Alex Zucco Photojournalist

16/08/2025

My reporting on the anti-trans and pro-trans rallies around Parliament House of Victoria for Star Observer

https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/melbourne-anti-trans-vs-pro-trans-rallies-16-aug-2025/238090?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAackMOm2LM4UAKHlR9Ad0_X6EC0B-cnhIyxvi2Fno-hP7WEma-jSVbIBoz7s8w_aem_lEOLrb3rhKAVZtUSe7QKcQ

Star Observer was on the ground to cover the anti-trans 'Women Will Speak' and pro-trans ‘Don't Let Fascists Speak’ rallies in Melbourne.

16/08/2025

Trans-rights protesters run lap around Melbourne CBD, clashing with police and media, while 'TERF' anti-trans group again rally with remnants of the anti-covid-restriction Freedom Movement. Police stop-and-search pro-trans group but not anti-trans group, deploy pepper spray on pro-trans protesters, four arrested. Big swings at the media from pro-trans side, two journalists involved in altercation. I wrote an article about it, link in bio shortly. For

10/08/2025

A young couple have their IDs checked outside Bacchus Marsh train station. They're boarding a van to Ballan Caravan Park for a neo-n**i gathering. An older attendee stands guard. Several dozen hand their licenses to the drivers of the vans. Other carpool. One wears an Australian flag like a cape. Another wears an "88" shirt as a local holds up a p**p emoji with a Hi**er moustache behind him. Other signs denigrate the gathering. Milk is thrown onto myself and at a n**i checkpoint outside the caravan park. The empty milk bottle is thrown at Jay's reversing car. They block us in, throw a punch at Jay and spit on us both. They try to break the window, they kick the bumper and doors and snap off a wing mirror. Victoria Police officers are waiting at the end of the road. They tape the mirror back on and continue monitoring who and what is entering the park.

06/08/2025

Australia is removing gender and s*xuality restrictions on blood donation in the August cover for Melbourne Star Observer and feature story

https://www.starobserver.com.au/features/so-bloody-proud-melbourne-chargers-lead-the-charge-on-new-era-of-lgbtq-blood-donation/237946

06/08/2025

Melbourne pro-Palestine rally on 3 August 2025

Tens of thousands march thtough the city for the Palestinian cause. A break-away group burns an Australian flag in images 1-3. Victoria Police Public Order Response Team hold King St bridge with trucks, horses, riot gear and less-lethal weapons after activists announced plans to demonstrate on the bridge in solidarity with those marching over the Sydney Harbour Bridge on the same day. A right-wing activist who jumped into the crowd throwing punches is dragged away bloody in image 14. A marshal holds back traffic in image 13 during protest outside a Labor Party conference in Moonee Ponds on 1 August.

09/07/2025

21/06/2025

Melbourne Excellence in Drag and Entertainment Awards for Star Observer
https://www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertainment/medeas-2025/237234 -104

12/06/2025

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/05/australia/domestic-violence-australia-study-intl-hnk

04/06/2025

June Cover for Melbourne

I had an absolute blast making these, huge thank you to wonderful for the call, to the queens (, Doug Lucas, , ) for being the most incredible subjects and to the legends behind the scenes who helped make this possible ♡

13/03/2025

OUT OF SIGHT
A one night only photographic exhibition that highlights a range of different photographic work by photographers from across Victoria.

Each year, the exhibition will explore a new theme, bringing fresh perspectives and stories to the walls of Revolver Upstairs.

This year’s theme, Chaos In The CBD looks at the fast-paced and unpredictable nature of life in Melbourne through the eyes of 16 photographers. Showing both the beauty and disorder that comes with it

Featuring works by:











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Join us on the 4th April from 5pm - 9pm
Free entry

30/12/2024

2024 ends. Here's a few unpublished photos I've done this year that I'm proud of. It is such an honour to do this work, documenting life and humanity alongside the incredible photojournalists we have working here in Melbourne. I've met so many amazing people because I do this and, in spite of quite a lot, I wouldn't change that for the world. Thank you for being a part of it. I don't know that I'm feeling optimistic about this next year but, hey, here's hoping. Happy New Year, gang.
Alex ♡

1: A Victoria Police Public Order Response Team officer returns to an advancing police line after forcing a demonstrator to the ground at protests against Land Forces defence industry exhibition on 11 September

2: Pro-LGBTQ+ activists hold back police horses attempting to move them away from an anti-trans rally on 18 August

3: Housing advocate groups laid 6,000 origami houses on Parliament steps symbolising the need to house 60,000 Victorians in the next decade on 31 July

4: Signs seen at an anti-femicide and anti-domestic-violence rally on 27 July

5: A police line forces a pro-Palestine rally away from a pro-Israel rally on 19 May

6: Photographer Peter Hammer seen at work in the crowd during Midsumma Carnival on 19 January

7: People protesting Land Forces hold back police horses on 11 September

8: An Oz Comic-Con attendee cosplays as War Boy from Mad Max on 8 June

9: Writing on a flag that will be brought to Ukraine by Australian aid workers on 19 November

10: Attendee of a vigil memorialising Asian s*x workers murdered in Melbourne on 17 December

11: A colourful Midsumma Carnival attendee does karaoke better than most on 19 January

12: Aurora Australis is seen from Jan Juc surf beach on 12 May

13/12/2024

Philadelphia-based Mannequin P***y brings down the house to a sold-out crowd at The Corner Hotel to close out the Australian leg of their 'I Got Heaven' tour