Photography

Two erotic photographs of France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy are going under the hammer at the auction house Philips de Pury's. The sale of snaps are part of an auction titled "Sex".

Since moving into the White House in January, they've been pictured in just about every newspaper and magazine across the world. But it has taken ten months for this, the first official portrait of America's First Family together, to be released.

Three years ago, a poster of a nude and heavily pregnant Britney Spears sparked concern in Japan before it was displayed in Tokyo's subways because it was considered "too stimulating" for young commuters.

Helen Levitt, a major photographer of the 20th century who caught fleeting moments of surpassing lyricism, mystery and quiet drama on the streets of her native New York, died in her sleep at her home in Manhattan on Sunday. She was 95.