Mario Testino

A Quote from Mario Testino about Photography

The magic of photography, per se, is that you can capture an instant of a second that couldn't exist before and couldn't exist after.
It's almost like a cowboy that draws his gun. You draw a second before or after, you miss and you're dead - not them. To me, photography's always like that.

Portrait of Mario Testino
Mario Testino
Photographer for Princess Diana, Vanity Fair, and Vogue

The magic of photography, per se, is that you can capture an instant of a second that couldn’t exist before and couldn’t exist after.
It’s almost like a cowboy that draws his gun. You draw a second before or after, you miss and you’re dead – not them. To me, photography’s always like that.

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