Herb Ritts: L.A. Style
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,Photography & Video
Herb Ritts: L.A. Style Details
Review “Ritts was L.A. style.”—Vogue “A veritable feast for the eyes.”—Publishers Weekly"Cindy, Naomi, Christy. All the supermodels are front and center in this stunning roll call that is Herb Ritts: L.A. Style."—Harper’s Bazaar"[Herb Ritts: L.A. Style] chronicles the career of the late photographer and captures Ritts’s ability to bring the distinct feel of his native California to life. It’s his own unique version of California, a dry black and white background upon which to capture new compositions of the human body."—The Fader"Ritts was a master at meshing the worlds of commercial and fine art, and was noted for his modern nudes and close-up portraits of bodies in motion."—Los Angeles Confidential"No one captured L.A. fashion quite like iconic lensman Herb Ritts, whose chic photos fill the pages of this ultra-chic book."—Who What Wear“Herb Ritts’s use of light, form and composition to communicate strength and poise evince his true genius.”—Resource“[This book] should appeal to a wide audience, from arts and photography holdings to those interested in fashion history and California artists. It’s a dynamic gathering of all of Herb Ritts’s images and is not be missed.”—The Midwest Book Review Read more About the Author Paul Martineau is associate curator in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum. He is the author of Paul Outerbridge: Command Performance (Getty Publications, 2009) and Still Life in Photography (Getty Publications, 2010). James Crump is chief curator and curator of photography at the Cincinnati Art Museum. In 2007, Crump wrote, produced, and directed the documentary film Black White + Gray, featuring the influential curator and collector Sam Wagstaff and artist Robert Mapplethorpe. Read more
Reviews
I've been a fan or Ritts' work since the 80s. Even own the same camera he loved (The Mamiya RZ67 Pro2. There is a lot of work that is not showcased here, but this may be the best of his work. A greatest hits if you will more than an exhaustive look at his catalog.If you are a fan of his work, or if you are interested in the work of a man who had one of the best eyes for black and white photography that has ever graced the Earth, get this book. It is a reference for me for so much that I do in my own work.
