Most photographers go and photograph something that they see, that exists, and that somebody else has created - they document it. But fashion photographers have to create what they're going to photograph. We have to go into the thought and build it up, get a girl, get a guy, get a situation, get the house, get the decor. It's the meaning of the word photography: "writing with light."
Some people strive for perfection, but I often find perfection boring - Mario Testino
Some people strive for perfection, but I often find perfection boring
- Mario Testino
Some things happen by accident - embrace them. - Mario Testino
Some things happen by accident - embrace them.
The more I photograph women, the less it is about transformation. Women are beautiful. All that really matters is enhancing that. - Mario Testino
The more I photograph women, the less it is about transformation. Women are beautiful. All that really matters is enhancing that.
No! Beauty is emotional! That's why plastic surgery never works. Women who want to change their nose, lips, they don't understand that they are doing… - Mario Testino
No! Beauty is emotional! That's why plastic surgery never works. Women who want to change their nose, lips, they don't understand that they are doing…
I usually try to make my images look like they just exist, like no effort was put into it. - Mario Testino
I usually try to make my images look like they just exist, like no effort was put into it.
My favourite words are possibilities, opportunities and curiosity. I think if you are curious, you create opportunities, and then if you open the doo… - Mario Testino
My favourite words are possibilities, opportunities and curiosity. I think if you are curious, you create opportunities, and then if you open the doo…
I had the right amount of detachment to go back and really appreciate what I had grown up with. There’s a particular style that is very Peru that you… - Mario Testino
I had the right amount of detachment to go back and really appreciate what I had grown up with. There’s a particular style that is very Peru that you…
I started being a photographer because I liked fashion. I liked the idea of dressing up and changing my look. I got earrings, dyed my hair. I would d… - Mario Testino
I started being a photographer because I liked fashion. I liked the idea of dressing up and changing my look. I got earrings, dyed my hair. I would d…
Work is your life, it’s not a rehearsal. You work 7 days a week so you may as well enjoy those days. - Mario Testino
Work is your life, it’s not a rehearsal. You work 7 days a week so you may as well enjoy those days.
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