It is a subject that has come into focus: The masculine image, a man s personal style, changing attitudes to the male face and body.įrom Rio to London, Cusco to Seville, Mario Testino is renowned for his free-spirited chronicles of dress and demeanor. He presents a heightened sense of reality, allowing the stars their freedom in front of his lens, and inviting the viewer to dream about it.The way men are seen in photography, in fashion, and the way that men look at pictures of themselves has changed in recent years.

Testino’s work is regularly featured on covers of Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair, creating images for brands such as Burberry, Gucci and Chanel, and it’s been the subject of numerous exhibitions and 16 books. Possessing a talent for shooting beautiful clothes, Testino’s collaboration with Tom Ford and Carine Roitfeld in the mid-’90s was responsible for the revitalization of Gucci, and his images of Kate Moss and Gisele Bündchen elevated them to supermodel status. He rose to fame in 1997, after creating a series of portraits of Diana, Princess of Wales. Inspired by photographers such as Cecil Beaton and Richard Avedon, he apprenticed under John Vickers and Paul Nugent, and his early work appeared in Vogue in 1983. The Peruvian-born Testino arrived in London to study photography during the decadent ’70s, a stark contrast against his Catholic middle-class upbringing. One of today’s most prolific names in fashion, he is known for capturing images that celebrate luxury and joyous hedonism while illuminating rock stars, models, actors and royalty in their finest moments. Hardcover with Swiss binding and bound in Japanese cloth with metallic slipcase, 468 pages.įew photographers are more renowned than Mario Testino.Featuring an essay by Pierre Borhan, an interview with Patrick Kinmonth and many previously unpublished works from Testino's archive, this book traces the evolution of male identity over the past three decades.In SIR, Mario Testino's largest book to-date, the influential photographer presents over 300 photographs in his search to define the allure of men.

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