Herb Ritts

Being an American is about having the right to be who you are. Sometimes that doesn't happen. ↗

— Herb Ritts

#americans #civil-rights #expression #gay-rights #homosexuality

Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics. ↗

— Herb Ritts

#about #business #degree #economics #enjoyed

For me, the most important thing I learned was just honing my eye. I think I had a good eye. ↗

— Herb Ritts

#good #had #honing #i #i think

Generally, the French highly promote culture and the arts, and photography is in their blood. ↗

— Herb Ritts

#blood #culture #french #generally #highly

I like form and shape and strength in pictures. ↗

— Herb Ritts

#i #like #pictures #shape #strength

I think knowing people by first names, not by what they do sexually, is really what it's about. Not being afraid. Fear is the enemy. I've always been comfortable with being gay. ↗

— Herb Ritts

#afraid #always #been #being #being afraid

I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense. ↗

— Herb Ritts

#business #business sense #economics #enjoyed #good

Actually, when I first started dabbling in photography, I was still working for my parents as a salesman. ↗

— Herb Ritts

#dabbling #first #i #parents #photography

Regardless of whether you speak the language or are familiar with a culture, the picture should hold up. ↗

— Herb Ritts

#familiar #hold #language #picture #regardless

The education, the cultural awareness, is different in Europe, especially in France, from that in the United States. So I think the public will be much more appreciative of many images. ↗

— Herb Ritts

#awareness #cultural #different #education #especially