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Mario Testino : Party by Mario Testino
Who is Testino? - Mario Testino was born in Lima,
Peru. During the seventies he started his career as a largely
self-taught photographer in London. Today with a client list that
includes Calvin Klein, Versace, Gucci, Vogue, and W, he is one of
the fashion industry's most successful and highly esteemed
photographers, travelling throughout the world on
assignment
One of fashion's most sought-after photographers, Mario Testino
has launched the careers of several of the current crop of
supermodels, including Kate Moss and Stella Tallent. This vivid
collection from the Stern archives includes Testino's portraits of
celebrities, parties, fashion spreads and shots of the eccentric
world behind the catwalk. Eternally youthful in both outlook and his
style, Testino is a member of a new generation of fashion
photographers who are attracted to
experimentation, to provocative subject matter and eroticism. Yet
for all the vibrant coloring of his set-ups, and his tendency toward
the rough-and-tumble, his photographs possess the cool and highly
polished style of an expert cameraman. His passion for fine art and
portraiture shines through every photograph-from his subtle and
elegant black-and white images of Diana, Princess of Wales (the last
formal shots published before her death) to his highly touted shots
of Madonna. An unwavering individual in a world that all too often
celebrates the tried and true, Mario Testino finds inspiration in
the new, the young, and the different. It is this sensibility that
keeps his pictures fresh, and his career going at a rapid pace.
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Any Objections? by Mario Testino(Photographer),
Patrick Kinmonth --
Fashion photographer Mario
Testino takes pictures of what he sees--and what he sees most is
models. His color-drenched fashion work is well known to readers of
magazines like Vogue. He has a particular knack for catching
famous posers off guard--Naomi Campbell looking over her shoulder as
her exceedingly low-cut dress is zipped up her back(side); Carla
Bruni, backstage at Dior, fully made-up and fully unclothed,
shielding herself from Testino's spotlight. Madonna, perhaps his
most famous celebrity muse, dancing offstage with her brother. All
of these images are vibrant and compelling. But Testino's strength
as a photographer is truly revealed when he puts his lens to less
glossy images: a man's torso, crisscrossed with sheet marks; a stark
black-and-white dual portrait of two young Muscovites; goldfish
swarming in a plant-filled tank; a crowded, bronzed South American
beach.
The hundreds of previously unpublished
photographs that make up Any Objections? are reproduced on
full pages of heavy, pearly paper, unfettered by captions (the
photos are all easily referenced at the back of the book). If you
don't think you'll be able to resist the urge to tear out the pages
to hang them on the wall, you might consider buying an extra
copy
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Front Row Back Stage by
Mario Testino
-- THE GOLD
STANDARD - THE MUST GET BOOK
Amra Brooks writes; "In Front
Row/Backstage, Mario Testino's relaxed photos capture the
fantasy of the high-fashion world. They take readers to recent
fashion shows and are organized in an almost play-by-play manner. In
the book's introduction, Vogue editor Anna Wintour reminds
readers how Testino's signature style is clearly visible in his
portraits of the late Princess Diana: "Although we had seen a
million pictures of Diana, we had never seen her looking so relaxed,
accessible and modern as when Mario photographed her." This
accessible feeling is one that Testino projects onto all of his
subjects. Here Testino shows the backstage preparation for the top
designers' runway shows, the photographers preparing, the audience
being seated, the models dressing, and the show itself. He has
captured some of the most groundbreaking collections and innovative
presentations, such as Alexander McQueen's flooded runway and his
winter collection, during which snow poured down onto all of the
models. Other noted shows include Yohji Yamamoto, Givenchy, Chloe,
Christian Dior, and John Galliano. The moments Testino captures are
timeless: they seem to hold so much beauty and effortless style that
they feel current. Only a peek at the date of a show reveals that
some images are from many collections ago. The action and movement
of the shots give a whole new life to past and present visions of
our fashion gurus and icons."
"Fashion shows have
become a kind of performance art. It is a case of be there or be
square as models, clothes, music, and light make new ideas come to
life in front of one of the most discerning and critical audiences
for any art form. In his new book Front Row/Backstage acclaimed
Vogue photographer Mario Testino has captured the excitement and
drama of the international shows in Paris, London, and Milan.
Testino has conjured a collage of images from these intense, hectic,
beautiful events, contrasting the chaos and reality behind the
scenes with the moment on the catwalk when a woman is transformed
into an icon of chic. Testino invites you to share his coveted seat
in the front row to witness the fleeting moments of fashion as it
happens. Then he celebrates the hidden world behind the scenes as
the world's most beautiful women are unceremoniously hurled into
their next outfit from Lacroix, St. Laurent, Gucci, Chanel, Dior,
and Givenchy. Front Row/Backstage is a chance for us to witness
firsthand the most exclusive fashion moments through the eyes of the
world's hottest fashion photographer." |
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