Melynda Von Wayward Punk: A Photographic Journey

Punk a Photographic Journey captures and celebrates the colour, style and attitude of the contemporary Melbourne punk scene.

For the duration of the Sleepless Footscray Festival 2025, over 80 punk photos will be projected inside Footscray record store Coco Bananas.

Come along after dark, and see images of gravity defying hairdos, handcrafted studded jackets, vibrant clothing and the anti-social attitude that goes hand in hand with being a punk.

All images have been taken by punk historian Melynda von Wayward at events like the infamous Melbourne 'Punk Pub Crawl' and other punk gigs around town.

"As a subculture punk has always been more than just a fashion statement. To those in the scene it is an attitude, a way of life, a reason to get out of bed in the morning, a supreme form of self-expression, a raison d’etre." (Melynda von Wayward)