Mario Sorrenti

You should be constantly asking yourself: What do I want to say next? What do I believe in? Who am I? What…

— Mario Sorrenti

Now I love the act of creating a new image. When everything comes together, it feels like ecstasy. It's like a climax.

— Mario Sorrenti

I was never afraid of getting old. I remember being young and thinking, Wow, I can't wait until I'm older because I…

— Mario Sorrenti

My work was my life, and my life was my work, and there was a kind of blur between reality and what…

— Mario Sorrenti

I try not to let the material aspects of different cultures distract me from getting to the essence of the person I'm…

— Mario Sorrenti

...you don't need to be technically great, because if you have a strong philosophy people will be moved by your pictures regardless.

— Mario Sorrenti

I've had moments where I've felt like I was on another planet because I saw something beautiful. To me, taking pictures is…

— Mario Sorrenti

I want to let [my photographs] be something that comes from the model in her own way. I don't want to take…

— Mario Sorrenti

I always like to meet the people I'm going to photograph. I need to have a conversation. I need to feel a…

— Mario Sorrenti

I got into photography because of the immediacy of the medium. I used to sit in front of a canvas for weeks…

— Mario Sorrenti

I guess my work is described a lot of the time as very sensual and sexy. When I take a picture, I'm…

— Mario Sorrenti

I'm pretty open. I'm not afraid of men. I'm not afraid of women. I'm not afraid of sex and sexuality. It's part…

— Mario Sorrenti