Coming from California and growing up where I did, I've always had a fondness for and innate sensitivity to light, texture, and warmth.
Herb RittsWell, I liked it - that was the main thing. I liked it, but I didn't think of it in terms of a career. I didn't really know; I didn't really think about it. One thing just led to another until finally I quit my job as a salesman and found myself working as a photographer.
Herb RittsI abstract it in my photographs: I like large planes and spaces, areas of texture and light, like deserts or oceans or monumental places.
Herb RittsAnd what excites me most is the type of public, the fact that the Parisian people have a broader cultural understanding than many Americans do.
Herb Ritts