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In Pictures: exhibition at J. Paul Getty Museum explores 100 years of fashion photography

The J. Paul Getty Museum, in Los Angeles, is hosting one of the most comprehensive exhibitions on fashion photography to date. Titled “Icons of Style: a Century of Fashion Photography, 1911-2011”, the exhibition features 160 pictures, which are showcased alongside costumes, illustrations, videos, advertisements and magazine covers. ”Once...

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A retrospective of the ‘King of Kink’: Helmut Newton

“Helmut Newton did something extraordinary for the brand,” said Ashish Sensarma, CEO of lingerie brand Wolford at during the press preview of the upcoming exhibition ‘Helmut Newton - A Retrospective’ at photography museum Foam in Amsterdam. “He captured the brand DNA, our true DNA, through photography.” A sponsor for the exhibition, it is clear...

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A look at 'Helmut Newton - A Retrospective' in Foam

Perhaps one of the most celebrated fashion photographers of the 20th century, Helmut Newton was a true pioneer in his field. Nudity, voyeurism, fetishism as well as humour, death and eroticism, are just a few of the recurring themes which are central to his work. Newton began working as a photographer in Singapore, and later Australis in the...