James Franco by Mariano Vivanco, Photo Shoot
Mariano Vivanco is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer whose photography was inspired by the works of Steichen and Horst. He moved to London in 2000 to pursue his career as a fashion photographer. Since then he has become a leading editorial phototgrapher, shooting for such magazines as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Numero Homme, GQ, and Muse Magazine.
His portraits, nudes, and editorial work are often in black and white using the simplicity of light and shading to form examples of pure photography. The above images are taken from Mariano Vivanco”s tribute to Robert Mapplethorpe with the cover story for the Spring/Summer 2012 issue of GQ Style Germany starring actor James Franco.