Podcast highlights for June : Benin, Tunisia and Israel
The recent podcast episodes involved one that was 11 months in the making, and another came together in a matter of days. Two of them...
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Mark Thomson
Mar 192 min read
Celebrating 100 episodes of 177 Nations of Tasmania
Having reached 100 episodes/nationalities on the podcast, I thought it was a milestone worth celebrating and I invited participants to...
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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
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
Apr 25, 20222 min read
177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 56 - Traditional village life in Portugal
As any of you who follow my podcast will know, I frequently ask my subjects about their childhood and upbringing. This is the time of...
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Mark Thomson
Apr 1, 20222 min read
177 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...
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Mark Thomson
Sep 15, 20211 min read
Widening perspectives of Hobart and surrounds
I was just recently browsing through some of the panorama shots I've put together with my drone camera over the last 6 months and...
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Mark Thomson
Sep 15, 20212 min read
177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 40 - A Greek Odyssey
One of the really fascinating things about doing this podcast over the last year or so has been hearing stories that give you a window...
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Mark Thomson
Aug 27, 20212 min read
Braving winter nights in Hobart trying to get eye-catching pictures
Winter is the time for getting out at night in Hobart to try and get some of those eye-catching and often beautiful shots of city lights...
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Mark Thomson
Jul 16, 20213 min read
177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 36 - Journeys from Belgium
One of the challenges of a project like 177 Nations of Tasmania is that you can't really take a one-size-fits-all approach to the wide...
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Mark Thomson
Jul 16, 20211 min read
More photo roadtrips around Tasmania
This winter has of late provided some magnificent conditions for capturing both video and photos with the drone. Not only has it been...
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Mark Thomson
Jul 1, 20214 min read
Roadtrips in the fog and sunshine
I've made a few roadtrips lately, trying to take advantage of free time and some nice winter weather to get some footage with the drone...
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Mark Thomson
Jun 6, 20213 min read
177 Nation of Tasmania - Episode 35 - Delving into 20th century Hungarian history
The last two episodes I've done have been with the two oldest people I've interviewed so far, though you would certainly not have guesed...
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Mark Thomson
Apr 11, 20211 min read
Watching waves
I went down to Dodge's Ferry to catch up with family and as it was a nice day and thought I might be able to catch some nice drone...
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Mark Thomson
Mar 24, 20212 min read
177 Nations of Tasmania - Episode 28 - Facts about Finland
Finland is a country that often gets mentioned in Tasmania in regards to various social problems , as a place which offers some models of...
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Mark Thomson
Mar 22, 20212 min read
Why I'm not going to post photos on Facebook anymore
Ok, I'll admit that this headline has a bit of a "clickbait" read to it, but, apart from the fact that a strong headline SHOULD entice...
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Mark Thomson
Mar 9, 20213 min read
Trying to get creative with the drone while fighting the weather
As I've perhaps mentioned before, drone photography and videography can be very much determined by the weather conditions and light. Of...
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