Fotografie, n°63 : Helmut Newton

Following his death in January 2004, Helmut Newton s position as one of the world s most celebrated and distinguished fashion photographers is assured. For many, however, he was much more than that. His controversial and innovative portraiture broke down taboos, documenting and shaping society s changing attitudes to sex and female empowerment. Indeed author JG Ballard has argued that Newton was in fact nothing less than the world s greatest visual artist .