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Herb Ritts

1952 - 2002

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herb Ritts is the 65th most popular photographer (down from 47th in 2019), the 4,668th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,226th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Herb Ritts ranks 65 out of 148. Before him are Nick Ut, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Grete Stern, Hippolyte Bayard, Patrick Demarchelier, and Lothar Wolleh. After him are Gertrude Käsebier, Alexander Gardner, Cornell Capa, René Burri, Imogen Cunningham, and Karl Blossfeldt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Herb Ritts ranks 229. Before him are Ng Man-tat, Semyon Bychkov, Gennady Timchenko, Josip Kuže, Bruno Giacomelli, and Lam Ching-ying. After him are Jacques Santini, Dennis Stratton, Kees Kist, Bernard Stiegler, Hulusi Akar, and Serhiy Tkach. Among people deceased in 2002, Herb Ritts ranks 145. Before him are Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Dida, André Clot, Pat Flaherty, Lolita Torres, and Xavier Montsalvatge. After him are Héctor Trujillo, Gustaaf Deloor, Elie Hobeika, Harold Russell, Gabriel Almond, and Marcel Kint.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Herb Ritts ranks 4,668 out of 20,380. Before him are Ronnie Spector (1943), Ronald Graham (1935), Alan Dershowitz (1938), Brad Delson (1977), Bill Miller (1912), and Fred Willard (1939). After him are Michael McKean (1947), Faith Hill (1967), Syd Mead (1933), Paul Mazursky (1930), William Calley (1943), and E. E. Smith (1890).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States

Among photographers born in United States, Herb Ritts ranks 17. Before him are Berenice Abbott (1898), Lewis Hine (1874), Edward Weston (1886), Paul Strand (1890), Sean Flynn (1941), and Wilson Bentley (1865). After him are Gertrude Käsebier (1852), Imogen Cunningham (1883), William P. Gottlieb (1917), Berry Berenson (1948), Ansel Adams (1902), and Helen Levitt (1913).

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