article_snippet: According to the New York Times, though some have called Ritts'formulaic, Ritts' 'belongs in the tradition of Richard Avedon, Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Irving Penn.'
article_snippet: Ritts' also worked with Turlington on a Gianni Versace advertising campaign, which took them to the dry Mojave Desert lakebed known as El Mirage, where the vast open space gave Sylvester Stallone a sense of creative freedom .
article_snippet: Ritts applied this signature simplicity of composition and strength of form to advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein, Chanel and Gianni Versace among others, that are still instantly recognizable today.
article_snippet: Monochrome: Ritts applied his signature simplicity of composition and strength of form to advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein, Chanel and Gianni Versace Gianni Versace among others, that are still instantly recognizable today .
article_snippet: his took a statuesque stance for Ritts in 1993 .
article_snippet: Paul Martineau, who previously curated a Los Angeles exhibit, once described Ritts as an impulsive photographer. '