Mario Testino Quotes

Peru, Fashion Photographer
October 30, 1954

Mario Eduardo Testino Silva OBE (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. His work has featured internationally in magazines such as Vogue, V Magazine, Vanity Fair and GQ. He has also created images for brands such as Gucci, Burberry, Versace, Michael Kors, Chanel, Stuart Weitzman, Carolina Herrera and Estée Lauder.

Also known as Photographer

England is the country where I learned my profession. They are the ones that trained me, they are the ones that believed in me.

Mario Testino
- Country
I find that my entire life has come to me, and things happened without me planning them. You know, I never asked to photograph Princess Diana, and that made me more famous than I wanted. I never asked to photograph Madonna, and that pushed me to another level. There are things that just take you into the limelight.

Mario Testino
- Life
- Famous
- Planning

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 dress like a fashion photo.

Mario Testino
- Up
- Fashion
- Hair
I do a lot of decision making before each shoot. It's a luxury to be able to choose what you do.

Mario Testino
- Decision
It's a choice - there are two different sorts of photographer: those obsessed with the technicalities and those obsessed by the subject.

Mario Testino
- Different
I said to my mother, 'When you see my name in 'Vogue,' I will have arrived.'

Mario Testino
- Mother
I've been criticised for pretty, smiley photographs, but at least someone is happy! In my mind, I am always giving the image to the sitter.

Mario Testino
- Mind
- Happy
- Pretty