“I guess my work is described a lot of the time as very sensual and sexy. When I take a picture, I'm very focused on trying to discover something about a person. Or about an idea. I try to be quite successful at it.” TryingPersonsIdeasSuccessfulSexyFocusedSensual Author: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 photographing. Whether it's a man or a woman. Wherever they're from, I try not to let social status or cultural background affect me or affect the person. I strip all those things away to get down to the essence of the human being, the person.” MenTryingHumansPersonsDifferentCultureSocialHuman BeingsMaterialsAspectEssenceBackgroundsDifferent CulturesSocial Status Author: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 feel like everything is going to happen then. I don't want to sound pretentious or anything, but I'm always one of the first ones to say, "Let's try that."” ThinkingWantFeelsTryingFirstsI CanHappensRememberYoungWaitingSoundWowGetting OldPretentious Author:Mario Sorrenti
“I got into photography because of the immediacy of the medium. I used to sit in front of a canvas for weeks trying to create something. Now I can see the image right away.” TryingI CanUsedWeekFrontsPhotographyMediumsCanvasImmediacy Author:Mario Sorrenti