Men In This Town: The Podcast Giuseppe Santamaria Studio

In the season finale episode, I welcome Minh Bui Jones to the studio, a man who made his way over to Australia as young boy, while finding refuge from Vietnam in the late 70’s with his family. To summarise his story in any way does it no justice, so I’ll leave it to you to have a listen for yourself. But to me, it's a story of compassion and perseverance, something we can all do with a little right now.

Head over to meninthistown.com to view selects from our portrait session and in the meantime I hope you enjoy the conversation that took place.

Produced by MITT Work, recorded at Pocket Studio in Sydney.

In this episode, I welcome Tyrone Pynor to the studio, a man that caught my eye during this past fashion week here in Sydney and I knew I had to have a chat with him. Currently working his way up the ranks in the Australian media industry, the now radio presenter at Triple J is on a journey of finding out who he wants to be in this world, and expressing it through his personal style is just the beginning. 

Head over to meninthistown.com to view selects from our portrait session and in the meantime I hope you enjoy the conversation that took place.

Produced by MITT Work, recorded at Pocket Studio in Sydney.

In this episode, I welcome Richard Kavanagh to the studio, a multi award winning hair stylist, turned tech entrepreneur, who epitomises the definition of rebel, in every sense of the word. Having grown up with a conservative upbringing in New Zealand during the 80's, Richard rejected the academic vision his family had for him and in doing so, threw himself into a world of self exploration through fashion, drugs, and rock n'roll. Although his creative spirit shined through, it was his lack of discipline that made him feel lost, that is until he found the art of karate to bring him back in line and prepare him for a creative career most people would die for.

Head over to meninthistown.com to view selects from our portrait session and in the meantime I hope you enjoy the conversation that took place.

Produced by MITT Work, recorded at Pocket Studio in Sydney.

In this episode of the podcast, I welcome wonderful human and fashion designer, Gary Bigeni to the studio. With over 15 years in the fashion industry with his namesake women's wear label, Gary has put in the work to become a house hold name here in Australia. But with the past year giving us all a chance to sit back and reflect, it gave him the opportunity to find ways to bring more of his colourful self to his work, and realise that playing by the rules was never his way in life, so why not in his work? 

Head over to meninthistown.com to view selects from our portrait session and in the meantime I hope you enjoy the conversation that took place. 

Produced by MITT Work, recorded at Pocket Studio in Sydney.

In this episode of the podcast, I welcome fellow photographer, Frederick McHenry to the studio. Originally from South Atlanta, Frederick always felt like he was being put into a box growing up. He knew there was more outside of where he was being told to stay and it took crossing the Pacific Ocean and landing himself in South Korea to see what he had been missing. Freddie XX, as he's known on the gram, takes us on a wild journey in this episode, sharing how he went from selling designer streetwear in college to make extra cash, to then modelling it, and now shooting it for the likes of Hypebeast and GQ Japan.

Head over to meninthistown.com to view selects from our portrait session and in the meantime I hope you enjoy the conversation that took place.

Produced by MITT Work, recorded at Pocket Studio in Sydney.

In this episode of the podcast, I welcome Baden Hitchcock to the studio, a dancer with the Bangarra Dance Theatre, whose creative upbringing — thanks to his mother's loving encouragement — presented him with opportunities that have brought him around the world. With family in Papua New Guinea and the Torres Strait Islands, music, singing and dancing are second nature, making it a wonder to his family how he made it into a living. We chat about growing up with these strong women in his life, his teenage wardrobe that consisted of homemade garments and hand-me-down's inherited by his Russian violin teacher's dead husband, and how all this made him the man he is today.

Head over to meninthistown.com to view selects from our portrait session and in the meantime I hope you enjoy the conversation that took place.

Produced by MITT Work, recorded at Pocket Studio in Sydney.