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 on Entourage (U.S. [TV series)|Entourage] in the episode "Entourage episodes#Season 8 (2011)|The Big Bang]" where the series main character Vincent Chase was photographed for the cover of a magazine. The scene features a coffee table book by Sean Combs and Jimmy Iovine called Culo''.