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Mark Thomson
Jun 28, 20234 min read
177 Nations of Tasmania : A personal journey of discovery
After my most recent interview with Ali, who grew up in Beirut, Lebanon I started to reflect on how much I've learned from all these...
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Mark Thomson
May 30, 20233 min read
Almost 3 years of the 177 Nations of Tasmania podcast - Time for a review and an appeal for help
The podcast has been going for almost 3 years now and I thought it was a good time to sit back and both review what I've achieved so far...
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Mark Thomson
May 23, 20232 min read
Discovering some of the hidden laneways of inner city Hobart
On the surface of it, the CBD of Hobart can be a bit of an uninspiring zone, replete with drab, mediocre modern architecture and a few...
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Mark Thomson
Apr 5, 20232 min read
Pianos in the air and other fun projects
I am not exactly a morning person, and normally the prospect of having to get up at 6am on a Sunday morning and do some filming at the...
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Mark Thomson
Feb 12, 20231 min read
Road trips through the Tasmanian Midlands
So far this year, I've had a couple of trips up north to Launceston and Burnie, primarily for work reasons. Fortunately they coincided...
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Mark Thomson
Feb 2, 20231 min read
Photography in the summertime and trying to avoid clichees.
The first few weeks of "summer" in Tasmania were the usual story really - unsettled, moody and generally marked by a lack of sunny...
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Mark Thomson
Dec 31, 20225 min read
177 Nations of Tasmania podcast in 2022 - looking back at the achievements and challenges
It's always interesting to look back on what you've achieved during the year, and when I look at the gallery of photos of just some of...
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Mark Thomson
Dec 27, 20222 min read
New drone - more drone photography
Almost two months ago now, at the height of spring, I purchased a new drone - the DJI Mini 3 Pro, which has been a considerable upgrade...
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Mark Thomson
Nov 29, 20221 min read
Sailing season at Bellerive and Hobart's ever-changing spring weather - a photo story
On Wednesday afternoons on the Derwent River, yachts take off from Bellerive Quay and engage in some racing along and across the river. ...
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Mark Thomson
Oct 8, 20223 min read
177 Nations of Tasmania update : Some wins, some disappointments and some gradual progress
Progress with the podcast has been quite fitful over the past few months as the momentum I had gained earlier in the year has stalled. I...
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Mark Thomson
Aug 24, 20224 min read
More adventures with A Piano of Tasmania, in north-east Tasmania
For those who don't know, "A Piano of Tasmania" is a project started by Kelvin Smith in 2020 to bring music to people in lockdowns in...
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Mark Thomson
Aug 2, 20223 min read
177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 64 - The simple life in Tonga
As I mentioned in my last blog, I hadn't managed to find any Pacific Islanders until recently, despite many attempts. But once you get...
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Mark Thomson
Jul 31, 20223 min read
177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 63 - Samoa and family
My interview with Loni was my first with someone from any of the Pacific Island nations, an area I've been wanting to cover for a while...
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Mark Thomson
Jun 29, 20224 min read
177 Nations of Tasmania - Compiling clips on common themes
In the process of doing the interviews for this podcast, more and more common themes have emerged. There are certain things that are...
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Mark Thomson
Jun 19, 20222 min read
Sometimes you can get the best shots close to home...
One of the challenges of drone photography in Tasmania, which I've mentioned before, is the changeability of conditions, which can happen...
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Mark Thomson
Jun 19, 20222 min read
An excursion down to Arm End to fly the drone and capture some dramatic clouds
A few weeks ago it was a lovely clear afternoon, with barely a breath of wind, and I had a spare few hours, so I took a drive down to Arm...
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Mark Thomson
Jun 19, 20222 min read
177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 62 - Magical Madagascar
I have to say that Madagascar was actually not on my list of countries from the 2016 census ( which is of course well out of date, but...
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Mark Thomson
Jun 17, 20222 min read
177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 61 - Talk with an Egyptian
I have been doing this podcast for almost 2 years now, and through the process I've learnt many things. One thing that I've taken on...
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Mark Thomson
Jun 16, 20222 min read
177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 60 - In between Hong Kong and Tasmanian culture
I thought it would be interesting to have Anthony on the podcast because of his rather unusual reason for coming to Tasmania and his...
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