1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: I accidentally turned the wrong microphone on them because I 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: was deep in conversation with my next guest who joins 3 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: me in the studio. Her name is Georgia Palitis. She's 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: a photographer and she is currently working on what I 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: think sounds like an incredible series. It's called the Darwin 6 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: Diversity Series. And Georgia Palitis joins me right now. Good 7 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,639 Speaker 1: morning to you, Georgia, good morning, Thanks so much for 8 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: your time this morning. Now, I actually saw you, know, 9 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: I saw what you'd posted on social media over the 10 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: last couple of days, and I thought it seemed like 11 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:33,480 Speaker 1: such a wonderful thing to do. So you're a photographer. 12 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: You've been a photographer in the Northern Territory for quite 13 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: some time, haven't you. Yes, And you started taking photos 14 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 1: back in twenty twenty and the aim really was to 15 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: capture different cultures in Darwin. 16 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 2: Just taught me through how it all started. 17 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 3: Well, I was a photographer for a few years and 18 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 3: I felt like I had a sense of belonging to 19 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 3: capture cultural events and especially the Darwin Glente yep. And 20 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,319 Speaker 3: then I started to gravitate towards other cultures and learn 21 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 3: about them, and that's how it actually started is I 22 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 3: started taking people in beautiful cultural attire, and then I 23 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 3: started to gravitate towards opening that up further, and that's 24 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 3: how the Diversity Series was sort of created. 25 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 2: Tell me about some of the people that you photographed. 26 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 3: I photographed a couple of sets of twins. I photographed 27 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 3: a lovely gentleman who was about ninety six years old. 28 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 3: I photographed people from Africa. I'm doing a lovely Chinese 29 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 3: lady this weekend, Russia Ukraine. Like, it's amazing meeting people 30 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 3: and learning about their backgrounds and where they come from 31 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 3: and what their cultural attire means and everything. 32 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: And it is so incredible when you actually think about 33 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: the diversity of the Northern Territory and of Darwin and 34 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: there is so many different cultures. 35 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 2: There's so many people that live here that have come. 36 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: From, you know, all different kinds of places. And then 37 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: once you get talking to them and find out more 38 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: about these stories, I would imagine that you're learning some 39 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: pretty incredible stuff. 40 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, And you see these people walking in the street, 41 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 3: you don't realize how much they've probably been through. And 42 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 3: that's what I wanted to reflect is open up people's 43 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 3: minds to be a little bit more open to there's 44 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 3: more to a person when the book shows, so to speak, 45 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 3: the cover shows. So doing that series, I grew up 46 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 3: in the Kara very much cultural school, and that's what 47 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 3: I wanted to show is these are the people I 48 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 3: grew up around that a lot of other people have 49 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 3: grown up around. And then I thought, got a better 50 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 3: way to showcase that with a photo and a story. 51 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: I think it's wonderful. I think it's a great thing 52 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: to do. And so you started doing this in twenty twenty. 53 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: How many people do you reckon your photographs? 54 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 3: At the moment, it's close to fifty. I am still 55 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 3: every time I think I'm finished, I start again. And 56 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 3: that is my problem because I'll meet someone extremely interesting 57 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 3: during a photo job and I'm like, I have to 58 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 3: photograph you. Can you please come to my studio? And 59 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 3: that's the best feeling is it just never stops. So 60 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 3: I chose to complete the series very soon because it 61 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,399 Speaker 3: needs to be showcase, and then I eventually will continue 62 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 3: the series in later stage. 63 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: Now with this series as well, or you're actually like 64 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: you're planning on doing an exhibition and hopefully hopefully being 65 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: able to publish a book as well. But the exhibition, 66 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: you actually want it to be a community like community, 67 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: very much community minded. And even with the photographs that 68 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: you've been taking, you've been doing that sort of out 69 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: of the goodness of your heart, haven't you. 70 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 3: Yes, yes, I've been doing them free of charge. 71 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, because you do think it's so important to really 72 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: showcase our diverse culture. 73 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 3: Yes, yes, I find that meeting so many people from 74 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 3: the community and doing it for the community. I want 75 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 3: it to be from the community as well. 76 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 2: I reckon, it's like, I really think it's lovely. 77 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: And you know, our Greek culture in the Northern Territory 78 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: is so prevalent, you know, I think that it's such 79 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: a strong Greek culture that we've got, So it's sort 80 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: of it was born from your. 81 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 2: Heritage, dual background. 82 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: But then as you've gone about and started to speak 83 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: to other people and take photos of other. 84 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 2: People, what do you reckon you've sort of learned the 85 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 2: most about the inter or about Darwin. 86 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 3: I've learned that we are a very unique location in Australia, 87 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 3: and I've also learned that we're still back in time 88 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 3: compared to the rest of Australia. We're still you go 89 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 3: down South and it's sort of separated it. There's a 90 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 3: Greek suburb in Melbourne, for example, called Oakley where primarily 91 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 3: Greek people live here. 92 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 2: It's mixed. 93 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 3: Leangna Is where I live, is full of Greek people, 94 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,159 Speaker 3: but there's we've also got Indian neighbors. We've also got 95 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 3: other cultures and we all offer each other food. It's 96 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 3: quite nice. Like I feel like we are the Australia 97 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 3: back thirty years ago where people still love about Darwin. 98 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is such a it's such a diverse place. 99 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: And then of course our first nations. You know people 100 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: that live here, that have lived here for such a 101 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 1: long long time, you know that are from here and 102 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 1: the traditional loan is it's pretty incredible. 103 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 2: Georgia, tell me, I know that that you really. 104 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: Want to get this exhibition off the ground. You are 105 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: trying to raise some money to be able to do 106 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,239 Speaker 1: this because it is going to be a community event, 107 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: something that you'd like people to just be able to attend, 108 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: wouldn't you, Yes, yes, So how much do you reckon 109 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: you need? How much money you're trying to raise to 110 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: get it happening. 111 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 3: I'm just trying to raise enough for the exhibition alone. 112 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 3: Said the printing costs. I'm trying to use all local 113 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 3: businesses for this event. I want as much local people 114 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 3: to assist as possible if they can, big or small, 115 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 3: whatever they can. The printing costs is the main cost, obviously. 116 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 3: I want these prints to be quite large. Yeah, people 117 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 3: can see them and really connect with the person behind. 118 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 3: There's a lovely lady that I photographed recently, a First 119 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 3: Nations woman called T Shirt, and she's got beautiful paint 120 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 3: across her face. I want people to connect with that 121 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 3: and really see the story the exhibition. I'd like it 122 00:05:57,839 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 3: to be free. I'd like it to be in a 123 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 3: location's accessible by everybody, especially the elderly. So it's really 124 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 3: finding places that I can do that at that's accessible 125 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 3: to everyone, and also covering the printing costs in every entry. 126 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: And so you've got to go fund me page going 127 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: at the moment, where can people I guess if they 128 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: just jump on go fund me, what should they search 129 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: to be able to find it? 130 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 3: Darwin Diversity series. Diversity is spelt a little bit differently. 131 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 3: It's not a spelling error. It's a diverse but with 132 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 3: a C instead of the S. 133 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, so jump online have a look. And as I say, 134 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: I think this is a really nice thing to do. 135 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: And I know it would probably be quite easy to 136 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: be able to ask the government or ask the counsel 137 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 1: or somebody for you know, some kind of of you know, 138 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: some sort of grant to be able to get it 139 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: off the ground, but you actually want to keep it 140 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: as independent as possible as well, so that you're not 141 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: sort of bound by what other people might want it 142 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: to be or anything like that. It's what you really 143 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: want people to see of the Northern Territory. 144 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:57,239 Speaker 3: Yes, that's true. 145 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's Look, I think it's great. 146 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: I love it when Terry and sort of step outside 147 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: and do something that's bigger than themselves, that is more 148 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: important than just themselves. So I think it's a really 149 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: lovely thing to do. And some of those photos are incredible, 150 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: Like some of the photos you've already taken, it absolutely 151 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: incredible when you see you know, like you can almost 152 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: it is a real connection with those territorians. Yeah, yeah, 153 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: it must be, like what's it like for you then 154 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: when you're taking those photos of people and you're just 155 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: looking through the lens, going, this is going to look 156 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: so good? 157 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 3: I get a very emotionally attached, to be honest, and 158 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 3: I feel like they're family because even though I've met 159 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 3: them once, I've heard their life story and looking into 160 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,559 Speaker 3: their eyes and actually photographing it is a whole different 161 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 3: thing to just talk into someone and looking at them, 162 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 3: you're really seeing through their whole life pretty much, and 163 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 3: that is what it's all about, is capturing that. 164 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: And the other thing that you do want to do 165 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: is you would love to be able to publish a 166 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: book as well with all of these photographs and all 167 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: of these. 168 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 2: Stories, wouldn't you, Yes, yes, that's the goal. 169 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think again, I reckon it'd be a lovely 170 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: thing to see and something you know, even as you're 171 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: sort of we're only at Easter now, but as your 172 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: head towards sort of Christmas as well, being able to 173 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: give that to, you know, to family members and really 174 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: sort of showcase what makes Darwin such a great place. 175 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: It'd be really nice to be able to get. 176 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 2: That book published. 177 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: So look, I would encourage people if they're keen to 178 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: find out a little bit more. They can also jump 179 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: on Facebook and and do a bit of a search 180 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: of your photography business. 181 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 2: Can't they? 182 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 3: Yes, Yes, very easy to find me. 183 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: So Georgia politis and that is spelled pol it i 184 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: s isn't that yeah, So jump online you'll be able 185 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 1: to check it out. Georgia. I really appreciate you coming 186 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: in this morning and having a bit of a chat 187 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: to us about it. As I say, I think it'd 188 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: be wonderful to see that exhibition up and running. And 189 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: I love seeing territory and sort of step outside their 190 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: comfort zige and do something a little bit different. You know, 191 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: obviously you're a photographer by trade, but this is something 192 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: that you're doing as a real love project and I 193 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: think that that's a great thing to see. So good 194 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: on you. Thank you so much, thank you, thanks so 195 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: much for your time this morning.