Mark ThomsonMay 42 minPhoto and video projects in 2022 so farFor a while in 2022 I sort of took a break from photography and just stopped doing my usual "photo walks" or anything much beyond...
Mark ThomsonApr 292 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 58 - On rural life in KenyaI guess Kenya is one of those countries we might associate with the quintessential Africa - herds of Wildebeest, sweeping savannah,...
Mark ThomsonApr 272 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 57 - Small island community of the SeychellesThere were so many aspects of Anna's personal story that I found interesting that it was hard to decide what to leave out. I must admit...
Mark ThomsonApr 252 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 56 - Traditional village life in PortugalAs any of you who follow my podcast will know, I frequently ask my subjects about their childhood and upbringing. This is the time of...
Mark ThomsonApr 143 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 55 - Iraq and a touch of PalestineThere have been numerous interviews where I have felt like there was so much more we could have talked about and that my final edit...
Mark ThomsonApr 23 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 54 - Singer and jeweller from SloveniaThis was my first attempt at interviewing a couple, I hadn't really been able to do it before easily, but now I have a new microphone...
Mark ThomsonApr 12 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 53 - Barber from Sierra Leone If you look at the history of migration across the world, one of the common threads you see is how migrants bring both new skills and a...
Mark ThomsonMar 242 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 52 - Beautiful BoliviaSometimes in these interviews that I do, the thing that I think is going to be interesting, doesn't end up being much of a focus but then...
Mark ThomsonMar 243 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 51 - Conflict in the CongoThe Democratic Republic of Congo is a big country, the second-largest in Africa, and also one of the most populous. It's also rich in...
Mark ThomsonMar 94 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 50 - From a divided South AfricaIt's interesting that when I sit down with people for the podcast and ask them to tell me a bit about their life story, there is often a...
Mark ThomsonMar 62 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 49 - Mysterious MauritiusMauritius is a small and quite remote set of islands in the Indian Ocean, and some 2000km off the coast of the African mainland. So...
Mark ThomsonMar 52 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 48 - Unknown HondurasI think Honduras is the first country I've come across about which I've realised that I knew almost nothing, apart from the most basic...
Mark ThomsonMar 52 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 47 - Exotic EcuadorEcuadoreans are another one of those nationalities that I didn't really expect to find in Tasmania, but doing so gave me an opportunity...
Mark ThomsonFeb 103 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 46 - The complexities of EthiopiaIt is, of course, impossible to fully encapsulate all the aspects of a nation or culture in a single podcast, especially in regards to a...
Mark ThomsonFeb 102 min177 Nations of Tasmania podcast update : The impact of some much-needed publicityAfter a mostly quiet and frustrating January as far as the podcast goes, things have really burst into a hive of activity in the last few...
Mark ThomsonJan 254 minCOVID, mental health and taking picturesTo see some, the connection between these three things may seem unclear, but there will be others who will probably relate straight away....
Mark ThomsonJan 142 minMore adventures with "A Piano of Tasmania"Some of you may have seen my blog about A Piano of Tasmania in 2020, and how it blew up into a story on national TV. It really all...
Mark ThomsonJan 35 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Looking back at 2021, and forward to new horizons in 2022The change of year is often a time for reflection and taking stock, of reflecting back on the year that was and making plans and...
Mark ThomsonDec 21, 20213 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 45 - Croatia born, but proud TasmanianThe header for this episode is actually a direct quote from Davor, and I thought it was not only an excellent way to sum up his story,...
Mark ThomsonDec 17, 20213 min177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 44 - From Poland with lovePoland has been one of the major sources of migrants to Tasmania since 1947 and many Poles came in the 1950s and 60s to work as labourers...