Helmut Newton (born Helmut Neustädter; 31 October 1920 – 23 January 2004) was a German-Australian photographer. He was a "prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, erotically charged black-and-white photos were a mainstay of Vogue and other publications."

Life in London
Newton's growing reputation as a fashion photographer was rewarded when he secured a commission to illustrate fashions in a special Australian supplement for Vogue magazine, published in January 1956. He won a 12-month contract with British Vogue and left for London in February 1957, leaving Talbot to manage the business. Newton left the magazine before the end of his contract and went to Paris, where he worked for French and German magazines. He returned to Melbourne in March 1959 to a contract for Australian Vogue.

Published works, during his life

• Helmut Newton, White Women, New York: Congreve, 1976.
• Helmut Newton, Sleepless Nights, New York: Congreve, 1978.
• Helmut Newton, Big Nudes, Paris: Editions du Regard, 1981.
• Helmut Newton, They're Coming!, Paris: French Vogue, 1981. (this is one of his numerous editorials in French Vogue, that's not a book)
• Helmut Newton, World Without Men, New York: Xavier Moreau, 1984.
• Klaus Honnef & Helmut Newton, Helmut Newton: Portraits, Schirmer Art Books, 1986.
• Marshall Blonsky & Helmut Newton, Private Property, Schirmer Art Books, 1989.
• Helmut Newton, Sumo book, Taschen, 1999.
• Helmut Newton & June Newton, Helmut Newton Work, edited by Manfred Heiting, Taschen, 2000.
• Helmut Newton, Autobiography, Nan A. Talese, 2003