Herbert "Herb" Ritts Jr. (1952 –2002) was an
American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography
and portraits, often in the style of classical Greek sculpture.
After studying art history and economics, he became
interested in photography when he and friend Richard Gere, then an aspiring
actor, decided to shoot some photographs in front of an old jacked up Buick.
The picture gained Ritts some coverage and he began to be more serious about
photography.
He photographed Brooke Shields for the cover of the Oct. 12,
1981 edition of Elle and he photographed Olivia Newton-John for her Physical
album in 1981. Five years later, he would replicate that cover pose with
Madonna for her 1986 release True Blue.
On December 26, 2002, Ritts died of complications from
pneumonia at the age of 50.
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