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

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

There are two dirty words in photography, one is art, the other is good taste

- 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…

- Helmut Newton

I hate good taste. It's the worst thing that can happen to a creative person.

- Helmut Newton

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 …

- Helmut Newton

Photography is 10% inspiration and 90% moving furniture.

- 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…

- 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.

- Helmut Newton