Herb Ritts is a gay fashion photographer famous for his black & white photography, & nude art.
In 2002, he died at age 50 of pneumonia. Ritts was living with HIV.
He directed music videos:
– Madonna’s Cherish
– Chris Isaak’s Wickem Game (yes, the one with the naked Helena Christensen)
– Britney’s Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know
– Shakira’s Underneath Your Clothes
He’s also photographed Johnny Depp, Cindy Crawford, Jack Nicholson, Cher…
His work is amazing. Check it out.
Amazing! My favorite type of posts.
Not surprisingly, I’ve heard of him before 😀
Oddly, the britney shoot is very tame.. ironic 😛
Tame compared to the “In the Zone” era 😛
Tame, but beautiful. Great collection of photos. It’s said he is no longer with us.