Herb Ritts

Herb Ritts was born n Los Angeles in 1952 and based his carrer there, developing a unique relationship with the city's entertainment industry. Having majored in economics at bard College in the early 1970's, Rits worked for several years in his familys furniture business. His casual interest in photography became a professional carrer in the early 1980's when portraits of up and coming stars like Richard Gere attracted the attention of national magazines. He won rapid success as a fashion photographer working for such magazines as Harpers Bazaar. Vogue and Elle and his portraits appeared regulary in Andy Warhol's Interview and Vanity Fair. Ritts photographs are bold and immediate. His style derived from formal clarity and the intuitive understanding of forms, silhouettes and lines that are strong and classically inspired.

Herb Ritts Images:
Duo IV, Maxico 1990
Female Nude, Detail
Fred with Tires
Fred With Tires I
Fred with Tires II
Men with Kelp, Paradise Cove, 1987
Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tajana, Naomi, 1989
Woman In Sea, Hawaii 1988