Herb Ritts & R.T. Bennet

Photo by Herb Ritts, Male nude, 1985



Accept yourself,
love yourself,
and keep moving forward.
If you want to fly,
you have to give up what weights you down.

Roy T. Bennet
The light in the heart

Herb Ritts & "Pagliacci" by R. Leoncavallo

Vladimir, photo by Herb Ritts, 1990

"Ridi Pagliaccio sul tuo cuore infranto! 

Ridi del duol che t'avvelena il cor!"

From the Opera "Pagliacci" by Ruggero Leoncavallo: "Vesti la Giubba".

I love Herb Ritts!

Herb Ritts

Herb Ritts (1952-2002) was an american fashion photographer who concentrated on black and white photography and portraits in the style of classical greek sculpture. Some of his more famous photos are of female and male nudes. Today I choose this piece because I find it really emotional.
My life is changing and it's hard... I feel like I can't breathe. I feel like the man in the photo, in chains he can't move or make a sound.
It hurts.
But I'm positive: everything will be ok...