Herb Ritts is considered one of the most influential portrait photographers of the 21st century. Ritts worked with a virtual who’s who of celebrities the world over and is celebrated for his black-and-white portraits taken in the style of classical Greek sculpture. Consequently, many consider him the grandfather of glamour photography. During the 1980s and 1990s, Ritts became the world’s leading celebrity portrait photographer. Some of his most famous work included the first pictures of a paralyzed Christopher Reeve and Elizabeth Taylor just days after she underwent brain surgery. Ritts’ notoriety also gained him unprecedented access to subjects, including President Ronald Reagan, actorJack Nicholson and singer Madonna, whose portraits have fetched millions of dollars.
See his work: http://www.herbritts.com/images/
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