Ebru Yıldız

Ebru Yıldız was born and raised in Turkey and moved to New York in 1998. While she was pursuing her Master′s degree in Communications Design at Pratt Institute, her passion for music led her to seek it out everywhere: large clubs, small bars, back rooms, house parties, and the multitude of DIY venues in Brooklyn. Yıldız found herself documenting the thriving New York Music scene and started photographing the events only a year after. She was invited to be a part of a group exhibition at CB’s Gallery called “Back To Bowery” along with acclaimed music photographers such as Godlis, Roberta Bayley, Mick Rock and Billy Name. Since then Yıldız has participated in several exhibitions in New York. Her photographs have appeared in print and online publications such as The New York Times, Pitchfork, NPR, Spin, Rolling Stone, NME, New York Magazine, Prefix Magazine, Brooklyn Vegan, ‘Sup Magazine, XLR8R, Village Voice, Bant, Time Out NY, and Huffington Post.

In 2009 Yıldız received Vox Populi award in Concert Photography category at the Independent Music Awards. In 2012 she was selected as one of “The 50 Greatest Music Photographers Right Now” by Complex Magazine. Yıldız currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NYC.

Reference: ebruyildiz.net, devisemagazine.com