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Byron Newman : Playboy's London connection
Byron Newman's road to Playboy was unusually direct. Born in London, Newman discovered graphic design and
photography in college and began commercial work by interviewing and photographing rock stars for Cream
magazine in the late 60s and 70s.
After college he founded a London-based fashion magazine Deluxe (1977). The magazine, which he calls
a "punk Vogue," lasted only two issues. He had based the design of Deluxe on a French magazine, Mode
International and the Mode publisher liked his "rip off" - his words - of their design enough that
they offered him a job as Mode's art director. Once in Paris, Newman also began to work for Lui,
a high-end men's magazine.
Newman's first contact with Playboy was in 1982 when he and his wife, the actress Brigitte Ariel,
were touring the US doing publicity for her new film. The film had been purchased by 20th Century Fox,
and Ariel landed the "celebrity of the day" notice in the Hollywood Reporter. Hugh Hefner saw the story
and invited them to the Playboy Mansion where Newman met Hefner as the husband of a famous actress.
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Who Really Shoots for Playboy?
The truth - the whole truth - from inside Playboy.
Who does, who doesn't, and contacting those who count.
by Doc Glidewell (doc@shootingbeauty.com )
It's a problem for aspiring models and a bigger problem for Playboy Enterprises: photographers who misrepresent themselves to models as
"shooting for Playboy." Or a photographer, manager, or agent who claims to "have connections" that can get a girl in the magazine.
Here is the truth of the matter. As of this moment, August 2008, there are only eleven people in the world who can approach a model and truthfully say
"I shoot models for Playboy."
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Arny Freytag (LA) and Stephen Wayda (LA) are contract photographers who shoot every month and work exclusively
for Playboy. George Georgiou (Chicago) is a full-time staff photographer for Playboy. The remaining eight photographers are regular
contributors who shoot frequently, but not exclusively, for Playboy: Jarmo Pohjaniemi (Miami), David Rams (Atlanta),
Ric Moore (Dallas), Mizuno (LA), Gen Nishino (NY), Byron Newman (London),
Waldy Martens (Vancouver), and Paul Buceta (Toronto). Over time, this list can change, and models can call the Chicago office of Playboy
to verify a photographer not on this list. But as of now, there are eleven.
RABBIT HEAD DESIGN is a trademark of Playboy and used with permission by One Model Place.
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