{"id":44023,"date":"2024-06-24T16:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2024.spyder.datacolor.eu\/spyder\/?p=44023"},"modified":"2024-06-25T10:18:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T10:18:04","slug":"ruth-medjber-friends-with-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.datacolor.com\/spyder\/blog\/ruth-medjber-friends-with-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Medjber – Portrait, Music Festival and Event Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Photographer Ruth Medjber was born in Marino, Dublin to Irish\/Algerian parents. She graduated from D.I.T. with a BA Hons. in Photography. Her work has been exhibited extensively in Ireland as well as internationally.
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Beyonce in Dublin in 2008. This was one of the first shots that made me feel like a true professional who could potentially make a career out of music photography. Beyonce\u2019s crew were pretty tough and restrictive. We had a time limit in the pit and a bouncer with a stop watch. She came out with this glaring backlight so instantly you needed to reset all your settings, then as soon as you did, she was gone again. Luckily I managed to snap a quick few!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Part of the magic of being on an official crew for a festival is the magic AAA production pass. It allows you to capture shots that otherwise you wouldn\u2019t normally see. I shot this during New Order and it gives a little glimpse into what the FOH crew see on a nightly basis. No matter how amazing the band are, the can only be there thanks to their crew on the night!<\/em><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Ruth\u2019s father was a photographer who sold camera equipment and her inspiration for combining her love of music with photography. She would attend gigs at the Temple Bar Music Centre in Dublin, where she photographed bands backstage.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”44059″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”44069″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”44089″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

I got to hang out with Kodaline for the day thanks to Tourism Ireland. We walked around Dublin city and they showed off their favourite cafes, bars, shops and locations.<\/em><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\u201cFour or five bands would play in the afternoon to a room full of wasted teenagers with terrible haircuts, myself included. I\u2019d make a point of introducing myself to any new bands as \u2018the photographer\u2019 and then proceed to line them up against the wall to have their promo photos taken. I was quite a shy kid but when I assumed the role of photographer, I was this new, confident person.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”44101″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

For me these days, it\u2019s nearly always the crowd that makes the perfect shot, as opposed to just the band. When a musician hops into the crowd I just know we\u2019re going to get something awesome. This is Savages at Electric Picnic. All the other photographers were cleared out just before she did this (as I think they would have really impeded her access) but their Tour Manager was super sound and allowed me to stay on. When you\u2019re working shows like this, you really depend on that level of mutual respect and allowances from touring crews. We\u2019re all just trying to do the best jobs that we can.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Part of the magic of being on an official crew for a festival is the magic AAA production pass. It allows you to capture shots that otherwise you wouldn\u2019t normally see. I shot this during New Order and it gives a little glimpse into what the FOH crew see on a nightly basis. No matter how amazing the band are, the can only be there thanks to their crew on the night!<\/em><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Today, Ruth\u2019s portrait studio is a hotspot for local and international musicians looking for creative album artwork and promo shoots. She’s the official photographer for Ireland\u2019s largest music festival, Electric Picnic as well as Hard Working Class Heroes, Castlepalooza, Guinness Amplify, Bloomsday, to name a few. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”44132″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Growing up in Ireland I started going to music festivals when I was about 13. My parents used to drive me down in the morning and pick me up in the evening as I was too young to camp. I shot this during LCD Soundsystem at Electric Picnic. It was my first year as the official photographer, which was a pretty big thing for me. The band were playing \u201cSomeone Great\u201d so it was pretty emotional. I was perched at the very top of the sound tower, completely alone, having a little moment of appreciation of all that I have in life.<\/em><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”44142″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]An ongoing passion for Ruth is her personal photographic project, Women of Notes, in which she photographs the inspiring women of the Irish music industry and celebrates their successes and achievements. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Quote:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI was quite a shy kid but when I assumed the role of photographer, I was this new, confident person\u201d<\/p>\n

– Ruth Medjber<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”44152″ img_size=”1000×1500″ alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”44122″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css=””]About Ruth Medjber<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ruth\u2019s portfolio includes portraits of renowned artists such as Grace Jones, Hozier, Metallica, and the Foo Fighters. Most recently, she documented Arcade Fire during their UK and European tour and covered the Glastonbury Festival for the BBC. With strong ties to her community, Medjber<\/span> uses her creative talent to support local charitable causes and has developed a long-term project, Women of Notes, which celebrates inspiring women in the Irish music industry to promote gender balance in music.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Email:<\/strong><\/td>\nruth@ruthlessimagery.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Website:<\/strong><\/td>\nhttps:\/\/www.ruthlessimagery.com\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Instagram:<\/strong><\/td>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ruthlessimagery\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Twitter:<\/strong><\/td>\nhttps:\/\/x.com\/ruthlessimagery<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Facebook:<\/strong><\/td>\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ruthlessimagery<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Dublin-born Ruth Medjber, now a globally recognized photographer, was inspired by her father to start taking photographs from a young age. While completing her Bachelor of Arts (Photography) with honors at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Medjber regularly contributed to Hot Press magazine, and later to NME, Rolling Stone, Kerrang! and Classic Rock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44047,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[278,219],"tags":[411],"class_list":["post-44023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-friends-with-vision","tag-ruth-medjber"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.datacolor.com\/spyder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.datacolor.com\/spyder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.datacolor.com\/spyder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.datacolor.com\/spyder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.datacolor.com\/spyder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.datacolor.com\/spyder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.datacolor.com\/spyder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.datacolor.com\/spyder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.datacolor.com\/spyder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.datacolor.com\/spyder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}