Young man in a navy blue jacket standing on a rocky shoreline near water with trees and hills in the background.

I'm a commercial photographer based in Montreal, originally from Colombia, shaped by everywhere else in between.

I'm drawn to the places where people and nature meet: remote trails, working landscapes, lives lived outdoors. My work sits at the intersection of documentary honesty and commercial craft — I care as much about the story in a frame as I do about the image itself.

I find meaning in the unfamiliar — new places, new faces, the kind of experiences that reshape how you see things. I believe life is worth living fully, and that the moments most worth having are usually the ones hardest to put into words. I try to make photographs that do that work.

Available for commissions worldwide.
Get in touch at contact@juanmoncayo.com

A man leaning on a wooden fence, overlooking a scenic mountain landscape, smiling, with a camera hanging around his neck, wearing a cap, a gray t-shirt, shorts, and sneakers.
A man with tattoos taking a photo with a camera outdoors during daylight, with trees and mountains in the background.
Collage of various company logos, including Smartwool, Mountain Equipment Company, Wealthsimple, Van Rysel, davidstea, Poisson Blanc, Les Autopartage, Maine, Serengeti Balloon Safaris, and Kiamik.

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