Alice Springs became one of the most important photographers of her time with her advertising and fashion photography. The woman at Helmut Newton's side had a talent for vividly reflecting the personality of her subjects in her sensitive photographs. Museum Schloss Moyland is paying tribute to the photographer's work and will be showing works that can be seen for the first time as part of this major retrospective from 15 September 2024 to 2 February 2025. The show is in a stimulating dialogue with works by the Franco-German photographer Willy Maywald, which are part of the museum's collection and some of which have never been shown before.

Last year, June Newton (1923-2021), alias Alice Springs, would have celebrated her 100th birthday. She had been working as a photographer since 1970 and left behind an impressive body of work that made her one of the most important fashion and portrait photographers of her time. Her own oeuvre began with an extraordinary coincidence: when her husband, the famous photographer Helmut Newton, was unable to fulfil a photo assignment in Paris in 1970 due to the flu, June Newton asked him to explain how to use the camera and light meter. In his place, she photographed an advertising image for the French cigarette brand Gitanes. The portrait of the smoking model was the starting signal for a successful career as a photographer.

In cooperation with the Helmut Newton Foundation and the Opelvillen Rüsselsheim, Museum Schloss Moyland is showing around 150 vintage prints and exhibition prints. From intimate portraits to style-defining fashion shots - the exhibition offers a deep insight into the work of a woman who has had a decisive influence on photography.