Jacinta graduated from The Victorian College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Arts Photography in 2015 from there she took a break from study and art creating to pursue her love of live music photography.
It started with Brunswick bar, Baxter’s Lot. Here she worked with Kiwat Kennell and together they created a world-class Open Mic Night that drew hundreds of people every fortnight. Her roles included booking artists, creating the bar’s social media posts, and photographing the fortnightly open mic night which quite often featured over 20 artists in a single evening.
This role and continued presence in the live music community lead her to be nominated as Live Music Photographer of the year in 2019, working for Aboriginal Non-for-profit Ngarrimili and during the Covid-19 Pandemic expanded her horizons into Product Photography and Mobile Photography where she is able to teach others about photography and upskill them to ensure they succeed.
Taking the leap into full-time photography work, she hasn't looked back... being able to work some big events, such as First & Forever held by creative Victoria and Mushroom Publishing and even go on an International trip to Aoteroa (New Zealand) to participate in a cross cultural exchange. Doing what she loves most, allows her to spread her wings and focus on photographing people and documenting their stories!
About this program
Led by First Nations artist and creative Kiwat Kennell, The Exchange, is an advice show on how to navigate the complexities of the music industry. Join members of our creative community, as they share their experiences, struggles and successes in this industry. Kiwat will explore the common grounds, commonalities and connections that exist within the arts and share music, advice and inspirations from leading experts and performers.
