BACK ON TRACK WITH PHOTOS OF FLUFF FEST

Finally I am BACK ON TRACK after this stand-by due my pregnancy. Four weeks ago born my daugther Sophie, she has came to this mad world in good conditions and healthy. These first weeks of maternity have been a bit crazy and stressed, daily living with a baby is a hard thing to deal with.

So, in my willing to be at shows, I had the chance to spend one day at FLUFF FEST (Rokycany - Czech Republic). I just could be one day of the whole 3 days of the festival, exactly on saturday. It was lucky that where I live now in Germany is just one hour and half by car to the city where the festival is celebrated. The weather was not good the weekend of the fest: cloudy, cold and rainy, the sun just appeared for one hour or so.

Like FLUFF FEST or IEPER FEST (in BELGIUM) are the kind of hardcore-punk festivals that I like to be/go cause: no fucking barricades between the stage and the crowd (so people can stage-dive as much as they want and going nuts).
No fucking press passes to request for making photos or get in contact with any band for an interview. You can see band's members hanging around and maybe having a talk with any kid who came to ask something or just want have a chat.
People/bands trading stuff with the distros/labels. The DIY spirit still alive in these kind of festivals, and that's what I like.

The bands I could take photos were the following:
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RALPH MACCHIO (BRASIL)

RUN WITH THE HUNTED (USA)

BOREDOM (AUSTRIA)

MASAKARI (USA)

NO TURNING BACK(NL)

THIS WAS THE BIGGEST CIRCLE PIT EVER SEEN.

ANCHOR (SCANDINAVIA)

pregnancy/maternity stand-by.

Well, it has been some months that I am not posting/up-loading photos of shows during nearly the last 5 months, and it is because I am becoming mom in few weeks and I have not been allowed by the doctor, to be at  places with loud sound/music, and of course for shooting pictures I need to be in first line: near to the crowd and so on, and that is not ok for my pregnant belly.

I have missed the chance to shoot lot of photos at hc-punk shows in Barcelona and mainly now that I am living in Germany, but as soon as the little one is not moshing anymore in my belly and she can stay with her dad, nanny or someone else who i can trust for caring about her, I'll be again shooting photos at shows!

Don´t forget to visit the facebook page: 

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IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW

I've decided to create a XMDMXHCX facebook site so from now on besides of this blog I'll post, up-load and up-date all about the photos at shows in that site.
So click on "I LIKE" and share it with your friends! spread the word!

http://www.facebook.com/xmdmxhcxphotos

and if you have a tumblr account, here you can follow photostories (and somethig else) that I post.
http://photosbymichi.tumblr.com/

FIGHTING BACK

Here a bunch of new photos from the german band EMPOWERMENT and the dutch band VITAMIN X at the FIGHT BACK FEST in Nürnberg-Germany.

See you in the pit!

all the photos available here:

LET'S GET STARTED IT

Well, here it comes the first album of 2012.

Last weekend there was a small hc festival in Barcelona and here you can check out how it was.

CRIM

EXTENSITY

 

ASSAC!

 

PAY THE COST

GET IT DONE

COL.LAPSE

 

 THE GUNDOWN

ABSURDO

TRUTH THROUGH FIGHT

Complete photo album with all the photos of the festival (incluiding after show party), click the link below:
https://picasaweb.google.com/xmdmxhcx/CantKeepUsDownFEST2021ENEROBARCELONA?authuser=0&feat=directlink


ps: These photos are allow to download, but please if you want use any photo for whatever you want, first drop a line sending an email and let me know about it.
Thank you.

Todas las fotos publicadas están disponibles para descargar, así como comparto éstas imágenes si queréis hacer uso de ellas, por favor envía un email comunicando al respecto. Gracias.

Featuring....

It is so good when you see some of your photoartwork published on cool stuff. Two photos taken by me featuring on records.

1. THE GUNDOWN "PRIDE!" LP

Check out the new release of this punk rock with early 80's hc influence. They rock!

http://thegundown.bandcamp.com/

 2. BACKTRACK "DARKER HALF" LP. REAPER RECORDS 2011.

 the new blood of nyhc.

http://backtrack.tumblr.com/

NEW YEAR - NEW PROJECTS

It has been long time since last post, but life sometimes put things that don't allow you to manage several things at same time.
2012 has started and I'm working on posting the last pictures I've shot last days of 2011.
For this new year that has just started off, I have just few projects, cause a huge personal one is coming on next months and it deserves all my time, attention and care, and this means that maybe from may or june I won't be shooting many photos at shows, but at least some people photo shooting that you can follow on my flickr or facebook account:
http://www.flickr.com/xmdmxhcx
http://facebook.com/michelle.olaya.fotografia

Photos from last months of 2011:

NO TURNING BACK october 2011 @ Estraperlo club del ritme - Barcelona - Spain.

WE RIDE october 2011 @ Estraperlo club del ritme - Barcelona. Spain.

 

FOUNDATION @ KUNSTVEREIN,NÜRNBERG-GERMANY. NOVEMBER-2011.

 

EXPIRE @ KUNSTVEREIN,NÜRNBERG-GERMANY. NOVEMBER-2011.

 

ABYSS AD @ KUNSTVEREIN,NÜRNBERG-GERMANY. NOVEMBER-2011.

 

INFILTRATION @ SABOT, WIESBADEN-GERMANY. DECEMBER-2011.

CRACK DEL 29 + THE LINES WE CROSS (LEIPZIG HC) @ SALA MOOG. BARCELONA

PELIGRO (BCN) - PROBLEMS (USA) @ KASAL DE ROKETES SEPT. 2011

SUCKS & SUMMER FEST 2011 Leisnig-Germany

SUCKS & SUMMER FEST 2011 Leisnig-Germany (day 3)

NO TURNING BACK
FINAL PRAYER
RIGHT DIRECTION
ENSIGN
BURY YOUR DEAD
VISION
YOUTH OF TODAY
NAPALM DEATH
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES



I just could made photos of the 3rd day of the festival, due I arrived friday late nite because a huge jam on the higway from bayern to sachsen... =P for me it was such a pain in the ass cause i missed to see STRIFE. Anyway, hope you enjoy these photos.

playlist: naysayer "down but no out", oi the arrase "discorgraphy", la plebe "brazo en brazo", cro mags "age of quarrel", Vision "in the blink of the eye", reagan youth "vol.1", madball "hold it down"

YOUTH OF TODAY @ESTRERPLO CLUB DEL RITME. BADALONA 08/05/11

 

more photos:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.199596633416343.47474.100000980248221&type=3