October was a bit of a slow month for the 177 Nations of Tasmania project, but there was one big highlight, and that was a trip to Launceston to photograph and video some of the Launceston-based podcast participants. We had 6 booked for sessions, though one had to withdraw late due to illness, nevertheless, it was certainly enough to make the trip worthwhile. What a diverse and interesting bunch of people we had come in too, with small island nations, war and sacrifice be

In the last month we have had some great photo shoots with several people who were obviously really proud to share and display their culture, but who also interesting personal stories involving overcoming some pretty tough life challenges. Interestingly enough, they were from all from just two regions - the South Pacific and Central America. For the podcast, I also interviewed Roque from El Salvador, and Olive, a Māori woman from New Zealand. Manu from Tonga, passionately e