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Mario Sorrenti

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Biography

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Mario Sorrenti is an Italian photographer and director, born in Naples and raised in New York. He emerged in fashion photography in the early 1990s, developing a practice that also encompasses painting and personal photographic work.

His photographs have appeared in Vogue, W, i-D, Self Service and AnOther, alongside campaigns for fashion and beauty houses including Calvin Klein and Chanel. His early portraits of Kate Moss helped inspire Calvin Klein’s Obsession campaign and were later collected in the book Kate, published by Phaidon. His work is represented in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Portrait Gallery.

Reviewed 2026-09-06

Selected sources

  • Art Partner — Mario SorrentiOrigins, career, publications, commercial clients, painting and institutional collections.
  • Phaidon — KateEarly Kate Moss photographs, their relationship to the Obsession campaign and subsequent book.