Herb Ritts Africa - Hardcover

Ritts, Herb

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0821221213 ISBN 13: 9780821221211

Publisher: Bulfinch, 1994

Synopsis

This sumptuously designed and printed book shows some unusual subjects by Ritts, well known for his fashion and celebrity photographs. His easily recognizable style has been applied here to Africa (many images were made in Tanzania and feature the Maasai tribe), where he focuses on textures and the play of light and shadows on human faces, wild animals, carcasses, and bones. He chooses exotic landscapes as backgrounds for his posed shots, mostly young African women, whose skin, hair, and jewelry are elegantly presented. Some of the strongest images are surreal juxtapositions of animals (and men) devouring newly killed beasts; desert-tough feet; and men wearing skull masks. The presentation is impeccable, but listing captions at the end is irritating and underlines the fact that this is not so much documentary work as fashion photography in a new location. However, the book will be interesting to photographers and, perhaps, anthropologists.

About this title

About the Author:

Herb Ritts is among the foremost international fashion, celebrity and fine art photographers today, in the same league as Annie Liebowitz and Bruce Weber. His work is extensively published in Vanity Fair, Vogue, Interview, and Rolling Stone.

Synopsis:

Presents a photographic celebration of the landscape, people, and wildlife of Africa.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bulfinch
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0821221213
• ISBN 13: 9780821221211
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144