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Meet Leah Barylsky, the Woman Behind the Camera – And On the Stage — During Rüfüs Du Sol’s Record-Breaking Tour

Billboard·Katie Bain·about 23 hours ago
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If you saw Rüfüs Du Sol ‘s recent Inhale/Exhale world tour — which sold an incredible 1.7 million tickets, according to Billboard Boxscore — you likely noticed a fourth person onstage giving their own impressive performance.

That was Leah Barylsky, Rüfüs’ camerawoman. Moving with such incredible grace and stamina that fans started filming videos of her filming the performance, Barylsky was crucial to creating the show’s visual feel, pace and intimacy as she, with her camera, got up close to the group’s Tyrone Lindqvist, James Hunt and Jon George.

“It’s my perspective, and what fan doesn’t want to be up there and have the opportunity to see through my lens?” she says.

Of course, roving camera people are a feature of most major tours.…

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