An example of this would be the Gucci years, with Carine and Tom Ford, when we applied our combined vision to Gucci. People started looking at it differently, once they saw the work I had done with Carine. The time I spent in the 90s with Carine Roitfeld had, perhaps, the most influence on my work. I have always thought of my work in terms of who my editors were. MT : I had a relationship with Vogue for many years, but it was essentially based on my relationship with the editors. Which encounters or shoots do you remember the best, especially after all those years? Over the last 40 years you have been in business, you have worked with all of the iconic models, stars like Madonna and Lady Gaga, and seen your works published by all major international magazines, above all Vogue USA. So, it’s quite nice to see them placed in dialogue with one another. For instance, all my party snaps were, in a funny way, exercises to loosen my hand when I take pictures and make it more fluid and rapid. A lot of my personal work has been a kind of rehearsal for what I go on to do in my commercial or public work, which I find quite interesting to see.

Mario Testino : I find the most interesting thing of anybody’s work is to be able to see a wide range of what they have done, because one thing always influences the other. Which part is more exciting for you – the one showcasing your more iconic images, or the one with mostly unpublished works, revealing a more spontaneous and personal side of your oeuvre? Nadine Dinter : Your latest show in Milan is called Unfiltered, and will gradually unfold in two exhibition parts. With his signature sassy, sexy, high-gloss images, Testino conquered the world of fashion magazines in no time.Īfter working together at the Helmut Newton Foundation back in 2017, we recently got a chance to catch up and discuss what’s new. Through collaborations with Tom Ford, Carine Roitfeld, Gucci, his affiliation with Anna Wintour as well as his legendary portrait sessions with Diana, Princess of Wales, the British Royal family, and other royal families, Testino became an irreplaceable part of the international fashion scene. Testino’s first work appeared in US Vogue in 1983, and by the next decade his career was at its peak. After studying economics in Peru and San Diego, he embarked on a career in photography, moving to London to follow the footsteps of his idol, Cecil Beaton. Mario Testino belongs to the most successful and renowned fashion photographers of our time.

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