This book gets its name from 60 unusually dark and cryptic photographs. When Newton opened his "Archives of the Night" in the 90's, gloomy images emerged like flocks of bats. His famous "Domestic Nudes" appeared in pairs and tableaus together with sinister landscapes. Palace architecture was displayed next to morbid vanitas paintings as were bodies cut open from an anatomical museum of wax figures, placed on show alongside a portrait of a Dracula star putting on his make-up. With the Archives, Newton, who decided on the placement of these works himself, showed us his dark side. But at the same time, he was amusing himself with grey areas - also typical for Newton. The juxtaposition of seemingly disparate motifs created new and enigmatic relationships that oscillate between satire and poetry, brutality and gentleness, irony and pathos.

George Holz's photographic career has spanned over three decades. A graduate of the Art Center College of Design, his fashion editorials have appeared in Harper's Bazaar, Vogue Italia and Vanity Fair. He has shot countless advertising campaigns, movie posters and album covers. His nudes have been shown in gallery and museum exhibitions around the world.Holz Hollywood is the true Hollywood story of George Holz, protégé of Helmut Newton and one of the famous 'Three Boys from Pasadena'. Holz Hollywood is a rich narrative of celebrity portraiture spanning over three decades. Renate Gruber describes his images as having an 'unexplainable elegance in a very European style...,' full of 'allure' and 'elite imagery' that is 'above reality'. Holz Hollywood conveys his 'intense admiration of and respect for' his subjects, revealing portraits of the world's elite film stars, athletes, and musicians. Holz's portraits are a virtual Who's Who of Hollywood, including Angelina Jolie, Jack Nicholson, Cameron Diaz, Madonna, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, and countless others. In Holz Hollywood, Grammy Award winner George Holz presents an intimate glimpse into a glamorous world.Limited to just 100 copies, this stunning deluxe edition comes in a box, with three prints - one of the charasmatic Jack Nicholson, one of pop music queen Madonna and another of Hollywood goddess Cameron Diaz.

This dazzling volume collects some of the most interesting emerging photographers working in the field of fashion, showing how they navigate the delicate balance between art and commerce. The interaction between photography and fashion has always been compelling--how can artists balance commercial viability against their own creative vision? In this collection of cutting edge fashion photography, full-page color and black-and white photographs represent an incredible range of styles and techniques--from Jeff Burton's lush Hollywood-style scenarios to Viviane Sassen's gorgeous African shots. As the notion of the "fashion photographer" becomes less distinct, the industry is benefitting from the incredible talents of artists whose influence leads the genre into a multitude of surprising, often shocking, directions. The photographers featured in this exciting collection represent a cutting-edge trend in all its diversity.

The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography explores the vast international scope of twentieth-century photography and explains that history with a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary manner. This unique approach covers the aesthetic history of photography as an evolving art and documentary form, while also recognizing it as a developing technology and cultural force. This Encyclopedia presents the important developments, movements, photographers, photographic institutions, and theoretical aspects of the field along with information about equipment, techniques, and practical applications of photography. To bring this history alive for the reader, the set is illustrated in black and white throughout, and each volume contains a color plate section. A useful glossary of terms is also included.

Following "Playboy's" celebrated 50th anniversary "Photographs" and "Cartoons" comes an arresting retrospective of Helmut Newton, one of the 20th century's most influential photographers. 150+ photos in color and b&w.

Discover the most influential photographers of the last century and their finest monographs. Arranged alphabetically, this biographical encyclopedia covers the earliest representatives of classical Modernism right up to the present day, complete with book and magazines fascimiles.