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: Sports Illustrated: Exposure (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.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1]
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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- ^ a b c d Darnel, Marisa. "Raphael Mazzucco". Artist Interviews. Archived from the original on April 21, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^ "The Swimsuit Issue Gets Hotter". SI Cover Search. Time Inc. February 15, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
"All-Star SI Cover Model Beach Party". SI Cover Search. Time Inc. February 17, 2006. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
"Beyonce: The Dreamgirl As You've Never Seen Her". SI Cover Search. Time Inc. February 15, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
"Barely Bikinis". SI Cover Search. Time Inc. February 15, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2010. - ^ "Bikinis or Nothing". SI Cover Search. Time Inc. February 13, 2009. Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "Sports Illustrated: Exposure". Barnesandnoble.com llc. Retrieved March 22, 2008.
- ^ "A Second Decade of Guess Images: 1991-2001". Barnesandnoble.com llc. Retrieved March 22, 2008. (ISBN 9780963672810, 2003, Gingko Press, Incorporated)
- ^ "Victoria's Secret Sexy Three Volumes St. Tropez, Sardinia, Tulum". Amazon.com, Inc. 2005. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
"Sexy, Vol Iii: Sardinia, St. Tropez, Tulum". Amazon.com, Inc. 2005. Retrieved March 21, 2008. - ^ Bean, Eric; Bidner, Jenni (2004). Complete Guide for Models: Inside Advice from Industry Pros for Fashion Modeling. Lark Books. pp. 161. ISBN 1-57990-576-5.
- ^ "A Second Decade of Guess Images: 1991-2001". Barnesandnoble.com llc. Retrieved March 22, 2008. (ISBN 9780963672810, 2003, Gingko Press, Incorporated)
- ^ "Swimsuit Photographers". CNN/Sports Illustrated. 2006. Archived from the original on April 10, 2006. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
- ^ "Bio". Archived from the original on August 15, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
- ^ "Entourage: Season 8: 94: The Big Bang". HBO. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ "Culo official site". Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.