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Helmut Newton (born Helmut Neustädter; 31 October 1920 – 23 January 2004) was a German-Australian photographer. The New York Times described him as a "prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, erotically charged black-and-white photos were a mainstay of Vogue and other publications."
2 November 2020. The last day of October saw the centenary of the birth of Helmut Newton, one of fashion photography’s most controversial and original figures – and one of its most hilarious, as his rollicking, opinionated Autobiography revealed.
Learn about the life and work of Helmut Newton, a renowned fashion and portrait photographer who fled Nazi Germany and became a French citizen. Explore his publications, exhibitions, awards and the foundation that preserves his legacy.
- Childhood
- Early Training and Work
- Mature Period
- Late Period
- The Legacy of Helmut Newton
Helmut Newton was born Helmut Neustädter in Berlin on October 31, 1920 to Max Neustädter, a wealthy button manufacturer, and mother Klara (nee Marquis). Klara was a widow with a son, Hans, when she married Max, a soldier from Silesia who took over the running of the button factory left behind by her late husband. His mother doted on him, dressing h...
In 1938, no longer able to ignore the change of political climate in Germany following the seizure of his father's factory, and Helmut's brief internment in a concentration camp on Kristallnacht, the family emigrated to South America. Helmut was given a train ticket to Trieste from where he was meant to have gone by boat to China. Instead, he got o...
The 1970s didn't start well for the Newtons. Helmut became ill and June, his wife, had to step in to complete a shoot for a cigarette advertising campaign. Plagued by ill health, Helmut suffered a heart attack in the following year while in New York, and for a while, it seemed that illness would curb the enormous enthusiasm and energy he had for hi...
His late period saw significant recognition of his contribution not only to fashion, but also to art and photography. His reputation as one of the greatest photographers of the twentieth century had been established. In recognition of his influential career, the new century led the celebration of his life and achievements with a retrospective in th...
Helmut Newton left an indelible mark on fashion photography, leaving a trail of imitators in his wake. When Newton began his career in the 1950s, fashion photography was generally safe and conventional. Taking inspiration from cinema, erotic photography, and journalism, he created photographs full of desire and emotion that went beyond the generic ...
- American
- October 31, 1920
- Berlin, Germany
- January 23, 2004
Helmut Newton [ˈnjuːtn̩] (ursprünglich Helmut Neustädter; * 31. Oktober 1920 in Berlin; † 23. Januar 2004 in Los Angeles) war ein deutsch - australischer Fotograf. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Kontroversen. 3 Würdigung. 3.1 Auszeichnungen zu Lebzeiten. 3.2 Postume Ehrung. 4 Helmut Newton Stiftung. 5 Werke. 6 Posthume Einzelausstellungen (Auswahl)
Virtually unparalleled in scope and spanning more than five decades, the photography of visionary Helmut Newton (1920–2004) reached millions through publication in magazines like Vogue and Elle.
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May 14, 2023 · Helmut Newton (1920-2004) was born Helmut Neustädter in Berlin, Germany, in 1920 to prosperous Jewish parents. He described himself growing up as ‘a dreadful sissy’ who was ‘scared of everything and everybody’, and claimed to be only interested in women, swimming and photography.
