In 2023, Holden Luntz Gallery in Palm Beach presented "Let the Sun Shine In" a display of iconic works from Testino’s long celebrated career in image making.

For over 40 years Mario Testino has continued to surprise the art world with photographs that have an energy, fluidity, freedom and sensuality that defy conventionality. With a sophisticated understanding of fashion, clothes, and culture and a commitment to keeping his subjects vital and open – he has worked with many of the greatest designers and models since the 1980’s.

Born in 1954 in Lima, Peru and was raised in a traditional Catholic family, Mario Testino was nurtured in a culture of formal conventions and behaviour –and his upbringing has enriched his aesthetic understanding of the world. Testino’s memory of his mother was, “She was a dresser… She trained me to what I do today.”

Testino freely acknowledges that he is obsessed with beauty and that much of his work has been devoted to “selling a dream.” His photographs can be considered acts of seduction, redolent with feelings. In the end, Mario Testino is interested in preserving an essence that is ‘real’ and genuine. He sagely states, “I spend years trying to perfect everything and really perfection is not that great at the end of the day; it’s that moment that happens… that emotion. For me, when you capture that, you have it all.”

"Mario Testino: Let the Sun Shine In", Holden Luntz Gallery, December 16th, 2023 - January 20th, 2024