Live music photography at Tumbalong Park (Vivid Festival) - Mallrat + Lyric

Delve into the electric glow of Vivid Sydney and capture live music at its most dynamic. Vivid Frames is a multi-day, hands-on photography workshop set against the immersive backdrop of Tumbalong Nights in Darling Harbour.

Designed for photographers ready to elevate their live event work, this workshop blends real-time shooting experience with guided instruction. Over multiple nights, you’ll photograph emerging and established artists under dramatic stage lighting, neon installations, and the vibrant pulse of Vivid crowds.

What You’ll Learn:

• Mastering low-light and stage photography techniques
• Capturing movement, atmosphere, and crowd energy
• Working with changing light sources and colour temperatures
• Fast-paced composition and storytelling in live environments
• Professional workflow tips for music, festival, and editorial photography

What You’ll Experience:
Each session places you in the heart of the action at Tumbalong Park, shooting live performances as they unfold. You’ll receive on-the-spot guidance, creative direction, and feedback to help refine your eye and technique in a real-world setting.

Who It’s For:

• Aspiring and intermediate photographers
• Creatives looking to break into music or festival photography
• Anyone wanting to build a standout live-event portfolio

Why This Workshop:
There’s no substitute for shooting live. With the scale, colour, and energy of Vivid as your canvas, this workshop offers a rare opportunity to develop your skills in a high-impact, portfolio-worthy environment

Spaces are limited.

Since her first songs as a Brisbane teen more than a decade ago, Mallrat has created her own glittering sonic world - a mix of swirling electronica, cloud rap, dream pop and startlingly honest songwriting that includes hits 'Charlie', 'Groceries' and 'Rockstar'.

Off the back of ARIA-nominated second album Light hit my face like a straight right (one of 2025's best Australian albums, per The Guardian), Mallrat brings her electric live show to Tumbalong Nights.

Joining Mallrat is Lyric, the 23-year-old pop wunderkind from the Gold Coast whose sharp and earnest coming-of-age anthems 'Gravity' and 'The Real You' have gone TikTok viral several times.

With just two EPs, Lyric has sold-out solo tours across Europe and Australia, amassing a passionate fanbase and comparisons aplenty to Gracie Abrams, Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo. Catch this rising star on her way up.

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