Mario Testino – Peruvian photographer of British origin, the founder of the joyful and moderately provocative of the genre “luxury realism”.
Mario Testino (Mario Testino) was born on 30 October 1954 in Lima. In 1976, he moved from Peru to London. When Testino was trying to become a photographer, he tried to emulate charmed his English masters – Stephen Tennant, Cecil Bitone, but no one takes seriously the Peruvian.
At first had to earn money as a waiter, the equipment he bought by taking a loan. The real success came to Testino when he created his own photographic writing. And help him in the memories of those days when he was a teenager spending the summer in Brazil. “I’ve noticed an evolution in his work, when he tried to recreate his youth in the images,” says the photographer.
Mario Testino is widely recognized as one of the most influential fashion and portrait photographers of our time. His work published in such major international magazines like Vogue, V Magazine and Vanity Fair. A 35-year career, Testino has made a significant contribution to the success of leading fashion houses, creating iconic images for well-known brands, including: Gucci, Burberry, Versace, Michael Kors, Chanel, Estee Lauder and Lancome.
He photographed numerous supermodels, artists, actors and musicians. Celebrity portraits Testino revealed to the viewer in a new way.
“Although most of those with whom I work, are among the most photographed people in the world, the new pictures should be something never before said about them. We have to see a man in a new light, to see in it a new depth. And for this we need to fully trust each other. The most successful portraits show the person as if you are alone with him”.
We have selected the portraits of Mario Testino, in which depicted people, known to the world: Princess Diana, Madonna, Kate Winslet, brad pitt, Kate moss, Kirsten dunst, Robert Downey, Scarlett Johansson and many others. Testino often insists that his priority model on the set felt good. If necessary, he is ready to sing, dance and flirt, just photographed were happy. Must be partly this is the secret of his amazing portraits.
