I first met Australian music photographer Michelle G Hunder when she was a guest on the Sunday Night Photographer Hangouts I used to do with Adam Elmakias. We had such great time on those shows. After hanging out with Michelle there, I started watching her Twitch channel, where she does everything from workshops and viewer challenges, to interviews with some amazing photographers.

As big as Michelle is on Twitch, it’s her photography that has gotten her where she is today, and the designation as an official Nikon Z Creator. Michelle is a sought after creative, and has two separate portrait series in the National Sound and Film Archive of Australia.

In 2015 she released her photography book “RISE”, a detailed insight of her personal journey into the world of Australian Hip-Hop, and that in turn led to a successful career photographing both live performances and portrait images, used for press, publicity and album covers.

She has been the tour photographer for Ruel and Seth Sentry & Illy, and she was the Official Festival Photographer for “Come Together” at Sydney’s iconic Big Top at Luna Park for 4 consecutive years.

We have discussed personal projects on Behind the Shot before, but Michelle’s personal project “Her Sound, Her Story”, celebrating Women in Australian Music, across all genres, took it to another level. Along with her with her project partner Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore, she worked with over 80 women, both artists and behind the scenes in the music industry,  across all genres, shooting portraits and interviews for this highly ambitious project. The full length documentary of “Her Sound, Her Story” premiered with huge industry acclaim in May of 2018.

Recently, Michelle has entered the world of podcasting, along with her co-host and friend Tammy “Tamma” Martin, for the show “You’re Killing It“.

One of my favorite things about Michelle is her passion for the art and business of music photography. I’m a firm believer in helping other learn the ropes, and Michelle is helping the industry too. If you want to learn more about being a professional music photographer, Michelle has created an Online Masterclass that goes through the different pathways to shooting both small and major shows. She covers everything from building a portfolio, to charging for your work.

Join music photographer, and Nikon Z Creator, Michelle G Hunder and me as we chat about her life in Australia’s music photography scene, and as we explore her techniques for blurring the lines of creativity, on this Behind the Shot.

Website: michellegracehunder.com

“Her Sound, Her Story”: hersoundherstory.com

You’re Killing It: acast.com

Gabrielle Clement: @gxbriellemxry