Helmut Newton - Playboy - 2005

Playboy: Helmut Newton
is a retrospective collection showcasing the work Newton did for Playboy magazine over nearly three decades. This arresting retrospective of Helmut Newton, one of the 20th century's most influential photographers, includes photographs published for the first time and present exclusively in this book.Renowned for his carefully composed, almost cinematic shots, Newton's signature style makes for a dramatic counterpoint to the Playboy nudes known the world over. Collected between shimmering metallic covers are more than 150 colour and black and white photographs. The photographs span a range from fashion reportage of the 1970s to more contemporary, often erotic fantasy compositions of the early 2000s.
While the subject is nudity, it is presented through Newton’s lens not merely as eroticism but as stylized, powerful, and heightened in theatricality.