Travels & Sobering thoughts } Perth Wedding Photographer

Posted on August 15, 2010

Recently I stayed in Geraldton for a the simply gorgeous wedding of Jessica & Rob and while I was there, I did a little bit of sightseeing of Geraldton.  What I noticed immediately and just had to have a look was the Sydney Memorial because it just stood out and you can see it from so many different places in Geraldton.  The story of HMAS Sydney is such a terrible and sad WW2 story and touched so many people – especially when they found out it a couple of years ago off the coast of Geraldton.  Whilst in Canberra I was able to lay a poppy down for a dear friend’s relative who was on the Sydney at the time and photograph it – I felt that I must then follow the story and photograph the War Memorial in Geraldton.

This structure is so tall and solitary.  It is to represent the front of the HMAS Sydney.