Costume, tradition, gender play, portraiture, photojournalism, and fashion collide as Testino observes masculinity in all its modern manifestations: through the dandy and the gentleman, the macho and the fey, the world-famous face to the unknown passerby.Įvery photograph represents a unique point of view, and a new visual connection between photographer and sitter. In SIR, his largest book to-date, the influential photographer presents over 300 photographs in his search to define the allure of men.įeaturing an essay by Pierre Borhan, an interview with Patrick Kinmonth, and many previously unpublished works from Testino’s archive of thousands, this book traces the evolution of male identity over the past three decades. It is a subject that has come into focus: The masculine image, a man's personal style, changing attitudes to the male face and body.”įrom Rio to London, Cusco to Seville, Mario Testino is renowned for his free-spirited chronicles of dress and demeanor. “The way men are seen in photography, in fashion, and the way that men look at pictures of themselves has changed in recent years.
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