It began when I was so ill that there was a good chance of dying. I promised myself that if I survived I would never again pander to a magazine's requests or follow the ideas of art directors. I would… — Helmut Newton Copy Share Image
Some people's photography is an art. Mine is not. If they happen to be exhibited in a gallery or a museum, that's fine. But… — Helmut Newton Copy Share Image
Some people's photography is an art. Not mine. Art is a dirty word in photography. All this fine art crap is killing it already. — Helmut Newton Copy Share Image
There are two dirty words in photography, one is art, the other is good taste — Helmut Newton Copy Share Image
I have mixed feelings about those sorts of things. When I see it done by interesting young people, I think it's very valid. But… — Helmut Newton Copy Share Image
It's that I don't like white paper backgrounds. A woman does not live in front of white paper. She lives on the street, in… — Helmut Newton Copy Share Image
There must be a certain look of availability in the women I photograph. I think the woman who gives the appearance of being available… — Helmut Newton Copy Share Image
Well, it takes a certain amount of money. And I've got to see pictures of the person ahead of time. If I don't like… — Helmut Newton Copy Share Image
I find myself, after all these years, with a built-in safety-brake that stops me from doing certain things. And one of the reasons why I want to try so called hard pornography - I don't even know whether it's hard enough - is to see whether I will be able to overcome this. Because if there is one thing I… — Helmut Newton Copy Share
You should feel that, under the right conditions, all women would be available. — Helmut Newton Copy Share Image
I like photographing the people I love, the people I admire, the famous, and especially the infamous. My last infamous subject was the extreme right wing French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen. — Helmut Newton Copy Share
