Helmut Newton

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I absolutely adore Helmut Newton's work and was really surprised a thread for him didn't already exist. If there is one that I've missed somehow please let me know!

I love his candid, simple, raunchy style and I think he brought something new and unique in the 70's that influenced the industry to give more power to the women being photographed. Sylvia Gobbel said after working with him 'I was no longer the deer, he made me the hunter'.

A few gorgeous shoots to get the thread started:

Kristen McMenamy for Absolut 1995:

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Nadja Auermann for Vogue US 1994 'Long on Legs':

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Miscellaneous 90's Eva Herzigova:

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This is the first time I've started a thread so please let me know if I've done anything incorrectly :luvluv:
 
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Newton is one of my all-time favorite photographers since his bold photographs portray strength, extravagance, lust, S&M, androgyny even danger, yet remain timeless and iconic even after his passing.
Despite all sexual undertones, he still manages to present women as strong, confident, sophisticated in such an artistic way that resonates with me on a deep, personal level. Yves Saint Laurent for Vogue Paris 1975 shot in Rue Aubriot, was the first shoot I've seen from Helmut years ago and still leaves me completely mesmerized as it did the first time.
"It was undoubtedly photographer Helmut Newton who made Le Smoking iconic; his extraordinary capacity to imbue his subjects with a potent sexuality reaching new heights when married to the louche enigma of the YSL tuxedo"

Yves Saint Laurent, Vogue Paris 1975
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Yves Saint Laurent French, Vogue Paris 1979
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Yves Saint Laurent 'Impertinence', 1995
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Yves Saint Laurent, 1981
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Charlotte Rampling, 1973


'Mannequins', 1977
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'Saddle', 1976
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