I usually try to make my images look like they just exist, like no effort was put into it.
Mario TestinoThe more I photograph women, the less it is about transformation. Women are beautiful. All that really matters is enhancing that.
Mario TestinoIve been criticised for pretty, smiley photographs, but at least someone is happy! In my mind, I am always giving the image to the sitter.
Mario TestinoMy favorite type of photography - apart from fashion photography - is journalism, which in a way documents something that exists in a very precise moment, that didnt exist in a moment before and will not exist ever again. This has influenced my work a lot - I usually try to make my images look like they just exist, like no effort was put into it.
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