- Herb Ritts
Infobox Celebrity
name = Herb Ritts
image_size = 200px
birth_name = Herbert Ritts
birth_date = birth date|1952|08|13
birth_place =Los Angeles, California
death_date = death date and age|2002|12|26|1952|08|13|mf=y
death_place = Los Angeles
nationality = Flagicon|USA American
occupation =Photographer
known_for =Black-and-white photography
awards =GLAAD Media Awards
Pioneer Award 2008Herbert Ritts (
August 13 ,1952 inLos Angeles, California –December 26 ,2002 in Los Angeles) was an American fashionphotographer who concentrated onblack-and-white photography and portraits in the style of classical Greek sculpture. Consequently some of his more famous pieces are of male and female nudes in what can be calledglamour photography .Biography
Celebrity/Fashion
Photographer . Born in to aJewish family inLos Angeles ,California , Ritts began his career working in the family furniture business. After awhile he moved to the East Coast and attendedBard College inNew York , where he majored in economics and art history. Later he became interested in photography, when by chance he met a young man in a gas station and decided to photograph him. The young man would later become actor,Richard Gere . The picture gained Ritts some coverage and he began to be more serious about photography. He later photographed notables such as,Christopher Reeve ,Dalai Lama ,Elizabeth Taylor ,Ronald Reagan ,Steven Hawking ,Edward Norton ,Madonna ,Dizzy Gillespie ,Annette Benning ,Cindy Crawford , and many others. He worked for the magazines, "Interview", "GQ", "Harper's Bazaar ", "Rolling Stone ", "Vogue", "Vanity Fair" and "Elle ". He published many books on photography for leading fashion designers including,Giorgio Armani ,Revlon ,Ralph Lauren ,Chanel ,Gianni Versace andCalvin Klein . From 1996 to 1997 some of his work was displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, attracting more then 253,000 people to the exibit. In 1991 he won two MTV Video Awards for his work on music videos byJanet Jackson andChris Isaak . Ritts also worked on other projects including directing and acting, "Mariah #1's" (1999), ' (1996), ' (1998) and "Murder in the First " (1995). Ritts was considered to be a leading celebrity photographer of the 1980s and 1990s. He died in 2002 as a result ofAIDS .Commercial
Herb Ritts Commercial: chronology
*1988:
Parco "Quarttro" withTatjana Patitz
*1990:Rochas "Femme" "Globe"
*1990:Lancôme "Rouge Absolut" withIsabella Rossellini
*1991: Calvin Klein Escape "Water Ski" "Horse" "Pool" "Sailboat" with Shana Zadrick
*1991:NEC withRyuichi Sakamoto
*1992: Levi's Loose Fit Jeans "Wind" "Earth" "Water" "Movement" "Light" "Shorts" "Wave" "Parachute" "Fire" "Premiere" "Sunny Beach" "Collage" "Co-op Land" "Co-op All Star"
*1992: Levi's Loose Fit Jeans "Flag" "Stone Wheel" "Red Stripes" "Poles" "Pyramids" "Climbers" "Fort Window" "Big Ball" "Nadege’s Shorts" "Winter Shorts" "Loose Fit Ninety"
*1992: Levi's Dockers "Grey" "Green" "Tan" "Brown" "Blue" "Black" "Green Shorts" "Tan Shorts" "Blue Shorts"
*1992: Guess Perfume "Café - Women" "Cafe - Men’s" withClaudia Schiffer
*1992:Calvin Klein "Marky Mark" withMark Wahlberg andKate Moss
*1992:Revlon "Charlie" withCindy Crawford andLittle Richard
*1993: Brut "Aquatonic A" withHelena Christensen
*1993:Guy Laroche "Horizon" withBeri Smither
*1993: Paul Mitchell "Seasons" "Earth" with Eloise DeJoria
*1993: Vittel Water "Living Sculpture" withBeri Smither
*1993:Acura "NSX - Handmade" "Comfort" "Quality" "Premium"
*1994: Revlon Flex "Lighten Up" withClaudia Schiffer
*1994:Revlon "Kiss Proof" withCindy Crawford
*1994:Revlon "Defy It" withMelanie Griffith
*1994:Donna Karan "DKNY Men" with Peter Fortier
*1994:Chanel "Allure" with Karen, Leticia, Linda, Irene, Jamie, Basia, Nadege, Emma
*1994: Paul Mitchell "Desert" with Eloise DeJoria
*1994: Cartier "Pasha" with Lara Harris,Tatjana Patitz .
*1995:Häagen-Dazs "Shall We" withTatjana Patitz
*1995:Elizabeth Arden "Black Pearls" withElizabeth Taylor
*1995:CoverGirl "True Advance" withHelena Christensen
*1996:Revlon "Won’t Fade Away" withCindy Crawford
*1996:Victoria's Secret withHelena Christensen ,Dennis Rodman , Vendela,Katey Segal ,Salt-n-Pepa ,Naomi Campbell
*1997:Victoria's Secret withHelena Christensen
*1997: Revlon Ultima "That’s The Ultimate" withKim Delaney
*1997:Victoria's Secret "Angels" withTyra Banks ,Stephanie Seymour ,Karen Mulder ,Helena Christensen ,Daniela Pestova , Tom Jones
*1998:Revlon "Liquid Sexy" withShania Twain
*1998:Chanel "Allure" Kiara,Chandra North , Mackie,Beri Smither , Tara Westwood, Meilan, Elisabet Davidsdottir,Daniela Pestova , Shirley Mallman
*1998:Elizabeth Arden "White Pearls" withBurt Reynolds
*1998: Revlon Ultima II "Beauty is as Beauty Does" "Wisdom" withCybill Shepherd
*1998:Revlon "Wake-Up" withHalle Berry
*1999:Maybelline "Triple Volume" withChristy Turlington
*1999: Eau De Rochas "Man and Woman"Manon von Gerkan
*1999:Vidal Sassoon "Vidal" "Follower vs. Leader" "Standard Vs. State of the Arts" "Art vs. Science" withVidal Sassoon
*1999:Revlon "Looks That Last" withShania Twain ,Cindy Crawford
*1999:Maybelline "Mascara Love" withSarah Michelle Gellar
*2000:Elizabeth Arden "White Diamonds" withElizabeth Taylor
*2001: Estée Lauder "Advance Night Repair" withCarolyn Murphy
*2001:Elizabeth Taylor "United for America" Public Service Announcement
*2001:Revlon "Choices" withHalle Berry
*2001:Maybelline "Wet Shine Nails" withSarah Michelle Gellar
*2002:Victoria's Secret "New Angels" withGisele Bundchen ,Adriana Lima ,Alessandra Ambrosio
*2002:Victoria's Secret "Sexy Support" withTyra Banks
*2002: Estée Lauder "Beautiful" "Pleasures" "Intense" withCarolyn Murphy
*2002: Elizabeth Arden/House Of Taylor "Cinema" withElizabeth Taylor Music Videos
Herb Ritts Music Videos: chronology
*1989: Madonna - "Cherish"
*1990:Janet Jackson - "Love Will Never Do (Without You) " withAntonio Sabato Jr. andDjimon Hounsou
*1991:Chris Isaak - "Wicked Game " (version 2) withHelena Christensen
*1992:Michael Jackson - "In The Closet " withNaomi Campbell
*1994:Jon Bon Jovi - "Please Come Home For Christmas" withCindy Crawford
*1996:Toni Braxton - "Let It Flow"
*1998:Mariah Carey - "My All "
*1999:Chris Isaak - "Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing " withLaetitia Casta
*2000:Tracy Chapman - "Telling Stories"
*2001:Britney Spears - "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know "
*2001:Jennifer Lopez - "Ain't It Funny "
*2001:'N Sync - "Gone"
*2002:Shakira - "Underneath Your Clothes "Actor filmatography
Herb Ritts Actor fimatography: chronology
*1993: Intimate Portrait, episode: "Cindy Crawford", as himself
*1995: Murder In The First, as Mike Kelly
*1997:Behind The Music , episode 6: "Imagemakers", as himself
*2001: Diary, episode 8: "Diary Of Britney Spears", as himself
*2001:The Ellen Show , episode 4: "Vanity Hair", as the photographer
*2002:Making The Video , episode 86: "Underneath Your Clothes", as himselfBooks
Herb Ritts books: chronology
* "Pictures", Twin Palms Publishers, 1988
* "Men/Women", Twin Palms Publishers, 1989
* "Duo", Twin Palms Publishers, 1991
* "Notorious", Little, Brown and Company/Bulfinch Press, 1992
* "Africa", Little, Brown and Company/Bulfinch Press, 1994
* "Work", Little, Brown and Company/Bulfinch Press, 1996
* "Herb Ritts", Fondation Cartier Pour L'art Contemporain, 1999External links
* [http://www.herbritts.com Official Website]
*imdb name|id=0728851|name=Herb Ritts
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7036111 Herb Ritts' biographic sketch] atFind A Grave
* [http://www.staleywise.com/collection/ritts/ritts.html Staley Wise Gallery: Herb Ritts collection]
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