Helmut Newton: Provocative Fashion Photographer Dies in Car Crash at 83

Helmut Newton was a German-born photographer known for stylish, provocative fashion and nude images. Born Helmut Neustadter on October 31, 1920, in Berlin, he fled Nazi Germany as a Jewish teenager in 1938 and later settled in Australia.

He built his reputation shooting for Vogue in Paris and elsewhere, and later for Playboy and other magazines. His 1970s and 1980s work, including the "Big Nudes" series, influenced fashion and art photography. His wife, June Newton, was also a photographer under the name Alice Springs.

Newton died on January 23, 2004, at age 83, when his car hit a wall outside the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles. He is thought to have suffered a heart attack while driving. He left his collection to a foundation in Berlin.

Achievements: Fashion photography for Vogue, the "Big Nudes" series, foundation museum in Berlin.

Birth: October 31, 1920 - Berlin, Germany.

Profession: Photographer.

Interesting Facts: He drove away from the Chateau Marmont and crashed moments later.