The following is a lightly edited transcript of the talk Sam gave at the Australian National Maritime Museum on Thursday 4 December 2025, to launch his exhibition “View from the Docks”. Sam’s exhibit sits directly opposite the historic “Wharfies Mural”, the main focus of the talk. The exhibition is running for a few more months and entry is free, so please go and check it out. The Australian National Maritime Museum is located at 2 Murray street, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Gadigal Country.