A look at 'Helmut Newton - A Retrospective' in Foam

Perhaps one of the most celebrated fashion photographers of the 20th century, Helmut Newton was a true pioneer in his field. Nudity, voyeurism, fetishism as well as humour, death and eroticism, are just a few of the recurring themes which are central to his work. Newton began working as a photographer in Singapore, and later Australis in the early 1950s, but his name was relatively unknown until the late 1960s and early 1970s, when his work began to catch the eye of French and British Vogue, as well as the likes of Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld. He saw clothing, or the lack of clothing, as a medium to tell the story, his story and was known for pushing the boundaries when it came to the female form. Women and their power are key to his images and have remained so over the years.