I would say that most of the photographers whose work I’ve featured on Frontbotties are, to some extent, standing on the shoulders of the great Helmut Newton.
Working in black and white, the prolific German born lensman established a style of erotically-charged and sophisticated urban glamour often with fetishistic sub-texts.
Newton settled in Paris in 1961 and his highly influential works began appearing in magazines including French Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.
His notoriety continued to increase, most notably with his 1980 “Big Nudes” series. These pictures marked a pinnacle in a career which was always underpinned by excellent technical skills.
He died in 2004 when his car sped out of control and hit a wall in the driveway of his residence in Southern California. His ashes are buried next to Marlene Dietrich at the Städtischer Friedhof III in Berlin.
