I like form and shape and strength in pictures.

In this remark, Ritts signals a preference for images built on clear structure: strong contours, deliberate composition, and an emphasis on the body or object as a sculptural form. “Form and shape” suggest an almost classical, studio-minded approach—lighting and pose used to carve volume and geometry—while “strength” points to a visual rhetoric of power and presence rather than softness or spontaneity. The line helps explain why his fashion and celebrity photographs often read as timeless and monumental: they prioritize clean design, physicality, and graphic clarity over narrative clutter. It also implies a modernist sensibility, where the photograph’s impact comes from disciplined arrangement and tonal control.