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Matt Hrkac | |
|---|---|
| Known for | Photojournalism |
| Political party | Greens (former) |
| Website | matthrkac.com.au |
Matt Hrkac is an Australian photographer, citizen journalist and activist from Geelong, Victoria, Australia[1]. He’s best known for his photography, in particular protest photojournalism, which has accompanied several articles in numerous publications, both nationally and internationally, and has won several awards.
Activities[edit]
In 2012, Matt Hrkac wrote to his local member of parliament, Richard Marles, bemoaning the run-down conditions of his school. Marles mentioned his letter in a constituency speech to Parliament[2], which received coverage at the time in the Geelong Advertiser.[3]
By late 2017, he was writing articles in as well as taking photos for Green Left, covering mostly union and workers rights related issues, as well as broader political issues.[4] He also wrote articles on his personal websiteCite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).[5], which has been archived in the Pandora Archive.[6]
From 2018 to 2019, he worked for the Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association (VAHPA) in the role of Communications and Social Media Officer[7], continuing to write occasionally while in this role.[8]
Awards[edit]
His photography work covering the Iranian solidarity protests in Melbourne was shortlisted in the 2022 Australian Photography Awards.[9]
In 2022 and also 2023, he won the Editorial category prize in the Sony Alpha (Australia and New Zealand) Awards.[10][11] Both of these award wins attracted local media attention.[12][13]
In 2023, he won Amnesty International Australia’s inaugural photography competition[14], again for his coverage of the Iranian solidarity protests in Melbourne.[15][16]
Controversies[edit]
Hrkac has been a member Greens and in 2017 became secretary of the Greens Geelong branch. He was removed from this position after abusing a prospective employer via email, which was made public and drew media attention.[17][18]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ https://geelongindy.com.au/news/13-09-2023/freedom-wins/
- ^ Marles, Richard (14 March 2012). "Main Committee - CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS - Corio Electorate: Geelong High School". Richard Marles via Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Squires, Mandy (16 March 2012). "Geelong student tells Canberra to fix school". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Green Left. "Matt Hrkac". Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Matthrkac.com.au. "Opinion and Analysis". Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Trove. "Archived website; Periodical; Periodical/Journal, magazine, other - 2012-2021". Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20190313174607/https://vahpa.asn.au/staff/matt-hrkac/
- ^ https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/ensuring-integrity-bill-takes-union-busting-to-a-whole-new-level,13074
- ^ https://photocollective.com.au/apa-2022-shortlist/
- ^ https://www.australianphotography.com/news/sony-alpha-awards-announces-winners-for-2022
- ^ https://scene.sonyanz.com/competitions/alpha-awards?category=Editorial&year=2022&index=1
- ^ https://geelongindy.com.au/news/13-09-2023/freedom-wins/
- ^ https://matthrkac.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2789A0B5-8DD2-4EA5-9567-FECE6C9C6F3A.jpeg
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CodblnoOMBA/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
- ^ https://www.amnesty.org.au/amnesty-international-photography-competition-2022/
- ^ https://matthrkac.com.au/2023/02/10/winner-amnesty-international-australia-photography-competition/
- ^ Payne, Nicholas (27 March 2017). "Greens red-faced by blue rant from self-proclaimed Geelong branch secretary Matt Hrkac". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Hathway, Sarah (1 April 2017). "Murdoch press ignores problems of youth unemployment". Green Left. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
