Comments on: Helmut Newton, 1923-2004

Helmut Newton, 1923-2004

matteo — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:36:28 -0800

Helmut Newton Killed in Crash Photographer Helmut Newton lost control of his Cadillac while leaving the Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood and crashed into a wall across the street. (more inside)

By: amberglow

amberglow — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:43:03 -0800

this sucks...first Capn Kangaroo, then this...there'll be one more famous death today. I always liked his work (he always had a clean, stark, sexy/cold thing happening)

By: matteo

matteo — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:56:34 -0800

NewsFilter, I know. But Newton is arguably the world's best (and most influential) fashion (and, erotica) photographer. With his images from the Seventies or the portraits of movie stars, or his self-portraits, it's impossible to overstate how much his brash style has influenced modern photography. Of course, most images I linked are Not Very Safe For Work. I have been lucky enough to meet him and his wife June: a very kind, self-effacing genius, with a great mischevious sense of humor (I knew that he had just shot Nicolas Cage for Vogue USA. He told me had shot just a few frames, then immediately got what he wanted, and left Cage's Hollywood mansion. "I didn't want Vogue to waste too much money on film", he told me). His new autobiography is amazing reading if you love photography. Oh yeah, his favorite young photographer was David LaChapelle.

By: jfuller

jfuller — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:57:52 -0800

the dude was 83 and driving a caddy. did he by chance crash into a farmers' market? (Nb, but I really am sorry about the Captain. I can't catch the least glimpse of CNN or Fox without thinking "Ah, Moose Report." Art helps you make it through the day.)

By: badstone

badstone — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:01:40 -0800

ernie lucas, beloved 'can man' of my alma mater, Michigan State University, just died.

By: matteo

matteo — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:05:12 -0800

Newton lived in LA (at the Chateau Marmont on the Sunset Strip) during the winter. He stayed in a high-rise in MonteCarlo the rest of the year

By: billybobtoo

billybobtoo — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:08:50 -0800

old guy should not have been driving.... jesus, hire a driver guy!

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 19:51:10 -0800

one of those links is NSFW.

By: titboy

titboy — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 21:41:26 -0800

scratch another one for number 23

By: dydecker

dydecker — Sat, 24 Jan 2004 01:52:55 -0800

Wasn't he wearing a helmut?

By: clavdivs

clavdivs — Sat, 24 Jan 2004 07:36:35 -0800

who died?

By: titboy

titboy — Sat, 24 Jan 2004 19:48:11 -0800

clavdivs: helmut newton