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Herb Ritts (Herbert Ritts Jr.) was born on 13 August, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, U.S., is an American photographer. Discover Herb Ritts's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old?

Popular As Herbert Ritts Jr.
Occupation Photographer
Age 50 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 13 August 1952
Birthday 13 August
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of death 26 December, 2002
Died Place Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1950

Together, their furniture business helped to popularize rattan furniture in the 1950s and 1960s.

Raised in an affluent Jewish family, he and his three younger siblings lived next door to actor Steve McQueen, whom he considered to be "like a second father".

Ritts received his first camera, a Kodak Brownie, as a bar mitzvah gift from his father.

1952

Herbert Ritts Jr. (August 13, 1952 – December 26, 2002) was an American fashion photographer and director known for his photographs of celebrities, models, and other cultural figures throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

His work concentrated on black and white photography and portraits, often in the style of classical Greek sculpture, which emphasized the human shape.

Ritts was born on August 13, 1952, in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

His father, Herb Ritts Sr. (née Rittigstein), was a furniture designer and his mother, Shirley Ritts (née Roos), was an interior designer.

1972

He attended Palisades High School and moved to upstate New York in 1972 to study at Bard College, where he received a degree in economics with a minor in art history.

1975

Upon graduation in 1975, he moved back to California to work as a sales representative in the family business.

Later, while living in Los Angeles, 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 Buick.

The picture gained Ritts some coverage and he began to be more serious about photography.

1980

During the 1980s and 1990s, Ritts photographed celebrities in various locales throughout California.

Some of his subjects during this time included musical artists.

1981

He photographed Brooke Shields for the cover of the October 12, 1981 edition of Elle and he photographed Olivia Newton-John for her Physical album in 1981.

1986

Five years later he replicated that cover pose with Madonna for her 1986 release True Blue.

That year he photographed Tina Turner for the album Break Every Rule.

1988

He also took fashion and nude photographs of models Naomi Campbell, Stephanie Seymour, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington, and Cindy Crawford, including "Tatjana, Veiled Head, Tight View, Joshua Tree, 1988."

1989

He was first diagnosed in 1989, and used alternative herbal treatments to fight his condition.

He never publicly disclosed his diagnosis.

1990

Ritts' work with them ushered in the 1990s era of the supermodel and was consecrated by one of his most celebrated images, "Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood, 1989" taken for Rolling Stone.

He also worked for Interview, Esquire, Mademoiselle, Glamour, GQ, Newsweek, Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, Time, Vogue, Allure, Vanity Fair, Details, and Elle.

Ritts took publicity portraits for Batman, Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin which appeared on magazine covers and merchandise throughout the 1990s.

He published books on photography for various fashion designers.

1996

From 1996 to 1997 Ritts' work was displayed at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, attracting more than 250,000 people to the exhibit, and in 2003 a solo exhibition was held at the Daimaru Museum, in Kyoto, Japan.

Ritts was openly gay.

He was in a relationship with entertainment lawyer Erik Hyman from 1996 until his death in 2002.

His parents were accepting and supportive of his sexuality.

Ritts was HIV-positive.

2002

On December 26, 2002, Ritts died in Los Angeles from pneumonia at the age of 50.

According to Ritts' publicist, "Herb was HIV-positive, but this particular pneumonia was not PCP (pneumocystis pneumonia), a common opportunistic infection of AIDS. But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised."