Celebrating the late, great photographer Herb Ritts

Date
5 April 2012

There are some specimens of the human body that must be documented and stared at all day – in a perfectly legal way of course. Luckily for us, photographer Herb Ritts did a lot of that during the 1980s and 1990s. Creating stunning black and white portraits he made beautiful people look like modern Greek statues and it’s what he became famous for – the work he produced cemented him as one of the top fashion, nude and celebrity image-makers of his time. So to celebrate his work and to coincide with the 10th anniversary of his death, The Getty Center in LA is hosting an exhibition of his best photographs which runs until August. Hot stuff!

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Herb Ritts: Man with Chain, Los Angeles, 1985

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Herb Ritts: Versace Dress, Back View, El Mirage, 1990

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Herb Ritts: Bill T. Jones VI, Los Angeles, 1995

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Herb Ritts: Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Point Dune, 1987

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Herb Ritts: Greg Louganis, Hollywood, 1985

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Herb Ritts: Mark Findlay I, Los Angeles, 1990

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Rebecca Fulleylove

Rebecca Fulleylove is a freelance writer and editor specialising in art, design and culture. She is also senior writer at Creative Review, having previously worked at Elephant, Google Arts & Culture, and It’s Nice That.

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