Helmut Newton Photography

So,

Andy and I once again got a late start out of the house. We did work on drumming up models for the photo shoots we wanna do and stuff like that prior to really moving very much. So, we ended up leaving the house around 4:00. I thought we'd head to the Gedächtniskirche. This is a really cool monument. It encompasses the remains of what was once a really beautiful/elegant cathedral. However, as it lies in the Middle of the downtown Berlin area, it was largely (about 60%) destroyed during WWII. The Berliners decided to retain the shell of the cathedral as a reminder of the ills of war. We took lots of photos and you should be seeing those soon.

After the Gedächtniskirche, we visited the Berlin Museum of Photography. With our cameras in tow no less. The museum was the brainchild of famous photographer Helmut Newton. He, apparently, was a childhood hero of Andy's. The museum generally designates about half its space or slightly more to his work. Newton focused upon fashion, nudes, and famous people. His fashion work was definitely interesting. His nudes were quite boring. And his famous people were relatively interesting as well. I found it funny that the nudes of the photographer George Holz (from Pasadena) were much more compelling and told a more dramatic story (even Andy agreed) than those of the pater familia of the museum. Oh well. It was a fun day nonetheless.