Mario Testino is one of the most sought after photographers working today. He was born in Lima, Peru in 1954 and at age 22 moved to London to pursue a career as a photographer. He began selling portfolios (for 25 pounds, including hair and makeup) to wannabe models. Today he shoots regularly for American, British, German and Russian Vogue, V Magazine, GQ, Vanity Fair and countless advertisements for top design houses. His work as been described as "luxury realism" and it's known that whatever clothes he shoots, sell. I love how versatile his work is, it seems that everything he shoots has it's own perfect mood, feeling and aesthetic while still retaining his personal edge and look. I also love that while his images are high fashion and beautifully styled, they also retain an edge of nonchalance, not a forced perfection. This is definitely something that I can apply to my own work as sometimes I let my perfectionist nature take over and my images can become a bit too staged. Mario Testino is an amazing photographer and there is much to be learned form his life and work.
www.mariotestino.com
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