Draft:Rukes

Drew Ressler, also known as “Rukes”, is a prominent nightlife photographer in the dance music scene (Named #1 in the “Greatest Music Photographers Right Now” by Complex Magazine).

He has taken photos for nearly every major DJ around the world and for many of the world’s largest festivals. Known for his fisheye shots directly behind DJs and his ability to capture the emotion and feel of the events.

The name “Rukes” comes from an AOL chat room in 1995 when somebody said ‘This videogame rules,’ but they misspelled it ‘rukes’ by accident.

Professional Live Music Photography Career
Rukes first started working in the DJ and event photography industry in late 2003.

After moving to LA, in 2005 Drew did photography full-time, working for Avalon, Giant, and Insomniac for the next few years in Los Angeles.

Rukes started working as a nightlife photographer for Giant at Avalon in 2005, and added Insomniac as a client in 2007, covering all their club and festival events.

In 2009 Drew started his first tour with Deadmau5.

Drew then continued working as a nightlife photographer for many DJs and music festivals such as Avicii, Swedish House Mafia, Illenium, Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Knife Party, Skrillex, Zedd, Steve Aoki, and more.