Documentary photographer Effy Alexakis and historian Leonard Janiszewski have been researching the Greek-Australian historical and contemporary presence in both Australia and Greece since 1982.Alexakis has been ranked in the top ten portrait photographers in Australia, and her photographs are held in public and private collections across the country. In 2001 Janiszewski was awarded the New South Wales History Fellowship to research a history of the 'Greek café'. Both Alexakis and Janiszewski are Research Fellows with the Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University. Janiszewski is also Curator with the Macquarie University Art Gallery. Together they have produced various national and international touring exhibitions, four major books, three significant exhibition catalogues, over 250 book chapters, articles, conference papers, and three film documentaries have been produced by Alexakis and Janiszewski from material in their archive.Their project and archives, In Their Own Image:Greek-Australians, encompasses visual, oral and literary material. Their archive is one of the most significant collections in the country on Greek-Australians.Now Greek Cafés and Milk Bars of Australia has become an SBS TV documentary.
