Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Leipzig, 2026 – photolog 4

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photos: © Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman; edited by Milena Katzman for Mondo Bizarre Magazine.

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As usual, Wave-Gotik-Treffen was captured through the lens of Gustavo Hochman this year supported by image editor Milena Katzman.

Wave-Gotik-Treffen is the world’s largest gothic festival. It also includes Punk, Rivethead, Romanticism, Steampunk, Victoriana and other alternative and subcultures.

Gustavo Hochman, our photographer, was the only photographer allowed in a fashion show in a medieval castle.

We also photographed Covenant and She Past Away, the two main bands present at Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026. Covenant on Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 1 and She Past Away on Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 2

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© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 1

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 2

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 3

Wave-Gotik-Treffen – Previous Years Photologs

Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Leipzig, 2026 – photolog 3

© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

photos: © Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman; edited by Milena Katzman for Mondo Bizarre Magazine.

© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

As usual, Wave-Gotik-Treffen was captured through the lens of Gustavo Hochman this year supported by image editor Milena Katzman.

Wave-Gotik-Treffen is the world’s largest gothic festival. It also includes Punk, Rivethead, Romanticism, Steampunk, Victoriana and other alternative and subcultures.

Gustavo Hochman, our photographer, was the only photographer allowed in a fashion show in a medieval castle.

We also photographed Covenant and She Past Away, the two main bands present at Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026. You can find Covenant on photolog-1 and She Past Away on photolog-2.

© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
Fashion show © Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 1

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 2

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 4

Wave-Gotik-Treffen – Previous Years photologs

There’s also a photo gallery on our Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mondobizarremagazine/

Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Leipzig, 2026 – photolog 2

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Here’s Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Leipzig, 2026 second photolog

photos: © Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman; edited by Milena Katzman for Mondo Bizarre Magazine.

© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

Wave-Gotik-Treffen is the world’s largest gothic festival. It also includes Punk, Rivethead, Romanticism, Steampunk, Victoriana and other alternative and subcultures.

Gustavo Hochman, our photographer, was the only photographer allowed in a fashion show in a medieval castle.

We also photographed Covenant and She Past Away, the two main bands present at Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026. She Past Away are represented here.

Fashion show © Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
She Past Away © Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 1

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 3

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 4

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – Previous Years Photologs

There’s also a photo gallery on our Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mondobizarremagazine/

Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Leipzig, 2026 – photolog 1

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Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 phptolog 1 is the first of four photologs covering the festival.

photos: Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman; edited by Milena Katzman for Mondo Bizarre Magazine.

We have attended Wave-Gotik-Treffen, in Leipzig, since 2019 – minus the pandemic years – and 2026 is no exception.

As usual, Wave-Gotik-Treffen was captured through the lens of Gustavo Hochman this year supported by image editor Milena Katzman.

Wave-Gotik-Treffen is the world’s largest gothic festival. It also includes Punk, Rivethead, Romanticism, Steampunk, Victoriana and other alternative and subcultures.

Gustavo Hochman, our photographer, was the only one allowed in a fashion show in a medieval castle. We have one photo from the session here. More to come.

We also photographed Covenant and She Past Away, the two main bands present at Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026. Covenant are represented here.

You can find links to all previous photo logs on Mondo’s site: here.

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Covenant © Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
Fashion show © Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 2

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 3

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 4

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – Previous Years Photologs.

There’s also a photo gallery on our Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mondobizarremagazine/

We will be attending Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT), in Leipzig, May 22–25, 2026.

© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

We have been attending Wave-Gotik-Treffen, in Leipzig, since 2019 – minus the pandemic years – and 2026 is no exception.

As usual, Wave-Gotik-Treffen will be captured through the lens of Gustavo Hochman this year supported by image editor Milena Katzman.

Wave-Gotik-Treffen is the world’s largest gothic festival. It also includes Punk, Rivethead, Romanticism, Steampunk, Victoriana and other alternative and subcultures.

© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

Our previous years’ full photologs.

Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Leipzig 2025 – photolog 4

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This is our fourth and final photolog of Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2025 held in Leipzig. We will be back to Wave-Gotik-Treffen next. You will find links to this year’s previous photologs, and to other editions next year. It was a pleasure. We will see you in 2026.

Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

2025 photolog 1

2025 photolog 2

2025 photolog 3

Other Years:

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2024 coverage connection

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2023 coverage connection

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2019 coverage connection

Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Leipzig 2025 – photolog 3

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Here is our third photolog of Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2025. You can see the previous and last photologs of this edition of the festival below the photos. As well as find your way to other years we attended.

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© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

2025 photolog 1

2025 photolog 2

2025 photolog 4

Other Years:

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2024 coverage connection

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2023 coverage connection

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2019 coverage connection

Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Leipzig 2025 photolog 2

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We continue our 2025 Wave-Gotik-Treffen photologs. Here is the second one of four, through, as usual, Gustavo Hochman’s lens. We will be at Wave-Gotik-Treffen next year. Meanwhile you can take a look at the 2025 edition, and other years photologs. You can find them below the photos.

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© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
Gernotshagen © Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

2025 photolog 1

2025 photolog 3

2025 photolog 4

Other Years:

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2024 coverage connection

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2023 coverage connection

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2019 coverage connection

Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Leipzig 2025 – photolog 1

© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

We’ll be bringing you the 2025 Wave-Gotik-Treffen photologs over the next few weeks. As usual, Gustavo Hochman captured the festival for us.Wave-Gotik-Treffen is the world’s largest gothic festival, celebrating gothic, Victoriana, steampunk, and related subcultures. The festival happens yearly in Leipzig, Germany.We will return to cover the festival next year.

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Totentanz Strumpfsockig © Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
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© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

2025 photolog 2

2025 photolog 3

2025 photolog 4

Other Years:

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2024 coverage connection

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2023 coverage connection:

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2019 coverage connection

Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Leipzig, 2024 – photolog 4

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We conclude our photo view of Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Leipzig, 2024 portraited by Gustavo Hochman with the fourth photolog of the series. Links for previous photologs below the photos. We will bring you Wave-Gotik-Treffen again next year.

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© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman
© Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2024 photolog 1

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2024 photolog 2

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2024 photolog 3

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2023 photolog

Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2019 photolog