished, exotically bright ad campaigns and his exquisitely styled photographs of the couture scene all of which carry a deceptive air of nonchalance. Now at the top of his profession, Testino has shot Madonna for Versace as well as photographing the late Diana, Princess of Wales for her famous Vanity Fair cover in 1997. His popularity with designers and fashion editors stems as much from his professionalism and good nature as his unerring ability to take beautiful pictures which sell clothes. (Bio from website: http://www.mariotestino.us/)

updates

 
D&G F/W 08
D&G (Advertising)
season: Fall/Winter 2008
Vogue US September 2008 Cover : Keira Kn...
American Vogue (Magazine Cover)
published: September 2008
A League of Their Own
Vanity Fair (Editorial)
published: September 2008
Vogue Russia September 2008 Cover
Vogue Russia (Magazine Cover)
published: September 2008
Dolly Mixture
British Vogue (Editorial)
published: September 2008
American Vogue August 2008
American Vogue (Magazine Cover)
published: August 2008
2. Reality Show
Vogue Paris (Editorial)
published: August 2008
French Touch
Vogue Paris (Editorial)
published: August 2008
Loving Less
American Vogue (Editorial)
published: July 2008
Back to Black V53
V Magazine (Editorial)
published: June 2008
 

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