Raphael Mazzucco

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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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