Helmut Newton: Rivera

From famous portraits of Monaco's "beautiful people" to rarely seen landscapes, the photography in the coffee table book 'Helmut Newton: Rivera' documents two decades of Helmut Newton's love affair with the sun-drenched world of the French Riviera.

Helmut Newton was in his sixties and already an established photographer when he and his wife moved to the French Riviera. At an age when many people would consider retirement, Newton plunged headlong into one of the most productive and liberating phases of his career. The city of Monaco provided the perfect backdrop for his fashion photography and also provided him with a wealth of subjects for his famous portraits, including the stars of the Ballet de Monte-Carlo and the princely family. And it was in Monaco that Newton finally ventured into landscapes. Although this book focuses primarily on the years 1981 to 2004, it also explores Newton's historical ties to the Côte d'Azur and the area around Bordighera, Italy.

In these remarkable photographs, the reader discovers the French Riviera through Newton's fascinated, slightly ironic lens: a way of life characterized by ease and elegance; a world dominated by ostentation and superficiality; and a truly living theater, in which he was both actor and privileged audience member.

Specifications
Title: Helmut Newton: Rivera
Publisher: Prestel
Size: 206 x 267 x 34 mm
Size: 352 pages
Weight: 1616 grams
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9783791388991

MOKUMO is a purveyor of coffee table books featuring photography by the world's best-known photographers such as Helmut Newton, David Lachapelle, Anton Corbijn, Peter Lindbergh and many others.