Mario Eduardo Testino Silva OBE HonFRPS was born on 30 October 1954 and is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer.
22 Facts About Mario Testino
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Mario Testino's work has featured internationally in magazines such as Vogue, V Magazine, Vanity Fair and GQ.
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Mario Testino has created images for brands such as Gucci, Burberry, Versace, Michael Kors, Chanel, Stuart Weitzman, Carolina Herrera and Estee Lauder.
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Alongside his practice as a photographer, Testino has worked as a creative director, guest editor, museum founder, art collector and collaborator, and entrepreneur.
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Mario Testino was born and grew up in Lima into a well-to-do Roman Catholic family.
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Mario Testino was the eldest of six children and is of Spanish, Italian, and Irish descent.
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Mario Testino studied economics at La Universidad del Pacifico followed by the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru and the University of San Diego.
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Mario Testino had his hair dyed pink which helped him get noticed as a photographer and took inspiration from British celebrity fashion photographer Cecil Beaton.
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Mario Testino has become one of the world's best-known and most celebrated fashion photographers.
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Mario Testino has documented subjects from A-list stars, musicians, supermodels and artists as well as subjects he has encountered throughout his travels.
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Mario Testino's work has been featured in magazines such as Vogue, V Magazine, Vanity Fair, GQ, LOVE, Allure and VMan.
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Suzy Menkes, Vogue's International Editor explains, "Mario Testino's skill is first and foremost to catch the moment and to bring out the humanity in his subjects".
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Mario Testino was the official photographer for portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the occasion of their engagement in December 2010.
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Mario Testino has photographed many other royal families in a similar fashion.
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Mario Testino started the 'Towel Series' on his Instagram account in 2013, featuring influential people, including musicians, actors and models wearing only towels.
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Mario Testino was nicknamed the "John Singer Sargent of our times" by Terence Pepper, photography curator at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
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Mario Testino's work has been exhibited in museums around the world, including the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin the Shanghai Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery in London.
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Mario Testino was presented with an honorary OBE on 14 January 2014 by UK Culture Minister Ed Vaizey in recognition of his career and charity work.
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Mario Testino has been honoured for his contributions to many non-profit causes and charitable organizations through various awards and recognitions.
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Mario Testino helped to raise funds for Natalia Vodianova's Naked Heart Foundation to build a playground in a Moscow children's hospital specializing in cancer.
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In July 2013, Mario Testino opened his first non-profit association in Barranco, Lima.
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Museo Mario Testino was established to act as a dynamic platform for Peruvian art through the cultivation and promotion of culture and heritage.