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

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
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

Oh my God, the graduate shows in London are so important! I still remember going to see John Galliano's graduate collection - that was an event I'll never forget.

Mario Testino
- God
- Important
- Remember
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