Raphael Mazzucco

Who is Raphael Mazzucco?

Raphael Mazzucco or Rafael Mazzucco is a Canadian fashion, art and music photographer. His photographs have appeared on the cover of three Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues in a four year span, including the 2006, 2008 and 2009 main cover images. as well as the books: Sports Illustrated: Exposure and A Second Decade of Guess Images: 1991-2001. He was also commissioned to shoot Victoria's Secret's coffee table book.

He is known for starting his photo sessions with very tight shots from up-close to his subjects faces. He is also well known for his Guess campaigns. He photographed Megan Ewing twice a year when she was a Guess Girl.

His career started with work for Calvin Klein and as a music photographer. He then lived in Milan, Italy for three years while continuing photography but emphasizing more fashion than music. He is a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada who is currently based in New York City and has a home is in Montauk, New York.

In 2011 he played himself in the August 28 Season 8 episode entitled "The Big Bang" of Entourage where the series main character Vincent Chase was being shot for the cover of a magazine. The scene features a coffee table book by Sean Combs and Jimmy Iovine called Culo.