Herb Ritts
Herb Ritts
Herbert "Herb" Ritts Jr.was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits, often in the style of classical Greek sculpture...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth13 August 1952
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
american-photographer elements felt foreign halfway home matter
That's why I felt so at home when I went to Africa. It didn't matter that I was halfway around the world in a foreign country, because all those elements are universal. And I think that's one thing about my work: It's universal.
american-photographer
When you start out, you're not really aware. I didn't have a sense of photographic history.
self people taught
Many people who excel are self-taught.
rehabilitation culture language
Regardless of whether you speak the language or are familiar with a culture, the picture should hold up.
photography important subjects
It's important to let your subjects be themselves.
photography art blood
Generally, the French highly promote culture and the arts, and photography is in their blood.
economics good-business majors
I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense.
graduation degrees economics
Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics.
be-who-you-are sometimes happens
Being an American is about having the right to be who you are. Sometimes that doesn't happen.
photography jobs thinking
Well, I liked it - that was the main thing. I liked it, but I didn't think of it in terms of a career. I didn't really know; I didn't really think about it. One thing just led to another until finally I quit my job as a salesman and found myself working as a photographer.
two light mountain
Within two hours of where I live, you have mountains and desert as location. I like the natural elements that abstract into light, texture, shape and shadow.
growing-up california light
Coming from California and growing up where I did, I've always had a fondness for and innate sensitivity to light, texture, and warmth.
stars growing-up fun
I did grow up next door to Steve McQueen, who was a very famous movie star at the time, but as a kid it didn't impress me. We always had great fun with him. He would take us out on Sundays on his motorcycles, riding around in the desert; he was like a second father.
ocean light space
I abstract it in my photographs: I like large planes and spaces, areas of texture and light, like deserts or oceans or monumental places.