I've always had an affinity with women. It probably started with my mother when I was young, but it was intensified by my sister, Elena, who is one year older than me. I used to hang out with her all the time, and whenever I travelled, I used to buy her clothes and style her. Mario Testino affinitybuyclothe share on social
It's a choice - there are two different sorts of photographer: those obsessed with the technicalities and those obsessed by the subject. Mario Testino choiceobsessphotographer Change image and share on social
My original idea was to photograph Princess Diana in her tiara. But then I thought, am I interested in seeing another picture of her as a royal person, or would I rather see what she is actually about? And that's why I decided to do her without jewels, without shoes, without trimmings. Mario Testino decidedianaidea share on social
You have to be you. You can't be anybody else. If you speak loudly, and people tell you to speak quietly, you can do it for a little bit, but loud people are loud, and people who are not, are not. Mario Testino biteloudloudly Change image and share on social
I think my sense of color I have got from my upbringing in Peru. Mario Testino colorperusense Change image and share on social
In the South America of the forties and fifties, everyone was into beauty and glamour and fashion. Mario Testino americabeautyfashion Change image and share on social
A lot of fashion photographers will do the same sort of image for many years; it's easier to be successful if you do that. Mario Testino easyfashionimage Change image and share on social
I never notice a difference between photographing a man and a woman; for me, it's just somebody. Mario Testino differencemannotice Change image and share on social
I am obsessed with people and how to make them look their best. Mario Testino makeobsesspeople Change image and share on social
Many people when I started didn't believe I was a good fashion photographer, and probably they still think that. Mario Testino fashiongoodpeople Change image and share on social