Ruby Ray (photographer)

Ruby Ray (born 1952) is a photographer, particularly known for her photography of the early punk movement.^[1][2] She is known for her photography of marginalized and fringe musical artists,^[3][4] with her photographs featured in Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, The Early Years.^[5]

Ruby Ray grew up in upstate New York before moving to San Francisco.^[6] She began her photography career in 1977 with Search and Destroy, a local San Francisco zine. Her first photo session was with The Dils.^[1] By 1979, Search and Destroy has ceased publishing, but Ruby Ray continued photographing local punk bands and eventually began her own publication, RE/Search.^[1]

As the punk scene dwindled, Ruby Ray moved to New York City in the 1980s.^[6]

• Punk Passage San Francisco First Wave Punk 1977–1981. San Francisco Public Library. 12 September – 6 December 2009.^[7]

Ray, Ruby and Savage, Jon. From the Edge of the World: California Punk, 1977–1981. San Francisco, Calif. : Superior Viaduct, 2013.

Ruby Ray: Kalifornia Kool Photographs 1976–1982 https://www.artbook.com/9789198451238.html

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