Kate Moss by Mario Testino

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Mario is shooting the couple for Vogue at a magnificent seventeenth-century Cotswolds mansion. “I so want a stately home,” sighs Kate, admiring the rolling Capability Brown landscape. At 37, she looks ravishing; she attributes her honed form to Jivamukti yoga. “They call it moving meditation,” she says. “It’s loud, loud music, so it’s dynamic, not boring.” Mario took me to a new level of glamour. I don’t think anybody had seen me as any kind of sexy model before he did. He was the one that transformed me. Before him I was just a grungy girl, but he saw me differently. He was the first to say “Oh, she’s quite sexy. I’ve seen her out! I know she’s not just that grungy girl.” He’d seen me in a pair of heels, getting glamorous – and he was the first to start taking pictures of me in that way. He changed the way people thought about me as a model, for sure. Later other people started working with me in that way, but he was the first.”

Alongside his 40-year practice as a photographer, Testino is a creative director, museum founder, art collector, fine art collaborator and entrepreneur. Mario Testino is recognised as the ultimate fashion photographer of his generation but his pictures of Kate Moss transcend fashion. The consequence of two decades of extraordinary friendship, and phenomenal glamour, this iconic collaboration is an intimate insight into the lives and minds of two of the world’s definitive style leaders. At six in the morning a china-blue dawn rises over the fields that seem to be littered with exhausted revelers, like the aftermath of a medieval battle.Mario Testino OBE is widely regarded as one of the most influential fashion and portrait photographers of our times. He has documented subjects from A-list stars, supermodels and artists, to subjects that he has encountered throughout his travels, from magnificent cities by night to mysterious landscapes and private soirees. Testino’s visionary approach to his photography, which oozes with glamour, color, life and sex appeal, has put him at the center of fashion photography from Gucci to Versace, Valentino to Ralph Lauren. His Peruvian heritage acts as a subtle influence, bringing another dimension of vivacity to his artworks. Kate Moss by Mario Testino(iconic supermodel and renowned fashion photographer respectively) in all its shiny, plastic enormousness is a very basic volume. Its only text appears in two brief interview-based essays where each describes their relationship with the other. While there is clearly a great deal of respect between them and they are complimentary and kind, neither one is terribly fascinating — nor need they be, since this publication is all about the pictures. Mario Testino's photographic style is characterized by his innate ability to capture the essence of his subjects in a glamorous and sophisticated manner. His images often exude a sense of luxury and refinement, with a keen eye for detail and a flair for composition. Testino is known for his masterful use of natural light, which imbues his images with warmth and depth, while his expert manipulation of color and contrast adds vibrancy and life to his photographs. Rodarte paillette coat and beaded lace dress. On Hince: Lanvin velvet blazer and Charvet cotton shirt.

Mario Testino's work has been published extensively in leading fashion magazines and he has also released several photography books, including: In conclusion, Mario Testino's remarkable career and body of work have left a lasting impression on the fashion industry, and his influence continues to be felt by photographers around the world. Aspiring photographers can learn from Testino's approach to storytelling, his ability to connect with his subjects, and his mastery of light and color to create their own captivating images. When I first considered how to review this book, I toyed with the idea of just repeating her name. She is, after all, its recurring motif — and really, when it comes to Kate, what else is there to say? The unseen Kate: the most intimate photos of todays biggest international fashion icon by the fashion world's favorite photographer. Limited to 1,500 copies, each numbered and signed by the artist.

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