Helmut Newton was born Helmut Neustädter in Berlin in 1920 to a German-Jewish button-factory owner and an American mother. He started his photographic career at sixteen working for renowned Berlin photographer Iva. From there, after immigrating too and traveling back from Australia, he photographed fashion for Vogue and other magazines developing a style that is both instantly recognizable and imitable. An exhibition in London, at the Hamiltons Gallery, includes a selection of rare prints, polaroids from famous photoshoots from Newtons oeuvre, many rare or never seen before. Helmut Newton 'Selected Works' run until May 15. www.hamiltonsgallery.com
