Josh Druding

I'm a photographer and director based in Chicago, Illinois, with a focus primarily on live music, portraits, events and lifestyle photography. I co-founded and am the director of photography at Rich Uncle, a creative studio for emerging musicians and artists. I'm also a regular house photographer for The Salt Shed, Chicago Theatre, Auditorium Theatre, and Metro in Chicago.

I've worked directly with artists such as Bleachers, Jason Isbell, Dawes, and Margo Price. My work has been feature in Rolling Stone, BBC, The Guardian, Consequence, Paste Magazine, Chicago Magazine, 93XRT, WBEZ, Time Out Chicago, Live for Live Music. etc. I was also nominated for Music Moment of the Year at the 2024 Abbey Road Music Photography Awards.