As guest editor of Vogue Paris’s April 2013 issue, Mario Testino created an ode to his rich and complex home country, Peru, working alongside the magazine’s editor-in-chief Emmanuelle Alt. Its cover star Isabeli Fontana is shown exploring the region of Cusco. Erin Wasson channels the late Maria Reiche, who dedicated her life to researching the ancient geoglyphs etched into the sands of the Nazca Desert.

Testino has been invited to creative direct and photograph numerous special editions of Vogue magazine to date. Testino works closely with the respective editors of each title to develop a theme that will dictate everything inside the issue. With the support of his team at MARIOTESTINO+, he conceives a bespoke treatment to the art direction, applying conceptual typography and a unique layout appropriate to each theme. Themes have included Sex, The Body, Blondes and Obsession.