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Newton, who has died aged 97, did not plan to be behind a lens. She had been married to the photographer Helmut Newton for more than 20 years, and was his art director and editor besides having her own acting career, when in 1970 he fell ill with flu on the day that he was due to shoot a Gitanes cigarette ad. She volunteered as his substitute to rendezvous with the model, and, after Helmut’s briefing on lens and light, “use the sun over your left shoulder”, filed some shots. The ad agency sent the payment cheque made out to “Helmut Newton”, but her imagery was never in his style. In the ad and fashion assignments she soon picked up, beginning with Jean Louis David’s new, natural, coiffures, she showed women at home in their own identity; she emboldened Elle, Nova and Vogue models to have real fun on camera, cheeky in bare bum or wet shirt, rather than the aggressive sexuality Helmut sought. ....
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June Newton, a singular force in a great double act We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Mark McGinness Normal text size JUNE NEWTON: 1923-2021 For six decades June Newton was an equal partner, champion and muse of the photographer, Helmut Newton. She had been a promising actress when they met in Melbourne in 1947 and her career blossomed until Helmut’s took off; she abandoned the stage and joined him in Paris in 1961. Helmut would become as famous as his subjects. In 1970, June’s own career as a photographer began, almost by chance and under a new name – sharply distinct from but more softly focused than her husband’s. They lived an impossibly glamorous life and proved a great double act. ....
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