I am obsessed with people and how to make them look their best. Mario Testino makeobsesspeople Change image and share on social
England gave me a chance. It's a very individual country where people have a personal style; they don't all follow a trend. The subtlety and wit of England is incredible, and they are very creative. Mario Testino chancecountrycreative Change image and share on social
A fashion photographer is nothing without clothes and hair and makeup. And when I speak to other photographers, a lot of them can't reference a picture by the designer. Me, I say, 'The Balenciaga.' And I go to the shows. I feel like it's my business. Mario Testino balenciagabusinessclothe share on social
There are never any absolutes in the fashion business: one day you may like black, and the next day you like colour. I think it's a good lesson that we should never believe too much in any one thing - because the next day it's out, and if we're stuck to it, we're out, too. Mario Testino absoluteblackbusiness share on social
I studied law, economy, international relations, communications, in order to find what I would do. It's the hardest thing, being 17 and trying to find what to do in life. You've explored so little. I'm lucky: My parents let me explore. Mario Testino communicationeconomyexplore share on social
My pictures are my eyes. I photograph what I see - and what I want to see. Mario Testino eyephotographpicture Change image and share on social
When you're nice, people like you and will want to work with you. But it can mean that they take you for granted. Mario Testino grantnicepeople Change image and share on social
I am very much about promoting Lima because I think Peru and the mountains and the Incas, everybody is aware of those, but Lima is something that people should discover - especially our food. Mario Testino awarediscoverfood Change image and share on social
I am obsessed by people. Usually I try to get the girl out of the model instead of the model out of the girl. Mario Testino girlmodelobsess Change image and share on social
At the beginning of my career, as a boy from Peru in London, suddenly discovering British culture and society, I looked so much at the work of the photographers Cecil Beaton and Norman Parkinson, which seemed to represent a wonderful vanished grandeur of my new country. Mario Testino beatonbeginboy share on social