LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Meet Luis, Eventique’s Traveling Photographer
Luis Ruiz started photographing events for Eventique way back in 2015. For his first gig, he shot the Humane Society of the United States gala in New York City, not far from where he grew up in the Bronx. But for his second job, Eventique sent him halfway around the world. “Liron brought me to London!” Luis remembers. “It was my first time traveling alone, my first time going away [to shoot], and my first time getting a passport.” Luis rushed his passport paperwork through the system in just three weeks. Within a month of learning about the Midnight Hour event, he was on-site in a cavernous, decommissioned London Underground station shooting the Eventique team’s load-in process. From there, he captured the entire magical night — snapping photos of guests in Victorian-steampunk costumes, acrobats spiraling through blue and pink spotlights, and cocktails trailing smoke. “It was a really cool event to shoot, and the pictures speak for themselves,” Luis says. “I brought all of the music photography experience I had into that world.” Before connecting with Eventique, Luis graduated from Parsons School of Design. He finished school in the middle of the Great Recession when jobs were scarce, so he picked up a photography gig at
for my career. Shooting live musicians and seeing an artist do what they love onstage just does something for my style of work.” Luis beautifully captures the talent on stage at Eventique events. He’s also a master of branding photography — you may have seen his photo in ads for Spotify, Levi’s, and Peloton, or on billboards promoting the Caesars Sportsbook app — and he excels at catching unplanned, behind-the-scenes moments on camera. Eight years on from his first Eventique job, Luis has traveled from coast to coast to shoot productions. He captured a Moby performance at the Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles and took event snapshots at Universal Studios in Orlando. Here in New York, he has immortalized United Nations events, stayed up until 2 a.m. shooting an installation in Times Square, and photographed celebrity talent like actress Sydney Sweeney.
Yankee Stadium only tangentially related to his graphic design degree. “I use some lessons from my degree for my photography, like composition, symmetry, and negative space,” he explains. From there, Luis went all-in on his new profession. He briefly joined the paparazzi, then shot more than 100 weddings — but his favorite gigs were concerts and music festivals. He has worked with both mainstream and indie publications, capturing artists ranging from Bad Bunny to The Rolling Stones.
“I’m very grateful that I found Eventique!” Luis says, adding, “It has been an amazing process watching the company grow.” Luis and his wife, Jessica, live in Valhalla, New York, about an hour from Eventique headquarters. To see more of his photos and shots from Eventique’s other talented photographers, follow Eventique on Facebook at Facebook.com/ eventiqueaffair or Instagram @eventiqueaffair.
“My grandfather was a trumpet player, arranger, and composer, so music is in our blood,” Luis says of his Puerto Rican and Latino family. “For me, shooting music is very important. It keeps me going, and it’s a big inspiration
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