Jalaru Photography

I was the official photographer at the Education in Games 2018 summit at ACMI, Melbourne. Part of Melbourne International Games Week and co-presented by ACMI and the Victorian Department of Education the Education in Games Summit 2018 is invigorating game-based learning in classroom practice.

I had the pleasure of capturing the Elders High tea at Windsor Hotel in Melbourne, here are some photos of the elders who attended. Thank you to the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service for allowing me to work on the event.

First Born, Melbourne Fashion Week 2018 I was apart of the media crew that captured the First Born fashion show First Reborn is a celebration of the rebirth of our First Nations culture in a contemporary fashion runway show. ‘First’ representing Australia’s original custodians enriched culture, and ‘Reborn’ the signifier of our ancient culture merging […]

I had the pleasure of capturing Sandy Greenwood’s Matriarch at the Melbourne Fringe festival. Matriarch Written and Performed by:Sandy Greenwood Directed by: Oliver V. Cowley Written by: Sandy Greenwood Synopsis Matriarch is a dynamic one-woman show that illuminates the strength and resilience of four generations of Gumbaynggirr women from the 1940s to the present day. Indigenous actress, […]

​ Self-portrait © Michael Jalaru Torres 2017 DRS: So Michael, we thought we’d catch-up with you because we’re intrigued to hear about what you’ve been working on lately. You’ve certainly been busy – you’ve made repeated trips down to Sydney, Melbourne and Perth all in the space of the last few months! For those not […]