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Let Me In!

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First of all, let me tell you I may be a little biased with my review, because I love Mario Testino's work as it is. His photos of beautiful glamorous worlds and people living in them are always sleek, suave and well-polished, and they display -to my taste- a delicate sensitivity within image; both in reality and the 'make-belief'. You know: the whole smoke and mirrors thing, but it is obvious his smoke and mirrors have some magic in them. All the celebrities, models etc., or let's say his subjects, look like a million bucks, especially in this carefully edited book. Not that any of them are not gorgeous in real life, but they seem extra sublime if you will, and believe it or not, still 'human.' By risking to sound superficial, and shallow even, I daresay I love it. I appreciate to see so-called 'glamor' handled and manufactured in a way this sophisticated and tasteful.

'Let Me In' is a wonderful piece of high profile celebrity photo collection, which tends to catch its subjects in parties, social gatherings, or behind the scenes at fashion shoots or editorials. It is rough, time-to-time feels out of focus as a collection: more like a photo album of a photographer's 'work in progress' pile. Some photos were the ones that I had seen before here and there, but most are fresh from the oven. It may seem decidedly fame-obsessed to look at the photos of these actors and models that only display their general celebrity magnetism and magnificence, and one may ask what the difference is between this book and let's say some junk like the People magazine. And it is this: these photos do take joy in their pop culture value in a tongue-in-cheek way. They are loud, illuminated, skin-deep yet joyful. They do not take themselves so seriously, yet the book has no excuse about its existence other than it's demanding title: LET ME IN!

It is a naughty, almost forbidden, and intimate collection.

I love it. I love the roughness of the photos, how generous Testino is, and how wonderfully 'generic' most of the photos look. In a way, they are very much Warhol-ian, and in another way they are the direct opposite to what the 'celebrity' stood for in Warhol's world. It does not mean to say anything special. It is what Testino does best: beautiful people, a lot of skin and a surprising sense of intimacy. I highly recommend the book for anyone who appreciates the perception of a high fashion photographer on celebrity, and the slight obsession that we may all be in.

Mr.Testino does take perfect photographs of people and that's probably all those celebrities loved him. doesn't really think he has his own style though except clear picture, pretty colors and perfect angle....that makes him more of a technician than artist i think. and again for this book, which offers a slightly more SOLID content than his previous ones, looks more like a last minute pull out from all of his vanity fair and vogue spread from previous few years. don't just look at the cover and be conned like me, look thorally inside and then decide.......^_-

A few weeks ago bought this book supposedly as new item. To receive it, I find that while the majority is in acceptable conditions, cover, and the edges of some of these pages they look worn and damaged, as if it were a used book. I am quite disappointed in is offered as a new an item under such conditions...I bought it in BuyRiteBooks

Mario Testino is a geneous and all his works presented in this book are simply unique. you and your guests will be looking at it many times and you will always find something new to admire in this book. A must have item for you coffee table

The photographs are beautiful especially those of my favorite celebrities (Brad and Angelina)! Its a great addition to my coffee table collection.

This was a hard book to find. But, like anything you have to wait for, it's worth it once you get it! It is gorgeous! From the moment I took it out of the box, I didn't move. I even took it to my best friends house the next day and shared it with her. I love photography and especially photos of my favorite celebrities. I highly recommend this book. It's also a good-looking book on your coffee table.

Beautiful photos of celebrities in their more casual moments. Though some of the photos are posed, they are all stunning and vivid. A great gift for the movie fan/celebrity watcher in your family.