Description:

Helmut Newton’s images depict women as empowered and powerful often through the composition and angle of view but also through their magnificent expressions which are at once both vacant and yet full of attitude, almost conveying an opinion, or at least a recognition of the viewer.

 The wonderful colours and exciting shadows add to the edgy story being portrayed in some of these images. Perhaps not a story, but a brief outline, a shadow for us to add our own dimensions to.

The locations vary between the stark scenery of rubble and barbed wire contrasting with elaborate mansions and magnificent sculptures but all are demonstrating strength to the viewer of the women pictured.

The women are powerful and beautiful. They have strength and sex appeal. They smoke cigarettes and tower over us. They seem aware of us watching them; in a semi-voyeuristic manner we are viewing them and finding no flaws.

Black glossy hair, pouting red lips, oiled skin, they distract us from the full image and then suddenly we are hit by its completeness.

Extravagant, powerful, serious and striking, a selection of killer images shot straight from the hip.