Metal de las Montañas 2026 – Music Photography
1. Research
The Festival Metal de las Montañas, born in Ciudad Bolívar, is more than a concert—it’s a cultural movement that promotes peace, community, and resistance through heavy metal. One of the advantages of covering festivals like Metal de las Montañas is the unlimited time in the pit, full backstage access, and the opportunity to talk directly with the artists. You also connect with underground music and emerging bands, becoming part of their community. The quantity of participating bands required me to spend the entire day covering performances, preparing a dedicated gallery for each, and delivering copies to the media, ensuring every act received professional exposure.
2. production
On the 20th anniversary, the number of participating groups required me to spend the entire day documenting performances, creating a gallery for each band, and delivering copies to the media, ensuring every act received professional exposure. The quantity of participating bands required me to spend the entire day covering performances, preparing a dedicated gallery for each, and delivering copies to the media, ensuring every act received professional exposure.
3. Results
One of the immediate outcomes of covering festivals like Metal de las Montañas is national television exposure (jajaja). It also becomes a huge learning opportunity—capturing bands you don’t know doubles your concentration and keeps you more alert. You generate extensive content for yourself, the media, and the bands, who are satisfied and help share your work.
Venue: Some Parking lot in Bogotá.
Outcomes
Music festivals are a creative logistical challenge. Generating large amounts of content is a trap one can easily fall into due to the duration and number of bands. For future opportunities, I plan to manage time more efficiently and gradually acquire the equipment needed to post‑produce images directly at the venue, at least some for real‑time publication by the media. At the same time, it is magnificent to discover new musical horizons and remain ready for anything.
