The Problem with Helmut Newton via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/the-problem-with-helmut-newton/ You could argue that what I described in the preceding paragraph is bad enough for it to disqualify the man’s photography. I would certainly agree. But Newton’s photography actually is a lot worse for additional reasons that I’m hoping to make clear in the following.
The Documentarian Who Secured Rare Footage of Helmut Newton at Work Director Gero von Boehm discusses The Bad and the Beautiful, his new film about the “King of Kink.” via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/577996/helmut-newton-documentary-interview/ Director Gero von Boehm discusses The Bad and the Beautiful, his new film about the “King of Kink.”
Link: Helmut Newton, the 1975 interview | Le Journal de la Photographie HN: Yes, voyeurism in photography is a necessary and professional sickness. Look at, capture, observe, frame, target. These are the laws of our field. The world is totally different when I look at it through the viewfinder. I always take a step back…
Link: La Lettre de la Photographie In 1975, while working as a young journalist at PHOTO magazine, I had the privilege of interviewing Helmut. He was recovering from a heart attack in New York that had turned his life upside down. The conversation lasted hours. June was there, and we can never overestimate the importance…
