Photograph by Pata Torres

Abstract

"In these pages, I show some of the concerts given by national and international artists, who, in one way or another, were important to me. These pictures are dreams come true". In this way, Pata Torres (Montevideo, Uruguay) presents this series of pictures for dixit. The author is an arquitect by the University of the Republic and a photographer. For the past 10 years, she has covered, with her pictures, the music scene. Since october 2012, she is responsible for the photography of Yamp!, a web site dedicated to Uruguayan music. Previously, she worked for Freeway magazine and covered events such as "Fiesta de la X", "Pilsen Rock" and "Bicentenario Uruguay". The Cure, Green Day, Keane, Franz Ferdinand, among others, have been captured by her lense. After seeing the book of live music pictures En Vivo (Sudamericana, 2010), of which Pata Torres was a co-editor, Paul McCartney chose her as the official photographer of his recital and stay in Montevideo