GGGB Inspiration No. 1: Mario Testino

One of my favorite photographers of all time. Of course I love all of the commercial work that he does for Vogue, Vanity Fair, etc., but what I really appreciate is his more personal archive of off-screen moments, that he often snatches spontaneously before, during and after the more official sittings. The result is a portrait not just of a generation of the most wanted and talked-about, but an invitation to be let in to the magnetic stars of the 21st century in a way that nobody else has access to like he does. All photos scanned by me from my sister's Mario Testino - Let Me In! book (purchased from UO in Los Angeles last summer). These are just a few of my favorites:

1. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher (2005)
2. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Maddox and Zahara (2005)
3. Cameron Diaz (2002)
4. Beyonce Knowles (2004)
5. Gisele Bundchen (2002)
6. Jude Law (2000)
7. David Beckham (2003
8. Kate Moss and Lila Grace (2003)
9. Kate Moss (2001)
10. Scarlett Johansson (2004)
11. Gwenyth Paltrow (2000)

{all images scanned by me}