Roskilde 2026: Why we keep coming back
A festival run as a non-profit since 1971, with sustainability you can see and art that makes you stop walking. Why Roskilde keeps earning the trip back, and why this year might be the one to put on your list.
Roskilde 2026: Why we keep coming back
We've shot a lot of festivals by now, and Roskilde is one of those places that, every time, makes us slow down and look around. Sometimes it is easy to just rush from stage to stage to photograph as many artists as possible. Roskilde is one of those where the rest is also worth paying attention to. We will tell you why.
// Annelies Vollmuller · Roskilde
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A small free thing · for the first-timers
Shoot prep checklist.
Four sections, just under forty items. Gear, settings per stage type, what to do in the first ten minutes of your first pit. Tick items off, save your progress on your device, print or save as PDF for the festival ground.
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Open the checklist →03 · Camera settings
Outdoor day, festival stage
ISO 200-400 · 1/1000s+ · f/4-5.6 · Daylight
- Shoot RAW
- Continuous AF, single-point
- Buffer test before doors
- Camera clocks set + matched
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