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Helmut Newton

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Photographer

The Resume

    (October 31, 1920-January 23, 2004)
    Born in Berlin, Germany
    Birth name was Helmut Neustadter
    Photographed for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Stern and countless other magazines

Why he might be annoying:

    He grew up rich.
    As a child, his brother took him on tours of Berlin's Red Light District.
    His father warned him that he'd end up homeless by choosing a photographic career.
    He was famous for creating kinky, sadomasochistic photos.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Due to his Jewish heritage, he fled Nazi Germany in 1938.
    He was one fashion's most successful and respected photographers, proving his father wrong.
    He suffered a heart attack in 1970.
    He was killed when his car crashed into a wall at the Château Marmont hotel in Los Angeles.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 67 Votes: 53.73% Annoying