Mario Sorrenti
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Mario Sorrenti (born 1971) is a photographer best known for his spreads of nude models in the pages of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.
Sorrenti was born in Naples, Italy, but moved to New York City at the age of ten where he is still based. He is the son of New York based advertiser, Francesca Sorrenti. He has had exhibitions in London (Victoria and Albert Museum), Paris, Monaco and New York (Museum of Modern Art). He has undertaken campaigns and directed commercials for Calvin Klein. He has also worked for Lancome, Paco Rabanne and Benetton.
Additionally, Sorrenti is responsible for the photographs on several music releases, most notably Shakira's Oral Fixation Vol. 1, as well as R&B artist Maxwell's album Embrya and a solo album by John Taylor of Duran Duran. His first musical project was the photography for rock group Del Amitri's 1995 album, Twisted, and its associated single releases.
[edit] Published works
- SThe Machine, Steidl/Editions, 2001. ISBN 3-88243-793-6.
A photographic study of Davide Sorrenti, his younger brother and another photographer, who died in 1997 from a drug overdose. Is an ex-boyfriend of British supermodel Kate Moss. Directed the music video for John Mayer song "Daughters"
