Mario Testino. SIR (Multilingual Edition)

Mario Testino. SIR (Multilingual Edition)

<strong>Man in Focus: A gallery of men from photography’s maestro</strong><br /><br />“The way men are seen in photography, in fashion, and the way that men look at pictures of themselves has changed in recent years. 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.”<br />– Mario Testino<br /><br />From Rio to London, Cusco to Seville, <strong>Mario Testino</strong> is renowned for his free-spirited chronicles of dress and demeanor. In <em>SIR</em>, his largest book to-date, the influential photographer presents <strong>over 300 photographs in his search to define the allure of men</strong>.<br /><br />Featuring <strong>an essay by Pierre Borhan, an interview with Patrick Kinmonth</strong>, and many previously unpublished works from Testino’s archive of thousands, this book traces the <strong>evolution of male identity over the past three decades</strong>. Costume, tradition, gender play, portraiture, photojournalism, and fashion collide as Testino observes masculinity in all its modern manifestations: through <strong>the dandy and the gentleman, the macho and the fey, the world-famous face to the unknown passerby</strong>.<br /><br />Every photograph represents a unique point of view, and a new visual connection between photographer and sitter. With <strong>Josh Hartnett</strong> for <em>VMAN</em> (2005), Testino evokes the fall of Helmut Berger in the abyss of Luchino Visconti’s <em>The Damned</em>. Studies of <strong>Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Jude Law</strong> and <strong>Colin Firth</strong> are as candid as they are curious. <strong>David Beckham, David Bowie, Mick Jagger</strong> and <strong>Keith Richards</strong> feature for the courage they have taken in redefining male identity. Through a kaleidoscope of guises, these portraits define a period in which men’s changing role, style and appearance has never escaped Testino’s eye and impeccable intuition.<br /><br />Text in English, French, and German