I recently watched a documentary on Helmut Newton, made by his wife June. He is such an interesting character, quite quirky, with a definite misogynistic air to his work and beliefs; but at the same time he idolises women. It is an interesting watch and his work is very inspiring. Here are a couple quotes from the doco which really stuck with with me...
Talking about how the American public sees the American female he says, "no nipples, American women have no pussy, they don't smoke, they don't drink they don't do anything."
On fashion: "I still believe that the perfect fashion photograph is the photograph that does not look like a fashion photograph..."
