Herb Ritts is one of the most popular and richest Photographer who was born on August 13, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Black-and-white photographer, best known for his iconic photos of celebrities like Black-and-white photographer known for his iconic images of celebrities such as George Clooney and Julia Roberts. or Julia Roberts.
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Born in Los Angeles, to a Jewish family, Ritts began his career working in the family furniture business. His father, Herb Ritts Sr., was a businessman, while his mother, Shirley Ritts, was an interior designer. He moved to the East Coast to attend Bard College in New York, where he majored in economics and art history, graduating in 1975.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Ritts prominently photographed celebrities in various locales throughout California. Some of his subjects during this time included Elizabeth Taylor, Vincent Price, Madonna, Denzel Washington, Johnny Depp, Ronald Reagan, David Bowie, Courtney Love, Liv Tyler, Matthew McConaughey, Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, and Mariah Carey.
He was born in Los Angeles, California and died from complications of HIV at the age of 50.
