Helmut Newton Books

Portraits der Schönen, Erfolgreichen und Superreichen machten Helmut Newton weltberühmt: In ihrer unnachahmlichen Mischung aus Erotik, Eleganz und luxuriöser Dekadenz bieten seine Photographien das delikate Spiegelbild für den weiblichen Exhibitionismus auf höchstem ästhetischen Niveau. Der von Marshall Blonsky eingeleitete Band enthält 40 seiner besten Arbeiten.

Catalog issued in conjunction with an exhibition held at Helmut-Newton-Stiftung, Berlin during 30th November, 2008-17th May, 2009.

Newton’s collection of portraits from the worlds of film, fashion, politics and culture can be considered a pantheon of VIP’s. But his work is a lot more besides. From his portraits, one can see that he would have most liked to be a Roman paparazzo – as he once admitted. Anyone who had a portrait made by him knew what the result would be, and by the 1980’s there were absolutely no ‘beautiful people’ in this world who did not want to be photographed by him! In front of his camera, both men and women peeled off their covers – literally as well as figuratively. His brilliant staged creations celebrate the attractiveness and prominence of his models as well as their vanity and imperfections. Newton’s top-quality work for major fashion journals and elitist art magazines is likewise first-class erotic art. This collection was first published by us in 1985.

Spanning over five decades, the photography of Helmut Newton (1920–2004) reached millions through publications like Vogue and Elle. His work transcends genres, infusing elegance, style, and voyeurism into fashion, portrait, and glamour photography. Mastering fashion photography early on, Newton’s shoots often blurred the lines between reality and illusion, with a clear aesthetic that permeated his fashion, portraiture, and nude photography. Women, including icons like Catherine Deneuve and Liz Taylor, take center stage in his work. Newton moved beyond traditional narratives, infusing his fashion photography with luxurious elegance, subtle seduction, cultural references, and humor. In the 1990s, he contributed to various international editions of Vogue, primarily shooting in Monte Carlo, where he lived from 1981. He transformed everyday locations into minimalist theatrical stages, portraying the eccentric lives of the wealthy with eroticism and elegance. Newton often questioned visual clichés with self-irony and empathy. This book, accompanying an international exhibition tour, showcases highlights from his prolific career, including rediscovered images, celebrating his lasting influence on modern photography and visual art. The exhibition will be on view at the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin from October 31, 2021, to May 22, 2022.

Following Playboy 's celebrated fiftieth anniversary Photographs and Cartoons comes an arresting retrospective of Helmut Newton, one of the 20th century's most influential photographers. Renowned for his carefully composed, almost cinematic shots, Newton's signature style makes for a dramatic counterpoint to the Playboy nudes known the world over. Collected between shimmering metallic covers are more than 150 color and black and white photographs. Here we see Newton's take on Playmates in Los Angeles, Nastassja Kinski playing out a fantasy with a doppelg nger doll, a Lolita-esque travelog, and more. With a foreword by Hugh M. Hefner, an introduction by celebrated writer Walter Abish, and an afterword by Playboy's director of photography for the past 30 years, Gary Cole, Helmut Newton is the definitive book of Newton nudes.

Was die Skizze für den Maler, war in analogen Zeiten das Polaroid für den Photographen: die erste Formulierung einer Bildidee, sozusagen das Rohmaterial der Imagination. Als Helmut Newton (1920–2004) mit Pola Woman 1992 eine Auswahl seiner Polaroids der Öffentlichkeit präsentierte, sprach die Szene zu Recht von einem Geniestreich. Zum ersten Mal ließ sich der Meister der erotischen Photographie in die Karten und über die Schulter schauen – was heute noch genauso aufregend ist wie anno 1992.

Late photographer Helmut Newton's unerring skill at capturing the erotic allure of strong, striking women was legendary. This is a compelling collection of his test Polaroids, taken to prepare for his formal shoots, and, with their candid spontaneity, offer a fascinating insight into the photographer's art.

For ten years - from 1984 until 1995 - Newton published his best photographs in his own magazine, Helmut Newton's Illustrated. During this period, four editions appeared: No. 1, "Sex and Power," No. 2, "Pictured from an Exhibition," No. 3, "I was there" and No. 4, "Dr. Phantasme." Their titles were as suggestive as they were thematic and all issues quickly became sought-after collector's items. With their provocative mixture of nudes, journalistic pictures and sensationalist portraits, these four editions of Helmut Newton's Illustrated are considered to be among the most powerful visual documents of the 80's and 90's. Our complete edition brings all four together in one volume and was published in spring, 2000. It is a real power pack - 134 Newton photographs in rich duotone and color - charged with sex, power and beauty.