# [Matt Hrkac Photography](https://matthrkac.com.au) > ed by award-winning photographer Matt Hrkac, Matt Hrkac Photography is a top class provider of professional photography, videography and media services in Melbourne and the surrounding areas. For more than a decade, we’ve been providing event photography and videography, commercial photography and videography, headshots and portrait photography, and more to clients in the not-for-profit, government and corporate sectors. ## Posts - [**Ballarat Greens launch state election campaign**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/campaign-launch/ballarat-greens-launch-victorian-state-election-campaign/) : Greens candidates Ellen Burns (for Wendouree), Sam McColl (for Eureka) and Tim Drylie (for Ripon) launch their 2026 Victorian State Election campaigns. - [**Human Growth Foundation hosts Melbourne family day**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/corporate/human-growth-foundation-hosts-melbourne-family-day/) : Following on from its Pediatric Bone Symposium, the Human Growth Foundation hosts a Family Day dedicated to individuals and families navigating life with skeletal dysplasia. - [**Greens launch Geelong and Western Victoria state election campaign**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/campaign-launch/greens-launch-geelong-and-western-victoria-state-election-campaign/) : Emilie Flynn, Greens candidate for Geelong in the 2026 Victorian State Election, launches her campaign alongside Sarah Mansfield, Greens MLC for Western Victoria and Senator Steph Hodgins-May. - [**Jayson Gillham and Iyad Sughayer perform private show for Palestinian families**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/live-performances/jayson-gillham-and-iyad-sughayer-perform-private-show-for-palestinian-families/) : Billed as 'Keys to Humanity', classical pianists Jayson Gillham and Iyad Sughayer take time out of their national tour to perform for Palestinian families. - [**Public school educators strike for a second time**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/union-actions/public-school-educators-strike-for-a-second-time/) : Victorian public school teachers, principals and education support staff walk off the job for a second time, after Australian Education Union members reject subpar EBA offer from the Victorian State Government. - [**Human Growth Foundation hosts Pediatric Bone Symposium in Melbourne**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/corporate/human-growth-foundation-hosts-pediatric-bone-symposium-in-melbourne/) : Human Growth Foundation is a global not for profit, which serves as a global leader in endocrine research, education, patient advocacy and support. - [**Tarab Ensemble plays Brunswick Ballroom for 7th Anniversary**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/live-performances/tarab-ensemble-plays-brunswick-ballroom-for-7th-anniversary/) : Photographing 'The Best of Tarab: 7th Anniversary Concert' at Brunswick Ballroom. - [**Remembering the Srebrenica Genocide**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/remembering-the-srebrenica-genocide/) : An event commemorating the Srebrenica Genocide, under the theme 'Stories of Grief and Resilience'. - [**Pianist Bahar Skaik plays sold out Collingwood Town Hall**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/live-performances/pianist-bahar-skaik-plays-sold-out-collingwood-town-hall/) : "A Night of Healing" hosts self-taught Palestinian pianist Bahar Skaik at Collingwood Town Hall, featuring singer Heba Tayeh. - [**Eclipse: In Bloom lights up the Geelong Botanical Gardens**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/eclipse-in-bloom-lights-up-the-geelong-botanical-gardens/) : An immersive limited-season winter light show at the Geelong Botanical Gardens is attracting people of all ages. - [**Geelong City Night Market: a midwinter evening of food, music and community**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/geelong-city-night-market-a-midwinter-evening-of-food-music-and-community/) : Returning to the Geelong City Market to photograph the Geelong Night Market. - [**VCCMHW hosts mental health workforce development forum**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/corporate/vccmhw-hosts-mental-health-workforce-development-forum/) : The Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing hosts workforce development forum: 'The Learning Workforce: Inspiring Practice Development in Mental Health'. - [**Saint Levant performs sold out show at Melbourne Town Hall**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/live-performances/saint-levant-performs-sold-out-show-at-melbourne-town-hall/) : Palestinian singer-songwriter Saint Levant performs in Melbourne as part of the RISING arts festival, alongside classical Arabic band Tarab Ensemble. - [**Shooting Little Sam’s Service Station in Collingwood**](https://matthrkac.com.au/promotional/shooting-little-sams-service-station-in-collingwood/) : Promotional photography of Little Sam's Service Station in Collingwood, for Capricorn Society. - [**Victorian public service workers gatecrash Liberal Party fundraiser over job cuts**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/public-events/victorian-public-service-workers-gatecrash-liberal-party-fundraiser-over-job-cuts/) : Community and Public Sector Union members hold a snap, rapid response action at Softel on Collins, where the Liberal Party is holding a fundraiser, over its announced plans to cut public service jobs in Victoria. - [**What we’ve done this week: film screenings and Camp Sovereignty**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/what-weve-done-this-week-film-screenings-and-camp-sovereignty/) : A film screening of Wanda and Sully and a smoking ceremony at Camp Sovereignty. - [**Geelong Greens at the Geelong Rainbow Festival**](https://matthrkac.com.au/promotional/geelong-greens-at-the-geelong-rainbow-festival/) : Promotional photos for Greens MLC Sarah Mansfield and local Greens candidates in attendance at the Geelong Rainbow Festival. - [**No! I won’t work for free, and neither should you**](https://matthrkac.com.au/analysis/no-i-wont-work-for-free-and-neither-should-you/) : Stopping the exploitation of the creative industry relies on all of us demanding what we're, and our work, is worth - not offering it for free. - [**Punt Road Bridge blocked in solidarity with Gunditjmara People opposing seismic blasting**](https://matthrkac.com.au/uncategorized/punt-road-bridge-blocked-in-solidarity-with-gunditjmara-people-opposing-seismic-blasting/) : Protesters block Punt Road Bridge at morning peak hour, as part of the For Our Future campaign, in solidarity with the Guntitjmara People who are opposing seismic blasting off their coasts. - [**Protesters occupy rooftop of fossil fuel executive’s home**](https://matthrkac.com.au/analysis/protesters-occupy-rooftop-of-fossil-fuel-executives-home/) : Protesters have occupied the rooftop of Viva Energy CEO Scott Wyatt’s home in Edithvale. - [**On this day: 2024, protesters disrupt Land Forces weapons expo**](https://matthrkac.com.au/analysis/on-this-day-2024-protesters-disrupt-land-forces-weapons-expo/) : How protesters disrupted and ran Land Forces out of Melbourne in 2024. - [**Transcript: Melbourne / Naarm weekly rally for Palestine speech, 17 August 2025**](https://matthrkac.com.au/analysis/transcript-melbourne-naarm-weekly-rally-for-palestine-speech-17-august-2025/) : Transcript of the speech I gave at the weekly rally for Palestine in Naarm / Melbourne, 17 August 2025. - [**Team Sarah Mansfield park and beach clean ups**](https://matthrkac.com.au/promotional/team-sarah-mansfield-park-and-beach-clean-ups/) : Photography to promote some of the work of Greens MLC Sarah Mansfield, Western Victoria Region, in the upper house of Victorian Parliament. - [**Logging continues in Wombat State Forest despite ban**](https://matthrkac.com.au/promotional/editorial/logging-continues-in-wombat-state-forest-despite-ban/) : Theatrical protest stunt to raise awareness of continued habitat destruction in Wombat State Forest. - [**“2024: A Year of Protest in Photos” available for order**](https://matthrkac.com.au/social-justice/2024-a-year-of-protest-in-photos-available-for-order/) : A new photo book, 2024: A Year of Protest - In Photos is now available for purchase via the online store. - [**Welcoming in 2025**](https://matthrkac.com.au/uncategorized/welcoming-in-2025/) : To all clients, customers and viewers of this website: happy new year. - [**Photography services: what’s in the price?**](https://matthrkac.com.au/opinion/insights/photography-services-whats-in-the-price/) : A Google search for "event photographers in Melbourne" or "Melbourne commercial photographers" will lead to literally dozens of pages of results for photography service providers and it can be overwhelming in this saturated market. - [**Transcript: speech given at snap rally called in solidarity with Gazan journalists**](https://matthrkac.com.au/social-justice/transcript-speech-given-at-snap-rally-called-in-solidarity-with-gazan-journalists/) : Transcript of a speech I gave at a snap rally in Naarm / Melbourne on 25 October 2024, called in response to Israel manufacturing pretext to mark the last remaining journalists on the ground in northern Gaza for assassination. - [**Transcript: speech given at the ‘Stop Work to Stop The War’ rally**](https://matthrkac.com.au/social-justice/transcript-speech-given-at-the-stop-work-to-stop-the-war-rally/) : Transcript of the speech I gave at the ‘Stop Work to Stop The War’ rally in Melbourne / Naarm, 4 October 2024. - [**Refugees stuck in limbo demand Labor give them permanency**](https://matthrkac.com.au/uncategorized/refugees-stuck-in-limbo-for-12-years-demand-labor-give-them-permanency/) : Iranian and Tamil refugees are making a stand, and have vowed not to let up until the Albanese Government and new Minister for Immigration and Home Affairs, Tony Burke, grants them permanent residency after nearly 12 years of languishing on temporary protection visas (TPVs). - [**Upcoming changes to service prices**](https://matthrkac.com.au/uncategorized/upcoming-changes-to-service-prices/) : There'll be price changes for services quoted for after September 1. More details in this post. - [**Victoria Police arrest freelance journalist covering Melbourne Palestine protest**](https://matthrkac.com.au/social-justice/victoria-police-arrest-freelance-journalist-covering-palestine-protest/) : Freelance photojournalist Kenji Wardenclyffe was arrested by Victoria Police members on Sunday while covering the weekly Palestine rally in Melbourne. - [**Statement: Australian Labor Party and their failure on refugee rights**](https://matthrkac.com.au/statements/statement-australian-labor-party-refugee-rights/) : This article is a personal statement as to my response towards the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and its elected members of parliament (MPs) going forward in relation to asylum seeker and refugee justice. - [**Community says no to proposed Lara waste incinerator**](https://matthrkac.com.au/environment/community-says-no-to-proposed-lara-waste-incinerator/) : Dozens of community members, angered over a proposed waste incinerator on their doorstep, have taken a stand against the proposal. - [**Award Win: 2023 Sony Alpha Awards (for “Freedom for Iran”)**](https://matthrkac.com.au/award-wins-2/award-win-2023-sony-alpha-awards-for-freedom-for-iran/) : For the second year in a row, an image I’ve taken has won the Editorial category in the Sony Alpha Awards. - [**2023 Sony Alpha Awards – Finalist (for “Freedom for Iran”)**](https://matthrkac.com.au/award-wins-2/2023-sony-alpha-awards-finalist-for-freedom-for-iran/) : Image "Freedom for Iran" is a Finalist in the Editorial category of the 2023 Sony Alpha Awards. - [**VIDEO: ‘Hiroshima, never again’ rally in Geelong**](https://matthrkac.com.au/geelong/video-hiroshima-never-again-rally-in-geelong/) : Around 50 people attended a rally held at Geelong Trades Hall on Friday evening to commemorate Hiroshima Day. WATCH THE VIDEO. - [**“Keep Geelong diverse and colourful”: community says**](https://matthrkac.com.au/geelong/keep-geelong-diverse-and-colourful-community-says/) : Members of the Geelong community turn out in force to stand against racism and fascism in their town. - [**Community members defy Victorian anti-forestry protest laws**](https://matthrkac.com.au/events/community-members-defy-anti-forestry-protest-laws/) : Close to 200 people defied draconian anti-forestry protest laws which came into effect on Saturday, participating in mass forest surveys. - [**Abseiling climate activist disrupts central Adelaide traffic**](https://matthrkac.com.au/social-justice/abseiling-climate-activist-disrupts-central-adelaide-traffic/) : Traffic in central Adelaide was brought to a standstill on Wednesday morning as an Extinction Rebellion activist abseiled off the the Morphett St bridge. - [**Extinction Rebellion activists arrested after gluing on at Adelaide Convention Centre car parks**](https://matthrkac.com.au/social-justice/extinction-rebellion-activists-arrested-after-gluing-on-at-adelaide-convention-centre-car-parks/) : Extinction Rebellion activists are arrested after gluing on at the Adelaide Convention Centre car park entrances, preventing APPEA delegates from arriving by car. - [**APPEA conference: two arrested after disruption at South Australia Drill Core Reference Library**](https://matthrkac.com.au/social-justice/appea-conference-2-arrested-after-disruption-at-south-australia-drill-core-reference-library/) : Two activists from Extinction Rebellion were arrested disrupting an APPEA conference tour of the South Australia Drill Core Reference Library. - [**“Discharged with no conviction”: Extinction Rebellion activist**](https://matthrkac.com.au/social-justice/discharged-with-no-conviction-extinction-rebellion-activist/) : An Extinction Rebellion activist who was arrested after scaling the Melbourne Arts Centre spire on Friday morning has been released without conviction. - [**Occupy for Climate: Extinction Rebellion activist scales Melbourne Arts Centre spire**](https://matthrkac.com.au/social-justice/occupy-for-climate-extinction-rebellion-activist-scales-melbourne-arts-centre-spire/) : An Extinction Rebellion activist is arrested after scaling the Melbourne Arts Centre spire in the early hours of Friday morning, unfurling a banner reading 'Occupy for Climate'. - [**Refugee rights activists occupy office of Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil**](https://matthrkac.com.au/social-justice/refugee-rights-activists-occupy-office-of-home-affairs-minister-clare-oneil/) : Refugee rights activists step up their campaign to ensure all asylum seekers who arrived in Australia under the previous government are granted permanent protection. - [**If Labor want to be taken seriously, its ‘reform agenda’ needs to be more than mere tokenism**](https://matthrkac.com.au/opinion/if-labor-want-to-be-taken-seriously-its-reform-agenda-needs-to-be-more-than-mere-tokenism/) : Labor have now been in government for almost a year, after winning a very narrow majority at the 2022 Federal Election. The question is: what have they actually done in that time? - [**Winner: Amnesty International Australia Photography Competition**](https://matthrkac.com.au/social-justice/winner-amnesty-international-australia-photography-competition/) : I’m pleased to announce that my photograph has won the inaugural Amnesty International Australia Photography Competition. - [**Queer protesters target Victoria Police at Midsumma Pride March**](https://matthrkac.com.au/social-justice/queer-protesters-target-victoria-police-at-midsumma-pride-march/) : A group of LGBTIQ+ activists have sought to protest and disrupt the participation of Victoria Police at the 2023 Midsumma Pride March. - [**A list of 2023 Invasion Day events**](https://matthrkac.com.au/social-justice/a-list-of-2023-invasion-day-events/) : Dozens of Invasion Day/Survival Day events and rallies are taking place across the continent on January 26. 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