Chronicle Books
Available: 08/15/05
9 x 12 · 176 pages
978-0-8118-5065-0
CDN $44.00 · cl

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Playboy: Helmut Newton

Gary Cole

foreword by Hugh M. Hefner; introduction by Walter Abish

Playboy presents a brash retrospective of Helmut Newton, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. This definitive book on Newton nudes chronicles 30 years of Playboy’s fertile partnership with the incomparable Newton and features over 160 photographs handpicked by Hugh Hefner, the most famous purveyor of nude photography.

Renowned for his carefully composed, cinematic shots of powerful women playing out erotic fantasies, Newton’s signature style provides a potent counterpoint to the more straightforward Playboy nudes familiar to readers of the world’s bestselling men’s magazine. Given the scope and range of Newton’s work, this book will appeal to artists, photographers, fashionistas and erotica fans, not to mention the millions who read Playboy every month.

With a foreword written by Hefner himself and an introduction by celebrated writer Walter Abish, Playboy: Helmut Newton beats all the other Helmut Newton books on the market. A gold foil case-wrap and gold foil jacket make this a stunning package, with the same bold design and beautiful production values found in Playboy: 50 Years: The Photographs and Playboy: 50 Years: The Cartoons.

Hugh M. Hefner is founder and editor in chief of Playboy magazine, where Gary Cole has been photography director since 1975.