Helmut Newton: Sumo

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The biggest, most lavish book production of the 20th century is back!

SUMO was a titanic book in every respect: a 480-page tribute to the 20th century's most influential, intriguing and controversial photographer, breaking records for weight and dimensions. Fifty people worked with Helmut and June Newton for three years to complete a book that weighed 30kg (66lbs). But size wasn't everything. Control and quality - printing, paper, binding - were all critical in making SUMO a worldwide publishing sensation, which is in many famous collections all around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Now, 10 years after the original publication, SUMO is back in a more economical edition, but one with the same DNA as its unique progenitor.

The original SUMO, edited by June Newton, featured over 350 pictures, most published for the first time, covering every aspect of Newton's outstanding career: from the stunning fashion images that influenced generations of younger photographers, to his powerful, erotic nudes and celebrity portraits. Also included is a booklet with a 'making of' section, detailing the meticulous selection process, and the trial and error, experiment and innovation that went into creating the original SUMO, the book that redefined the photographic monograph.

However, proud owners of the new edition won't wrestle with their copy of SUMO. It comes with a unique stand for displaying the book at home:

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Helmut Newton: White Women

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White Women was and still is the legendary first
book by Helmut Newton, published in 1976. His
inimitable blend of aestheticism, technical perfection
and luxurious upper-middle-class decadence is today
just as appealing and controversial as it was thirtythree
years ago. White Women is a delicacy in visual
erotic literature that connoisseurs and people in the
know still consider to be Newton s best book ever.

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Helmut Newton: Polaroids

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Helmut Newton: the stern years 1973-2000 (Stern Fotografie) (English, German, English and German Edition)

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A master of eroticism's dark potential, Helmut Newton's work redefined
fashion photography--and perhaps even modern sexuality. Provocative
and never afraid to challenge convention, Newton's influence has been
monumental in its scope and impact. This collection reflects a close collaboration
between Newton and the stern magazine team. These landmark
photographs showcase key elements of the master's work. Spanning
27 years, these varied photographs reflect Newton's diverse talent and
adventurous spirit. Surprisingly, some of these images were forgotten--
until now.

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Helmut Newton: Private Property (Schirmer Visual Library)

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Through their inimitable mixture of eroticism, subdued elegance and decadent luxury, Newton’s pictures reflect in the highest aesthetic quality an obsession with human vanity – from female exhibitionism to male voyeurism. With technical perfection, an extremely detailed style and a relentless directness, Newton staged the neverending psychodrama that contrasts glamour with the need for admiration, self-confidence with the desire for self-presentation, and Eros with Thanatos. Private Property was originally a three-part portfolio containing 45 b&w photographs. It includes Newton’s best work from the period 1972-1983 – an exquisite assortment of fashion shots, portraits and erotic motifs which are all based on real location and luxurious lifestyles. The entire sequence of pictures from the Private Property portfolio is included in our book which first appeared in 1989.

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Playboy: Helmut Newton

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Following Playboy's celebrated fiftieth anniversary Photographs and Cartoons comes an arresting retrospective of Helmut Newton, one of the 20th century's most influential photographers. 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 color and black and white photographs. Here we see Newton's take on Playmates in Los Angeles, Nastassja Kinski playing out a fantasy with a doppelgnger doll, a Lolita-esque travelog, and more. With a foreword by Hugh M. Hefner, an introduction by celebrated writer Walter Abish, and an afterword by Playboy's director of photography for the past 30 years, Gary Cole, Playboy: Helmut Newton is the definitive book of Newton nudes.

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