Raphael Mazzucco
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Raphael Mazzucco or Rafael Mazzucco is a Canadian fashion, art and music photographer. His photographs have appeared on the cover of five consecutive Sports Illustrated
Swimsuit Issues
, including the 2006, 2008 and 2009 main cover images.
as well as the books: Sports Illustrated: Exposure
(2006, Time, Incorporated Home Entertainment) and A Second Decade of Guess Images: 1991-2001. He was also commissioned to shoot Victoria's Secret
's coffee table book
.
He is known for starting his photo sessions with very tight shots from up-close to his subjects faces. Mazzucco raised the profile of the handbra
pose to new heights with the 2006 Swimsuit Issue cover photo of an eight-woman handbra. His 2007 handbra photo of Marisa Miller
wearing only an iPod
. is equally iconic. He is also well-known for his Guess campaigns. He photographed Megan Ewing
twice a year when she was a Guess Girl.
His career started with work for Calvin Klein
and as a music photographer. He then lived in Milan
, Italy
for three years while continuing photography but emphasizing more fashion than music. He is a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada who is currently based in New York City and has a home is in Montauk, New York
.
In 2011 he played himself in the August 28 Season 8 episode entitled "The Big Bang" (Episode 94 of the series) of Entourage
where the series main character Vincent Chase was being shot for the cover of a magazine. The scene features a coffee table book
by Sean Combs
and Jimmy Iovine
called Culo.
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
Swimsuit Issues
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is published annually by Sports Illustrated. It features fashion models wearing swimwear in exotic locales. According to some, the magazine is the arbiter of supermodel succession. In addition, the issue is a media nexus that in 2005 carried in advertising....
, including the 2006, 2008 and 2009 main cover images.
as well as the books: Sports Illustrated: Exposure
Sports Illustrated: Exposure
Sports Illustrated: Exposure is a collection of photographs taken by photographer Raphael Mazzucco in the summer of 2005...
(2006, Time, Incorporated Home Entertainment) and A Second Decade of Guess Images: 1991-2001. He was also commissioned to shoot Victoria's Secret
Victoria's Secret
Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear, lingerie and beauty products. It is the largest segment of publicly-traded Limited Brands with sales of over US$5 billion and an operating income of $1 billion in 2006...
's coffee table book
Coffee table book
A coffee table book is a hardcover book that is intended to sit on a coffee table or similar surface in an area where guests sit and are entertained, thus inspiring conversation or alleviating boredom. They tend to be oversized and of heavy construction, since there is no pressing need for...
.
He is known for starting his photo sessions with very tight shots from up-close to his subjects faces. Mazzucco raised the profile of the handbra
Handbra
A handbra is a photographic pose in which a female model's nipples and areolae are covered with her own hands or with someone else's...
pose to new heights with the 2006 Swimsuit Issue cover photo of an eight-woman handbra. His 2007 handbra photo of Marisa Miller
Marisa Miller
Marisa Lee Miller is an American model best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and her work for lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret. After a stint shooting with photographer Mario Testino for fashion magazines like Vogue, Miller began working for both companies in...
wearing only an iPod
IPod
iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
. is equally iconic. He is also well-known for his Guess campaigns. He photographed Megan Ewing
Megan Ewing
Megan Christine Ewing is an American model who has worked for Abercrombie & Fitch and La Perla, but is perhaps best known as a Guess? model.- Early life :...
twice a year when she was a Guess Girl.
His career started with work for Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
and as a music photographer. He then lived in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
for three years while continuing photography but emphasizing more fashion than music. He is a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada who is currently based in New York City and has a home is in Montauk, New York
Montauk, New York
Montauk [ˈmɒntɒk] is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet with the same name located in the town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York, United States on the South Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 3,851 as of 2000...
.
In 2011 he played himself in the August 28 Season 8 episode entitled "The Big Bang" (Episode 94 of the series) of Entourage
Entourage (TV series)
Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
where the series main character Vincent Chase was being shot for the cover of a magazine. The scene features a coffee table book
Coffee table book
A coffee table book is a hardcover book that is intended to sit on a coffee table or similar surface in an area where guests sit and are entertained, thus inspiring conversation or alleviating boredom. They tend to be oversized and of heavy construction, since there is no pressing need for...
by Sean Combs
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
and Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine
James "Jimmy" Iovine is an American music producer, entrepreneur and chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M.-Biography:...
called Culo.