Roversi’s commercial clients include Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons, Christian Dior ,and Guerlain. He later embarked on his small jobs for magazines such as Elle and Depeche Mode his first big break came when Marie Claire published his first major fashion story. Though Roversi felt the role challenging, he endured Sackmann for nine months. The British photographer Lawrence Sackmann took Roversi on as his assistant in 1974. Roversi soon apprenticed himself to a local photographer in to hone his craft further. Once home, he set up a darkroom in his cellar with the help of the local postman Battista Minguzzi. The Italian photographer’s interest in photography was sparked as a teenager during a family vacation in Spain in 1964. His haunting, unguarded shots consistently strip away the facade of his subjects and draw out their raw selves, offsetting fashion’s tendency to conceal and recast. Paolo Roversi is one of the most saught after photographers in the fashion industry for his minimalistic approach to portraiture. The veteran photographer’s high-contrast portraits, full of drama and intrigue, have made him a household name. Light is Life - The Photography of Paolo Roversi
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