“Even someone as photographed and aware of the camera as members of the...” — Mario Testino Quote

“Even someone as photographed and aware of the camera as members of the royal family needs to feel completely comfortable if they are to look their best.”

“There's a particular style that is very Peru that you don't see anywhere else; it's got so many different imprints. When you mix Incan minimalism with the heavy, ornate Spanish Baroque, it is very interesting.”

“Oh my God, the graduate shows in London are so important! I still remember going to see John Galliano's graduate collection - that was an event I'll never forget.”

“A fashion photographer is nothing without clothes and hair and makeup. And when I speak to other photographers, a lot of them can't reference a picture by the designer. Me, I say, 'The Balenciaga.' And I go to the shows. I feel like it's my business.”

“Some things happen by accident - embrace them.”

“I have become aware on my travels that when a country loses the connection between its history and its traditional dress, something truly precious is lost.”

“When I found photography, I found this other kind of portraiture of black families and black people who were photographing themselves or having themselves photographed in ways they wanted to be seen.”

“I have never been sorry to see my sets being struck, provided they are well photographed. They're not works of art but part of making a film.”

“Let me be unambiguous. I prefer not to be photographed.”

“I've always photographed beauty, but I've never been beautiful myself.”

“It's nice to always make an effort when you get photographed.”

“When I was young, I did actually model and was much photographed by famous photographers. But I was always a bookworm.”