Ruby Ray (born 1952) is a photographer, particularly known for her photography of the early punk movement.
[1][2] She is known for her photography of marginalized and fringe musical artists,[3][4] with her photographs featured in Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, The Early Years.
[6] She began her photography career in 1977 with Search and Destroy, a local San Francisco zine.
[1] By 1979, Search and Destroy has ceased publishing, but Ruby Ray continued photographing local punk bands and eventually began her own publication, RE/Search.
[1] As the punk scene dwindled, Ruby Ray moved to New York City in the 1980s.