I find myself, after all these years, with a built-in safety-brake that stops me from doing certain things. And one of the reasons why I want to try so called hard pornography - I don't even know whether it's hard enough - is to see whether I will be able to overcome this. Because if there is one thing I hate, it's good taste, to me it's a dirty word.
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
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…
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
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.
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.
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
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 …
Photography is 10% inspiration and 90% moving furniture. - Helmut Newton
Photography is 10% inspiration and 90% moving furniture.
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…
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