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Best Of 2020. Thank You artists, clients, friends, journalists. You have been amazing. Two exhibitions in Hamburg & Berlin, European Month of Photography #artistinaction, 3 Music releases as Can Love Be Synth. It has been fun. But still hope we can get back to normal soon. I miss Live Music and Club Nights. A drink at the Bar and Dj`ing in front of people. xx k.

Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays! xx k.

Die OLL-Inklusive App. Photo by me, Retouch Thomas Koch!

Check out our ANTI FASCIST campaign. You can get the ring`s and stuff at Jonathan Johnson in Hamburg and online. Model WIKIRIOT / Female Rapper

New Tim Engelhardt Music Production Pack. xx k.

EMOP Europäischer Monat der Fotografie 2020 in Berlin #artistinaction event I photos by EMOP/Alexander Rentsch

October coming! EMOP Europäischer Monat der Fotografie in Berlin #artistinaction 17th of October! xx k.

Small interview via Nadine Dinter in Foto Portfolio 2020

Out now Ada Morghe`s Album "Box". So proud of this one, it was such a wonderful day and such a great team. xx k.

Happy 10 Years <3 xx k.

With these two wonderful actors from AHOI Agency for Manakaa Project. Isabel Thierauch & Sebastian Schneider

I supported RockCity e.V. in Hamburg with this Poster and Social Media campaign during the lockdown, photographed at Tempel 1844, gallery & artist residency. It will be followed by an exhibition from 4th to 11th of September ONE ROOM ONE LIGHT

jacques schumacher at his home. What a great invite and talk. xx k.

On Radio FM4 26.06.20 21:00 Talking Music & Photography with Joyce Muniz

Vielen Dank an - fotogloria | büro für fotografische zusammenarbeit GmbH - für das interview und das ich dabei sein darf! Total schöne Serie! k. xx
https://blog.fotogloria.de/facesofphotography-teil-50-katja-ruge-aus-hamburg/

artist residency at Tempel 1844 in Hamburg supporting young musicians with a photoshooting. xx k.

artist residency at Tempel 1844 in Hamburg supporting young musicians with a photoshooting. Lovely visitors, Edda Fahrenhorst and Sonja Hoffmann Food Photography. xx k.

18:00 28th of March I`m talking with my Bff collegue Edouard Olszewski on his Instagram live for an hour. This will be fun:))) Join us! Looking forward! xx k.
https://www.instagram.com/arteographie

I play Saturday in a empty club for an hour. it´s going to be an unsual experience. Tune in 1st of March 21-22:00. Stay happy & healthy. xx k.

Very very sad news. R.I.P. Andrew Weatherall. The DJ of the DJ`s. We spent some time together at Gottwood Festival in Wales 2016. Blessed. xx k.

Interview with my photos of Gloria de Oliveira is online now on Salve Magazine! https://salve-magazine.de/gloria-de-oliveira/

One of the 40 Music Women Ambassadoras in 2020 with a lot of stunning other women!

DJ Stingray arrived backstage Golden Pudel Club

Sookee, Helena Hauff & Nina Kraviz, Anna Calvi, Ebow, Sonae, Mozhgan Shariat , Afrodeutsche among many others,oh what a year so many amazing photosessions. Grateful, Thankful. Stay Love & Happy Holidays, K.

When one of you`re photos is printed BIG. Somewhere in Asia:)) With DJ & producer Nick Höppner. xx k.

Congratulations Groove Magazine 30 Years of Electronic Music talking. Dj Koze from a cover of the magazine in 2015. xx k.

Soon playing at Golden Pudel Club. 20-23h. See you there! xx k.

Photos for IFSH – Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik
Universität Hamburg, Keynotes, Workshops and Concerts. Here with Maya Postepski and legendary Gudrun Gut.

Lately Marcel Dettmann & PHUONG-DAN backstage Golden Pudel Club.

Fr and Sa! Come along! xx k.

Really great day in Berlin at Raw Studios with ÂME Frank & Kristian and AlexxandAnton.

Soon at PAL/Room II with Neil Landstrumm. Can`t wait! xx k.

With the wonderful Charlotte Lawrence from L.A. after her performance at Docks Hamburg.

This is why I enjoy festivals! At night meeting this wonderful women that is rapper Alyona Alyona backstage, ask her if we can do a photoshooting, yes! Next day after we did and 3 hours later she win‘s the Anchor Award of the Reeperbahnfestival.

Doing the Open Show on Friday 20th of September 16:30. "The Female in Club Culture" www.facebook.com/events/365423200798574

The podcast is online!!! www.electronicbeats.net/podcast/katja-ruge/

My podcast for Electronic Beats with Gesine is online. Thank you for the lovely chat:)))) xx k.

Love the flyer with Akua. xx k.

Great times last weekend at Sacred Ground Festival Uckermark with the creators Frank Wiedemann (ÂME/Innervisions) and RY X. Together they are also Howling.

THE HACKER out on Electronic Emergencies in September, Machinegewehr did the graphics, I took the photo. I`m so in Love with that combination. xx k.

I did an interview and photos for the BFF series Mastertapes with legendary Stern Magazine photographer Volker Hinz and new honorary BFF member in Hamburg. EnJOY watching, I had a blast doing this! xx k.

See you there. 9.8.19 in HH. dj`ing at Pudel with Josh Cheon. xx k.

BFF 50years celebrations in Stuttgart with my photo of VUUDUU, retouch by Christian Branscheidt

BFF 50years celebrations with the wonderful photographer and new honorary member Thomas Billhardt

See you in Berlin, I dj alongside all these wonderful gentleman at Bigamo open air on the 2nd of June. xx k.

Missy Magazine is out on the Cover Rap Artist Ebow photographed in Berlin a few weeks ago. We had such a great time and I can`t wait to show more photos from the session! xx k.

I´m showing a little part of my Ladyflash photo project here till May! We had a great opening of the exhibition "BFF-Progressiv - State of the Art" in the Vier Jahreszeiten Hotel Zingst yesterday together with my dear colleagues Sabine Scheer | Florian W. Müller & Volker Crone.
Partners are BFF Berufsverband Freie Fotografen und Filmgestalter + Epson
#ladyflash #picbykr #zingst

Yesterday after a stunning sold out show I photographed the one and only Anna Calvi quickly backstage for my on going photo project Ladyflash. So fun and easy going. Thank you Anne Haffmanns for organising it. I wanted to portrait her since 2011 and it finally happened. Sometimes it takes the time it takes. xx k. Kampnagel - Internationales Zentrum für schönere Künste.

photos with AFRODEUTSCHE from Manchester at Golden Pudel Club Hamburg, my fave music & photo playground:))) xx k.

Beginnning of the year starts with this beautiful girl. Quick photo meeting with Pamela Reif Germanys most important Fitness influencer at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg for Warner Music:) xx k.

One of my personel favourite shots this year, It has been a very exiting year, thank you to all my clients, artists and the lovely people I worked with. I hope I see you all back in 2019. Have a peaceful Christmas and a wonderful start into the New Year! Katja xx

Dan Curtin for 5 Magazine Chicago

A little quick and dirty photosession with Blawan at Pudel Club Hamburg. xx k. #pudelseries

#traxmag #takeover #katjaruge #electronicmusic #magazine #paris

My party on the 26th of October at Pudel Club Hamburg with the infamous Mark reeder (B-Movie Film)

Some of the shots I did for the swedish brand MACKMYRA whiskey in their store near Hamburg.

Photos for Oll Inklusiv Agency in Hamburg and Mitra Kassai. Styling: Celicy Turner,
Make Up/Hair: Pia Norberg,
Retouch: Thomas Koch

Photokina 2018 the stand of BFF this weekend. Edition Black feat. my Björk photo/ Lith Print by Oliver Rolf

With The Hacker/Michel Amato press shots in the old Olympic Village in Berlin. I love the pool color:))) xx k.

Great day with Oliver Rolf I Platinum doing a wetplate with Greg Gorman, the legendary photographer! I felt so blessed to meet him and take photos. xx k.

Very happy to be part of GLOW-Global Woman in Music with a Talk at Kantine am Berghain, Berlin on the 15th of September 2018. Join us! xx k. http://libertine-mag.com/magazin/rocknroll-im-bildformat/

"Music was my first Love" Group Show in Hamburg. Please contact liberty@ame-nue.com for prices and prints.
30x40 Limited Edition 12 + 2AP
Baryt handprint (Marc Almond, Tim Burgess, Terry Hall, Beastie Boys, Suede, Carl Craig, Johnny Marr, Tony wilson, St. etienne, A Guy Called Gerald, Tiga, Scooter, next photo: Sonic Youth, Blur and Primal Scream www.katjaruge.de/music-was-my-first-love

Photos with the wonderful Sofia Kourtesis at Funkhaus Berlin <3 xx k.

Thank you NovaFuture Blog for the Love. Features some of my photos and a new mix:))) xx k. https://novafuture.blog/2018/08/11/music-art-selection-of-photos-mix-by-katja-ruge-aka-kann-denn-liebe-synthie-sein

Groove Magazin Cover September/Oktober with Helena Hauff photographed at Karlanders Agency in Hamburg. xx k.

Happy Birthday Kate Bush, turning 60 today <3 This was a hommage photosession for Arte TV once. I loved my little double Kate, she was amazing. xx k.

With Helena Hauff I did a session through the night, attached a wonderful talk we did together with Thomas Venker in Barcelona during Sonar Festival 2018. www.kaput-mag.com/stories-de/helena-hauff_ich-glaube-das-ist-ein-total-super-interview/

25 years Sonar Festival 2018, I did some photos for Kaput Magazine!
www.kaput-mag.com/rainbow_en/sonar-2018-25-years-in-27-pictures/

Photosession with Auroral Halal in Barcelona during Sonar Festival 2018.

Wonderful photosession with Amelie Lens, DJ, producer, labelowner and model:)))

with raketerei I did a podcast about my work as a photographer, music making, DJ ing and many more thing, Enjoy:) http://www.raketerei.com/podcast-katja-ruge/

At Capitis Studios Berlin June 2018 for one night only some of my photos of Ladyflash - Women in Music were hanging.

Libertine Magazine article about my work in the field of electronic music and especially with female produchers and musicians.

For the my client the City of Norderstedt I photographed this cover. What a beautiful day and photoshooting.

Album cover for Patlak

I did an interview with french blog lecarteson.http://lacarteson.fr/2018/03/katja-ruge-lintimite-monde-de-nuit/

For the band Joco fromHamburg we did a session on my favourite beach at the Baltic Sea for their new album.

Great times at Institut für populäre Musik/Folkwang Universität in Bochum with Thomas Venker and Hans Nieswandt.

All poster photos for Folkwang Universität in Bochum

Missy Magazin Calender 2018

My personal Best Of 2017, it has been such an exiting year!

Mark E.Smith photos featured Spiegel Online.http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/mark-e-smith-mit-sicherheitsabstand-zum-rest-der-welt-nachruf-a-1189736.htm

video interview for ze.tt magazin about my mothers illness alzheimers and howwe live with it, in german. https://ze.tt/ich-weiss-nicht-ob-ich-meiner-mutter-ohne-ihr-alzheimer-so-nahe-gekommen-waere/