Helmut Newton died at 83 in a car crash

When I was in Prague in autumn I had a chance to visit one of Helmut Newton's exhibitions... On friday 23th January he died in a car accident at the age 83.

Helmut Newton, 83, the renowned photographer who in his 40-year career brought sexual provocation and menace to fashion tableaux that came to be recognized as art, died Friday in Los Angeles.

Mr. Newton was with his wife of 55 years, June, when he lost control of his car about noon when leaving the Chateau Marmont hotel. (To read it all click here)

Here is a collection of Helmut Newton links:
- OCAIW: Helmut Newton (lots of links)
- Biography
- Taschen Books: Helmut Newton's SUMO (The biggest and most expensive book production in the 20th century)
- Newton-autoerotic.com
- Ionone - Photography - Helmut Newton
- Helmut-newton.de