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INTERVIEWS ISSUE 55
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Issue 55 Interview With Photographer Alex Ruffini Published By Alchemist Publishing Firenze, Italy Rock Legend News Founded By Londa R. Marks October 16, 2014 Chief Editor & CEO: Londa R. Marks Concept, Graphics & Design: Londa R. Marks Content & Contributors: Some entries are from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia which may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License. If content is factually incorrect or highly offensive you can edit articles at Wikipedia use of data and may include other wiki’s, stock photos, private archived photos, stock illustrations, social news aggregators, contributor photos, RSS news feeds, print syndications, submitted news tips & information and similar sources. Magazine, graphics, installments, editing & website designed, developed, coded at Londa R. Marks Studio in Firenze, Italy. * Over a Million World Wide Readership/Viewers Since 2016 * Londa R. Marks Founder/Administrator of: Pete Way Facebook Group Headquarters & General Contact: Rock Legend News L.R. Marks Studio 50123 Firenze, Italy Email: support@rocklegendnews.com Website: www.rocklegendnews.com Facebook: facebook.com/rocklegendnews Twitter: twitter.com/rocklegendnews YouTube: youtube.com/rocklegendnews
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Interview With Photographer Alex Ruffini March 6, 2015 By Londa R. Marks | Metal Music Interviews Published By Rock Legend News, Firenze, Italy and Tempi Dispari.it, Rome, Italy Rock Legend News: Your photography depicts an obvious understanding of rock music and musicians. When you saw Kiss performing in Italy for the first time you were inspired by the mix of music, stage design and make-up. Would you say that your approach to photography consists of capturing what the musician is experiencing in the creative area? Alex Ruffini: Loving music and everything visual around it, I was first “hit” through my eyes, then through my heart. I was little more than a child, so any pretty distorted guitar was good enough to turn me on, and a showing off guitar or bass player was even better to me. Kiss were my very first love, I got lucky, that is why I have always been keen on groups from abroad! Rock Legend News: It is known that you were inspired by Ross Halfin and others but you are one of the best music photographers in the world and you have photographed the elite of rock stars with your work showcased in popular music magazines. Though you produce work at a fine art level and you capture emotion, the musician in you can be seen surfacing in your photos quite often. What is your secret? Alex Ruffini: Can I say that Ross Halfin is a not so correct middle class guy? Neil Zlozlower is the best person, for me. What you see is what you get, even if many “colleagues” of mine describe me as a sort of Ross Halfin. You know me, so you know who I am. For the rest of the world, who cares. First thing is being a professional. You cannot allow yourself to have the star in front of your camera asking you “What am I supposed to do now?” or “What do you want me to look like now?”. Just a few minutes like this, and the star is fed up of you, so bye bye. PAGE 4 ROCK LEGEND NEWS
Rock Legend News: You are a musician too. How do you approach music? lex Ruffini: I have been a guitarist myself for quite a long time, I used to A be in some local or foreign bands as well, but my love for photography overcame, so I made my choice: photographer! Anyway, I still have fun jamming with a few of my former and present myths. Luckily, my parents used to be music lovers, and music still means happyness to me. The Ruffini family always had lots of joy at home, we always used to listen to everything. My father loved Classical Music, while my mother was more the rock ‘n’ roll type, she used to listen to Elvis!! ock Legend News: Recently your photos have been exhibited at the Hard R Rock Cafe in Rome, Florence and Venice. Do you have exhibitions scheduled in other countries? lex Ruffini: I have been invited to take part to some festivals in Northern ItA aly last summer, but I refused, as I did not find it a smart idea having my pics shown in a sort of beerdrinkers environment just for a few days. Photos must be enjoyed in a dignified place, on my opinion, and not only because they are MY photos. My agent is planning exhibitions in Austria, and in Berlin, Germany. This is exciting. Last week I met George Dubose, the living legend of photography, and he had a look at my pics then he said he wants them in an exhibition in Barcelona, Spain, in one of his galleries. ock Legend News: Your book, ’Monsters Of Rock’ contains photos of R some of the most famous names in the international rock scene from Kiss to Smith, the Sex Pistols and many others, both inside and outside the stage and much more. Will you tell your fans about this captivating collection of your work? Alex Ruffini: I wanted many of these artists in the Monsters Of Rock simply as a token of sympathy and esteem to them. As a kid I used to be, and I still am, a fan of theirs, I used to adore and venerate them as gods! Honestly, who could have guessed that such stars would be models for me? ROCK LEGEND NEWS
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Rock Legend News: You have photographed pretty much everyone in rock but is anyone missing from your artist’s list that you would like to add? lex Ruffini: Aerosmith, Kiss in my studio, then I could even die peacefully A (jokes). ock Legend News: Who would you say was the easiest artist you have R worked with? lex Ruffini: Everyone. They know you, know your final result, therefore I A have a head start! Rock Legend News: Who is or has been your favorite artist to photograph? lex Ruffini: Musicians/Artists with an Attitude! I like people who know how A to take a challenge. ock Legend News: What would you recommend or say to those choosing R your profession? lex Ruffini: Go straight your way, do not consider judgments on your picA tures, or Likes on Facebook. Just surrealistic unreality.
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