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Helmut Newton and Alice Springs. Us and Them Hardcover – Download: Adobe Reader, July 25, 2016

German Edition by Helmut Newton (Photographer), June Newton (Photographer)

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Us and Them is an ode to partnership and art. First published in 1999, it gathers photographs by Helmut Newton and his wife, the actress and photographer June Newton, who worked under the pseudonym Alice Springs. The collection is arranged into five sections, alternating the gaze between Newton and Spring’s own tender internal world of “Us,” and the glamorous encounters of their social and professional milieu―“Them.”

The “Us” sections of the book reveal the pair’s portraits of each other and themselves, as startling in their moments of vulnerability as they are infectious in their episodes of joy. We see the pair pensive, weary, or roaring with laughter. Alice photographs Helmut on set with his models, in the shower, and in stilettos. Helmut captures Alice in the kitchen, in costume, and hanging up the washing in the nude. Along the way, we are alerted to the frailties and intimacies that make up a long-term partnership, which coexisted with the high-voltage glamour for which Newton is renowned. The particular power of the pictures is to locate as much magnetism and beauty in an aging, ailing partner (Helmut in the hospital, Alice adjusting her spectacles), as in the pristine physiques of a Newton fashion shoot.

In the concluding “Them” section, Newton and Springs each turn their lens on the same, typically famous, subjects, including Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampling, David Hockney, Dennis Hopper, Karl Lagerfeld, and Timothy Leary. While Newton casts these subjects with his unique brand of statuesque allure, Springs deploys a softer focus to find something more suggestive, delicate, or playful.

As we move from, in Newton’s words, “truth and simplicity” to “editorializing,” through youth and age, love and sex, and the public and private spheres, this new edition of Us and Them offers not only an elegant example of independent visions within a shared life, but also a tender and inspiring chronicle of love through passing time.

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«Véritable ode au couple et à l'art... Us and Them offre, en plus de l'aperçu plein d'élégance de deux visions indépendantes au sein d'un couple, une chronique tendre et inspirante sur l'amour à travers le temps.»

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Helmut Newton (1920–2004) was one of the most influential photographers of all time. He first achieved international fame in the 1970s while working principally for French Vogue, he became celebrated for his controversial scenarios. Most striking was his ability to make a throughly planned photograph seem fresh and dynamic. His many titles and awards included Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

June Newton, née Browne, was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1923. As a young woman she was passionately interested in the theater, and worked as an actress under the name June Brunell, receiving the Erik Kuttner Award in 1956. She married the photographer Helmut Newton in Melbourne in 1948 and became a photographer herself in 1970, using the pseudonym Alice Springs. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and publications, including Vanity Fair, Interview, Elle, and Vogue. Her many famous subjects include William S. Burroughs, Catherine Deneuve, Graham Greene, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Mapplethorpe, Yves Saint Laurent, and Nicole Kidman.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ TASCHEN (July 25, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ German, English, French
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3836524678
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3836524674
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 0.79 x 11.02 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,648,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #577 in Photojournalism (Books)
- #1,075 in Individual Photographer Monographs
- #1,718 in Portrait Photography

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Helmut Newton (1920-2004) was one of the most influential fashion photographers of all time. Born in Berlin, he arrived in Australia in 1940 and married June Brunell (a.k.a. Alice Springs) eight years later. He first achieved international fame in the 1970's while working principally for French Vogue, and his celebrity and influence grew over the decades. Newton preferred to shoot in streets or interiors, rather than studios. Controversial scenarios, bold lighting, and striking compositions came to form his signature look. In 1990 he was awarded the Grand Prix National for photography; in 1992 the German government awarded him Das Grosse Verdienstkreuz for services to German culture, and he was appointed Officer des Arts, Lettres et Sciences by S.A.S. Princess Caroline of Monaco. In 1996, he was appointed Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by Philippe Douste-Blazy, the French Minister of Culture.
Working and living in close companionship with his wife until his death at 83, his images remain as distinctive, seductive and original as ever.
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Victor X

Mythical couple. Emotional pictures.

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2016

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A mythical couple taking pictures of mythical people. I wasn't always a big fan of Helmut Newton's work, but this book is much more about himself and his relationship with his wife, also a photographer. His self-portraits (nowadays called selfies) are hilarious, and hers are extremely moving. Under the slick surface, there is lots of emotion in this book.

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jmeyers of lvnv

A Book For One's Collection

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2016

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A wonderful, and human, book. What a great talent he was and she is! Anyone who adores Newton's works should seriously consider purchasing this book. I know that I am delighted to own it.

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MacHead

Newton Never Fails

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2018

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What can I say ? Newton never fails

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alex

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2017

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The book good

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Ben A

a wonderfully complete expression of this couple's affection for each other.

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2018

I absolutely love this book. It was given to me as a Christmas present and I've been going through it regularly since then.

It is such a wonderfully complete expression of this couple's affection for each other. Each artist photographed the other throughout their lives and the overarching theme moves me. It's funny, sexy, sentimental... pretty much everything you want a relationship to be. They clearly delighted in each other.

It's also especially moving when you see extremely candid photos, one of Alice Springs with surgery staples along her belly is arresting. As are photos of Helmut (many of them self-portraits) which he took while he was in hospital.

And, if you prefer more staged, editorial work, the last section are a series of portraits of celebrities and friends that both artists took. You can see how each approached the subject, and it is a nice way to close out the book.

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Donald Mitchell

Multidimensional Perspectives of Photography

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2001

This book has one of the most interesting premises of any photography book I have had the pleasure to examine. Spouses, Helmut Newton and Alice Springs, share their photographic perspectives of each other, themselves, and the same models. These different views echo around in your mind to help you understand the personalities, purposes, and methods of two interesting photographers. In the process, you get a better understanding of the photography itself . . . and how it changes the models in our perception. By providing images over many decades, you also get a time-lapse view of a relationship and the aging process.
Before going further, let me note that this volume contains many nude images of men and women that would be past the "R" rating if this book were a motion picture.
The book has a few brief comments by Helmut Newton to set the stage. "The book shows the work of two photographers . . . [who] have lived together for fifty years." " . . . [B]ut neither is usually present at the other's photographic sittings." " . . . [N]either one has in any way influenced the other's way of approaching their subjects." "I can see the truth and simplicity in the portraits of Alice Springs." "[She has] been an actress and a painter before she has taken up the camera seriously if somewhat sporadically." "As for myself, I recognize the manipulation and editorialising in my photographs."
Alice Springs looks for the core of the person, and captures the realities of daily life and aging very well. She shows you the joking and self-absorbed sides of Helmut Newton that help explain the stylized and challenging images that he is famous for producing. Helmut Newton obviously adds a gloss and a pose to everything, that gets his editorial position out. But it's fun in this context, much more so than in his other work. I found myself reevaluating his work after seeing these images by Alice Springs.
Here are my favorite images in the book by Alice Springs:
Of Helmut Newton -- Spain 1956; Rue Aubriot, Paris 1971; Ritz, London 1976; With Sylvia, Ramatuelle 1981; Monte-Carlo, 1987; Hollywood 1988, 1991
Of Alice Springs -- Ramatuelle, France 1975; Vail, Colorado 1996
Princess Caroline and son, Monte-Carlo 1985; Karl Lagerfeld, Monte-Carlo 1983; Rudi Gernreich, Los Angeles 1985; Tina Chow, Beverly Hills 1986; Angelica Houston, Hollywood 1983; Antonio Lopez, Paris 1977
Here are my favorite images in the book by Helmut Newton:
Of Alice Springs -- June as Hedda Gabler, Melbourne 1960; In our kitchen, Rue Aubriot, Paris 1972; Hotel Volney, New York 1982; Rue Aubriot, Paris 1974; Ramatuelle 1976
Of Helmut Newton -- Photomation, Paris 1970s; With wife and model, 1981; Clinique St. Jean, Cagnes-sur-Mer, 1997
Birgit Nielsen, Monte-Carlo 1987; Gianni Versace, Lake Como, Italy 1994; Donatella Versace, Off coast of Antibes, 1990; David Hockney, Los Angeles 1988; Peter Beard, Paris 1996
After you see this remarkable book, I suggest that you have some fun with your family. Take a day, bring a camera for each person, and make photographs of each other and the same subjects. Do this once a year to develop a better sense of your perspectives and relationships. Then comment on each other's work, and create a scrapbook or album out of this sharing. You'll have a lot of fun looking back on these images in future years.
Take a good look . . . and see more!

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Marek S. Mezyk

Great Visual Autobiography

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2006

This book is a great visual autobiography into Helmut's private life. There are different sections of the book where he does have photographs of selected celeberties but the main focus of the book are photogrpahs of Helmut and his wife. Very well done edition of some B&W images.

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shawn t moore

helmut at/with his best

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2000

Great book I been througt it a hundred times already. You will find out where he gets his great influences from! Also see junes great work, that greatly resembles his work! If you like Helmut Newton this is a must!

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EVA GARCIA CUADRADO

Awesome

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Intimes Werk des Helmut Newton

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2016

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inspiring book

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da avere per chi ama Newton

Reviewed in Italy on November 6, 2016

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Intimo e pubblico allo stesso tempo, i Newton hanno avuto una vita straordinaria, questo è uno dei loro libri che lo testimonia.

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Bel libro, arrivato rovinato.

Reviewed in Italy on November 18, 2019

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Il libro è arrivato in un imballo malfatto e si è rovinato ( vedere le foto), peccato, perché Il libro è molto bello e le foto sono molto interessanti.