Raphael Mazzucco Explained
Raphael Mazzucco, or Rafael Mazzucco, is a Canadian fashion, art and music photographer.[1] His photographs have appeared on the cover of three Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues in a four-year span, including the 2006, 2008 and 2009 main cover images,[2] [3] as well as the books: (2006, Time, Inc. Home Entertainment)[4] and A Second Decade of Guess Images: 1991-2001.[5] He was also commissioned to shoot Victoria's Secret's coffee table book.[6]
He is known for starting his photo sessions with very tight shots from up-close to his subjects faces.[7] He is also well known for his Guess campaigns. He photographed Megan Ewing twice a year when she was a Guess Girl.[8]
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,[9] [10] and has a home is in Montauk, New York.
In 2011, he played himself on Entourage in the episode "The Big Bang" where the series main character Vincent Chase was photographed for the cover of a magazine.[11] The scene features a coffee table book by Sean Combs and Jimmy Iovine called Culo.[12]
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Notes and References
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080421172918/http://www.artistinterviews.com/showbiz/raphaelmazzucco.htm. April 21, 2008. Raphael Mazzucco. April 21, 2010. Artist Interviews. Darnel, Marisa .
- Web site: The Swimsuit Issue Gets Hotter. January 18, 2010. February 15, 2005. Time Inc.. SI Cover Search.
Web site: All-Star SI Cover Model Beach Party. January 18, 2010. February 17, 2006. Time Inc.. SI Cover Search.
Web site: Beyonce: The Dreamgirl As You've Never Seen Her. January 18, 2010. February 15, 2007. Time Inc.. SI Cover Search.
Web site: Barely Bikinis. January 18, 2010. February 15, 2008. Time Inc.. SI Cover Search .
- Web site: Bikinis or Nothing. January 18, 2010. February 13, 2009. Time Inc.. SI Cover Search .
- Web site: Sports Illustrated: Exposure. March 22, 2008. Barnesandnoble.com llc .
- Web site: A Second Decade of Guess Images: 1991-2001 . March 22, 2008. Barnesandnoble.com llc . (2003, Gingko Press, Incorporated)
- Web site: Victoria's Secret Sexy Three Volumes St. Tropez, Sardinia, Tulum. March 21, 2008. Amazon.com, Inc.. 2005.
Web site: Sexy, Vol Iii: Sardinia, St. Tropez, Tulum. March 21, 2008. Amazon.com, Inc.. 2005 .
- Book: Complete Guide for Models: Inside Advice from Industry Pros for Fashion Modeling . 1-57990-576-5 . 2004 . Eric . Bean . Jenni . Bidner . 161 . Lark Books . registration .
- Web site: A Second Decade of Guess Images: 1991-2001 . March 22, 2008. Barnesandnoble.com llc . (2003, Gingko Press, Incorporated)
- Web site: Swimsuit Photographers. March 21, 2008. 2006. .
- Web site: Bio . March 21, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070815182054/http://miconworldwide.com/bio-lg.htm . August 15, 2007 .
- Web site: Entourage: Season 8: 94: The Big Bang. September 1, 2011. HBO.
- Web site: Culo official site. October 12, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111011051155/http://culo.interscope.com/. October 11, 2011. dead. mdy-all.