28/09/2008
Ricky Maynard is a Tasmanian Aboriginal photographer driven by a need to reveal his people’s true history. Ricky is sick of looking at books and listening to historians telling his people’s story from a white perspective.
21/09/2008
They were called the Fitzroy Stars - besides being a great team (winning five premierships in 15 years), they were a hub in the Melbourne Koori community. Some came to play in order to develop their cultural identity, like the boys from government homes and adopted families.
14/09/2008
In 2004, following accusations by the tourism industry that traditional owners and staff were closing them out of the Park, its Board of Management agreed to develop a shared vision for tourism management. The story of this historic agreement is seen through the eyes of the Park’s traditional owners - Bininj/Mungguy.
07/09/2008
Message Stick producer Jeremy Geia has travelled to some of the most beautiful places in Australia, but it wasn't till he came to Pormpuraaw that he understood what heaven on earth was. He became a convert to the community, its relaxed way of life and now has close family connections to Pormpuraaw.
05/10/2008
Portrait of a Distant Land - Part 2
In Part 2 of Portraits From A Distant Land, master photographer Ricky Maynard continues to document the history of his people, their tradition of mutton birding and the spectacular coast of Tasmania. He reveals the technical difficutlties of large format landscape photography as he prepares for an exhibition at the Australian Embassy in Paris. The coast and islands off Tasmania have been sites of ceremony, hunting and massacre for his ancestors for thousands of years. Through photography Ricky Maynard is documenting their story for his and future generations.
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