• Mario Testino was born in 1954 in Lima, Peru
• He came to London in 1976, took a flat in an abandoned hospital near Trafalgar Square, and began selling portfolios (for £25, including hair and make-up), to wannabe models
• It was 1997 when he photographed the late Diana, Princess of Wales for her famous Vanity Fair cover
Mario Testino makes anyone he photographs look the best they ever will. That's part of his magic. The rest is in making the taking of the photo as much fun as possible, using his trademark Peruvian encouragement.
His style has been described as "luxury realism", but he resists analysing it too much. When he photographs clothes they look so good they actually sell.
He has also become a semi-royal photographer, chosen by the Prince of Wales and Princes William and Harry.
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