Helmut Newton's Hot Takes

A new book and exhibition celebrate the legendary lensman’s lifelong obsession with the Côte d’Azur

- By Jared Paul Stern

"When he moved to Monaco in the early 1980s, Helmut Newton was already considered a giant in his field and in particular in the fashion world. So it was a privilege to see this extraordinary artist capture a world we thought we knew, starting with Monaco and the French Riviera, which we rediscovered through his eyes”. The person reminiscing about the great photographer here is none other than Princess Caroline of Monaco (aka the Princess of Hanover), in the preface to a new book, Newton, Riviera, accompanying an exhibition of his most sun-drenched images.