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
I am trying to capture the women I photograph at their happiest. That is when they look their most beautiful. But I do understand that you have to make somebody feel completely comfortable in order to bring that out. Mario Testino beautifulbringcapture 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 don't like a tormented photograph. Something attracts you in them, but the attraction isn't because she has a pot on her head or tonnes of make-up and weird clothes and weird everything. Mario Testino attractattractionclothe 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
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
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
