I am very attracted by bad taste-it is a lot more exciting than that supposed good taste which is nothing more than a standardized way of looking at things.
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 … - Helmut Newton
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 …
- Helmut Newton
There are two dirty words in photography, one is art, the other is good taste - Helmut Newton
There are two dirty words in photography, one is art, the other is good taste
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
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.
They often ask me to shoot for them. But I say no. I think an old guy like me ought not take pages away from young photographers who need the exposur… - Helmut Newton
They often ask me to shoot for them. But I say no. I think an old guy like me ought not take pages away from young photographers who need the exposur…
I hate good taste. It's the worst thing that can happen to a creative person. - Helmut Newton
I hate good taste. It's the worst thing that can happen to a creative person.
What I find interesting is working in a society with certain taboos and fashion photography is about that kind of society. To have taboos, then to ge… - Helmut Newton
What I find interesting is working in a society with certain taboos and fashion photography is about that kind of society. To have taboos, then to ge…
It's quite true that what I am aiming at, even when I take portraits, is to get a scandalous picture. I would love to be a paparazzo. - Helmut Newton
It's quite true that what I am aiming at, even when I take portraits, is to get a scandalous picture. I would love to be a paparazzo.
In my vocabulary there are two bad words: art and good taste. - Helmut Newton
In my vocabulary there are two bad words: art and good taste.
My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain. - Helmut Newton
My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain.
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