Oaxaca
Social media content creation · Oaxaca
In short
Social media content creation in Oaxaca starts at $400: 2 hours on location with a photographer who works in Oaxaca, and 20 edited photos + 6 vertical clips delivered to a private gallery within 7 days. Your exact price is confirmed in writing before you pay.
Why choose social media content creation in Oaxaca?
Oaxaca de Juárez is a colonial city in a highland valley where Monte Albán opens at 8:00, the cemeteries stay lit until midnight on 1 November, and the Guelaguetza fills July. That is what decides how a session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in Oaxaca and works across Oaxaca all year, so they are not seeing the place for the first time alongside you. That prior knowledge is the difference between a session that keeps to its schedule and one spent looking for a frame.
The hour matters more than the location. For Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, the window to aim for is early morning, or the hour before sunset when the façade turns gold. The session runs 2 hours and is built around that window rather than around your diary — it is the one variable that genuinely changes the photographs, and it costs nothing.
What does the session in Oaxaca look like?
The typical session runs 2 hours across two locations: we start at Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán and move on to Andador Macedonio Alcalá. Two locations rather than one give you two distinct backdrops, and the move between them produces the frames made in motion — frequently the truest of the set.
What does social media content creation in Oaxaca include?
- 2 hours of shooting for photos and vertical video in one session
- 20 edited photos sized for feeds and stories
- 6 edited vertical clips, ready to post
- A shot list agreed before the day around your account and what you sell
- Photos and clips delivered within 7 days
Permits at these locations: Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán: No published fee for handheld photography in the plaza outside; inside the INAH-run Museo de las Culturas, professional equipment needs permit INAH-01-001 (MXN 7,958 per day in 2026) Andador Macedonio Alcalá: No published municipal fee for a handheld session on the pedestrian street; ask the Municipio de Oaxaca de Juárez before staging anything that blocks it Zona Arqueológica de Monte Albán: Entry MXN 210 (MXN 105 for nationals and residents); any professional session needs INAH permit INAH-01-001, MXN 7,958 per day in 2026, and drones are not allowed without INAH authorisation Zona Arqueológica de Mitla: Entry MXN 210 (MXN 105 for nationals and residents); professional equipment needs INAH permit INAH-01-001 applied for at least 10 business days ahead Barrio de Jalatlaco: No published municipal fee for handheld photography on these residential streets; respect doorways and residents, and ask the Municipio de Oaxaca de Juárez about any set-up Panteón General: No published photo fee; in 2025 the municipality opened it 7:00–24:00 from 31 October to 2 November, and families tending graves are asked first
FAQ — Social media content creation in Oaxaca
Social media content creation in Oaxaca: what time should we book?
For a session at Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán in Oaxaca, aim for early morning, or the hour before sunset when the façade turns gold. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.
Do we need a permit to photograph in Oaxaca?
At some Oaxaca locations, yes: Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán (No published fee for handheld photography in the plaza outside; inside the INAH-run Museo de las Culturas, professional equipment needs permit INAH-01-001 (MXN 7,958 per day in 2026)); Andador Macedonio Alcalá (No published municipal fee for a handheld session on the pedestrian street; ask the Municipio de Oaxaca de Juárez before staging anything that blocks it); Zona Arqueológica de Monte Albán (Entry MXN 210 (MXN 105 for nationals and residents); any professional session needs INAH permit INAH-01-001, MXN 7,958 per day in 2026, and drones are not allowed without INAH authorisation); Zona Arqueológica de Mitla (Entry MXN 210 (MXN 105 for nationals and residents); professional equipment needs INAH permit INAH-01-001 applied for at least 10 business days ahead); Barrio de Jalatlaco (No published municipal fee for handheld photography on these residential streets; respect doorways and residents, and ask the Municipio de Oaxaca de Juárez about any set-up); Panteón General (No published photo fee; in 2025 the municipality opened it 7:00–24:00 from 31 October to 2 November, and families tending graves are asked first). The photographer tells you at booking which authorization applies and what it costs, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns in Oaxaca?
If lightning, a hurricane or tropical storm warning, or a closed site or beach makes the planned Oaxaca location unusable, the session moves to a new date at no charge. Overcast skies and light rain are working conditions, and often good ones.
When do we get the photos from Oaxaca?
A session in Oaxaca is delivered within 7 days, in a private online gallery: 20 edited photos + 6 vertical clips, downloadable at full resolution from any country.