A photographer's tribute to his greatest muse
Mario Testino is recognized 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 glamor, this iconic collaboration is an intimate insight into the lives and minds of two of the world’s definitive style leaders.
Follow the journey of one of fashion’s most creative collaborations, from early days backstage at the shows to behind-the-scenes glimpses of the ground-breaking editorials they continue to produce for the world’s most respected magazines. Many photographs have been chosen from Testino’s private archive and are published here for the first time.
This book is Mario’s personal homage to his greatest muse: a young girl that captured his heart and eye with her beauty, humor and spirit, and whose image in his photographs has captured imaginations the world over.
Contents include:
• Foreword by Mario Testino
• Exclusive essay by Kate Moss
• Over 100 images in black-and-white and color, including many unseen private photographs
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Peruvian-born Mario Testino travels extensively shooting for Vanity Fair, American, British, and French Vogue. Other clients include Burberry, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana and Michael Kors. His solo exhibitions have shown in galleries worldwide, and his work is held in the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery and V&A Museum in London, and others.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is beautiful. It arrived in a red cellophane wrapper. Not as fancy as the hardcover's red box, but special just the same. The pictures of Kate are beautiful and I loved seeing the shots of Lila. I did feel a bit voyeuristic about these personal photos being included, but Kate had to give her permission. At least they aren't paparazzi shots of Kate picking up her daughter from school. The book itself is huge, measuring about 11.5 in x 15.5 in and very heavy. The paper is thick and textured, so no fingerprints get left behind on the pages. The index shows all the pictures again, and smaller, and includes where and when the photos were taken - very nice. The photos aren't in any chronological order and you can tell the 1995-1997 photos easily, but after that it does get hard to place the timeframe, which is what makes Kate so amazing. If you are a fan of Kate Moss then buy this book. It's full of skin and nipples and Kate-face.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Ho Ansue
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
To me, Kate moss is not beautiful. But she has her characters shown on photos or on the stage. I won't say the pics here on the book is beautiful, stunning, but would definitely say this book is like a diary to show her past and another side of her. Heard that this is the limited edition, so I'm happy to own one.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By BlogOnBooks
Format:Paperback
Photographer Mario Testino has been at the height of the fashion game for quite some time. One of his greatest subject for many years (and one that helped cement his reputation as the go-to guy in fashion) is/was Kate Moss. Testino's work with Moss over the years has created many memorable campaigns for each of them and is the subject of the latest softcover, trade edition of his work, simply titled "Kate Moss by Mario Testino."
Testino has been shooting Moss from the very beginnings of her career and the fifteen years of photography presented here (1996 thru 2010) show the close, familiar and intimate relationship between photographer and subject (in fact, both were involved in selecting the pictures for this book and both offer editorial on the relationship as well.) The photos range from the casual to the iconic and if there is any complaint here, it's that there may be too many shots that are out of focus - some work that way while others are a bit superfluous. But as a career retrospective capturing a decade and a half relationship of photographic trust, "Kate Moss by Mario Testino" holds together as a document of the working relationship between two icons, each in their own respective fields.
Testino has been shooting Moss from the very beginnings of her career and the fifteen years of photography presented here (1996 thru 2010) show the close, familiar and intimate relationship between photographer and subject (in fact, both were involved in selecting the pictures for this book and both offer editorial on the relationship as well.) The photos range from the casual to the iconic and if there is any complaint here, it's that there may be too many shots that are out of focus - some work that way while others are a bit superfluous. But as a career retrospective capturing a decade and a half relationship of photographic trust, "Kate Moss by Mario Testino" holds together as a document of the working relationship between two icons, each in their own respective fields.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible photography
Most of the photos in this book should never have been published. It looks like the photographer needs to take a class on composition. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Alagosa
4.0 out of 5 stars
Kate's story with great eye
With an amateur eye, i believe this book is more about Kate and Mario's history than about great photographs. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Antonio Carlos Ochoa
4.0 out of 5 stars
Collector of fashion books
Large book. The cover is actually metallic silver not black which I loved. The photos of Kate Moss are beautiful and all interesting. Read more
Published 8 months ago by dmorris2
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful Photography
This beautiful over-sized book is loaded with great color and b/w photos of Kate Moss revealing another side of her personality as caught through the of lens of Testino over... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lilly Ford
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome photo book!
It's a fantastic, just a kind of an awesome large size photo book! Testino & Moss will let you quite amazed!
Published 18 months ago by Mau
4.0 out of 5 stars
Candid-feeling photos
Great shots, but I felt a little voyeuristic paging through this book. I might give it to my hair stylist for her salon... Read more
Published 22 months ago by MK
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for Kate Moss fans!
This is a great book if you are a fan of Kate Moss! I loved all of the photos, especially the ones behind the scenes which give a rare glimpse into her real life.
Published on April 26, 2011 by sunnygal
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful
Muse and master. Love the amount of images and the overall sexiness ... Kate is so well captured by Mario and Mario is so inspired by Kate that the results are effortless and... Read more
Published on April 19, 2011 by Lynda E.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buy the book! Mario Testino is probably the photographer most present...
Kate Moss by Mario Testino review by Edward Olive
There are a lot of photographers who dismiss Mario Testino as mere fashion photography. Read more
There are a lot of photographers who dismiss Mario Testino as mere fashion photography. Read more
Published on April 14, 2011 by Edward Olive
5.0 out of 5 stars
A stunner
I knew it would move quickly, and I'm glad I didn't hesitate to buy it when it was offered. The very limited release makes this one an instant collectible but the imagery and... Read more
Published on September 18, 2010 by J. Goins
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