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Mario Testino OBE (born on 30 October 1954) is one of the most acclaimed and popular fashion and portrait photographers. His work has featured internationally in magazines such as ''Vogue, V Magazine,'' ''Vanity Fair'' and ''GQ.'' He has also created images for brands such as Gucci, Burberry, Versace, Michael Kors, Chanel, Estée Lauder and Lancôme. Alongside his 35-year practice as a photographer, Testino has also worked as a creative director, guest editor, museum founder, art collector/collaborator and entrepreneur. In 2007, he formed MARIOTESTINO+, which provides creative direction, art direction, brand strategy, graphic design, film and stills production, digital and social media, product development, books, exhibitions, licensing and partnerships. Aaron Hicklin of ''The Observer'' described him as "the world's most prolific magazine and fashion trade photographer". ==Early life== Testino was born and grew up in Lima to a traditional middle class Catholic family.〔 He was the eldest of six children and is of Irish, Spanish and Italian descent. He attended the Catholic school Santa Maria Marianistas. As a child he wanted to be a priest. Testino studied Economics at Universidad del Pacífico followed by the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru and the University of San Diego. In 1976 he went to London to study photography after abandoning his studies of Economics, Law and International Affairs.〔 It was during apprenticeships at the studios of John Vickers and Paul Nugent that he made his first attempts as a photographer. Living in an unconverted floor of a hospital, without much money, he funded himself by working as a waiter. He had his hair dyed pink which helped him get noticed as a photographer and took inspiration from British celebrity fashion photographer Cecil Beaton. London was a city that allowed him to flourish expressively without the restrictions he felt were imposed on him in Peru. During the early nineties, Testino looked to his childhood growing up in Peru and his teenage summers in Brazil for inspiration, which helped him to shape his photographic language. His work first appeared in ''Vogue'' in 1983. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mario Testino」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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