Midsumma Carnival 2025 (sports precinct and main bar area). A celebration of the rainbow community in Narrm. These are the images I took as an accredited event photographer at Midsumma Festival’s Carnival Day - the opening event of Midsumma Sunday 19th January, 2025. This is an open event held across Alexandra Gardens in Naarm (so-called Melbourne). The day sees stall holders, activations, performances across multiple stages, sports events, and the famous dog show, amongst many others. Midsumma Festival is (so-called) Australia’s premier LGBTAIQ+SB arts and cultural festival.
Three Spikers volleyball players smile for the camera
Two rainbow squash players smile for the camera. One is holding an oversized racquet, the other an oversized ball.
Six Wranglers wrestlers smile for the camera
A Melbourne Flames dragon boat rower in action on a rowing machine.
Five roller derby players smile for the camera
A Melbourne Smashers badminton player holds a fan to their face and smiles for the camera
A Melbourne Chargers rugby union team member, wearing a plush bull head, throws a union ball.
Three humans smile at the camera
A drag queen in a claret red wig and crop tee that has "sensational" printed on it, speaks into a microphone.
Two teams of three play tug-o-war.
Two teams of three play tug-o-war.
A Spikers volleyball player jumps in the air to receive the ball.
Two humans smile for the camera
Mr VIC Bears wears a leather sash and blue leather baseball cap
A roller derby demonstration, with one player blocking another.
Three Midsumma volunteers hold up fans at the merchandise tent
An individual in a pink mesh top smiles softly at the camera
Two humans smile at the camera
Two humans smile at the camera
Five humans smile at the camera
Three humans smile at the camera
A human in a green crochet crop tee with "Brat" on it, smiles at the camera
A Melbourne Surge water polo player smiles at the camera
Two humans wearing large draping white wings smile at the camera.
Four Melbourne Flames dragon boat teammates mill about
Two humans holding flyers and wearing tees with "Bangers, Beers, and Bears" on it
One relay race player holds a ball between their elbows, as two other players on other teams races in the opposite direction.
A wrestler throws another onto a mat
Rugby union players demonstrate a line out with one player being lifted high above the others to catch a ball
A drag queen sits on the edge of stage with two martial arts players on either side of her as she interviews them.
Two dance off contenders dance up against each other
Two dance off contenders dance up against each other
The winners of the dance off pose for the drag queen who is taking their photo
The two teams who came equal first of the queerlympics: the roller derby team on the left; the rugby union team on the right.
A human wearing green shades and a baseball cap with a banana on it smiles for the camera
Three humans smile for the camera
Four humans pose for the camera
Two humans smile for the camera
Two humans smile for the camera
A human dressed in dress, lace gloves, white wig and holding a black and white umbrella, smiles at the camera
Three humans (one on the left with drag king makeup on) smile for the camera
Four humans smile for the camera
Two humans smile for the camera
Two humans smile for the camera
Three humans smile for the camera
Two humans smile for the camera
Two humans smile for the camera
An individual poses softly for the camera
Two humans smile for the camera
A human in a pink fluffy wig smiles for the camera
Three humans smile for the camera
A human wearing a yellow bandana smiles at the camera
Three humans (the middle one wearing a rainbow leather kilt) smile for the camera
An individual in leather cap and skirt poses for the camera
Four humans smile for the camera
An individual in a crochet top smiles for the camera
A crowd of humans with the Midsumma stage in the background
Two humans (one with glitter in their beard) dances for the camera
Two humans smile for the camera. One is giving a love-heart symbol with thumb and forefinger.
A human with a fan smiles for the camera
Four humans smile for the camera
Two humans smile for the camera
Two humans smile for the camera
Four humans smile for the camera
Amongst a crowd, Mr VIC Bears points his finger at the camera