When I made the list 8 Photographers That Made Me Fall in Love With Photography I forgot to add one very important person. Peruvian-born photographer Mario Testino has work that has graced the pages of such publications as Vogue and Vanity Fair and he’s shot for such fashion houses as Versace, Gucci and Burberry. One of his most recent editorials was a breathtakingly beautiful one featuring girl-of-the-moment Gigi Hadid alongside her rockstar boyfriend, Zayn Malik.
Testino has a gift for capturing everyone’s best side, it would be a dream to be photographed by him. The closest most of us will probably get to that is viewing his work at a new exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark. Starting May 12, visitors will be immersed in Mario Testino: No Limits, a show running over three levels of the gallery. The three overarching themes of his practice will be on view, his fashion and iconic portraiture, royal portraits and austere nudes. How I want to go!
Above: Sienna Miller, Rome, American Vogue, 2007
Stella Tennant, New York, American Vogue, 2006
Kate Moss, London, British Vogue, 2008
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