As a Palawa man, it’s sensory overload to cover Garma

From Sydney it takes three flights and some 4000 kilometres of travel to reach Gulkula, the ceremonial site for the Yolngu people of north-east Arnhem Land where the Garma festival is held annually.

As a Palawa man and an Indigenous photographer, covering Garma in 2023 takes me right back to February 13, 2008, listening to Kevin Rudd’s apology speech. Not only was it a significant day for reconciliation in Australia, but as a 19-year-old,…