Gallipoli Peninsula - Personal Work. A little over a year ago, Jane and myself found ourselves in Istanbul Turkey. While planning what to do with our time in Turkey, Jane said 'why don't we go and visit Gallipoli?'.

A couple of days later we took the ferry from the mainland over to Gallipoli Peninsula proper and began a two-day trip exploring the many memorial sites.

To be honest, I found walking around Gallipoli Peninsula incredibly sad. It's the paradox of it all. To stand in such a beautiful location and know tens of thousand of men died in that spot, is well...hard to comprehend.

Even now as I look at these photos, I find it hard to convey the feeling of the place.

As hard as it was to take photos of such a sad place, I'm glad I did. And I'm glad we visited Gallipoli.

Tomorrow is ANZAC Day. Lest we forget.

Thomas.

View over a beach where the ANZAC's fought the Turks during World War I, Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.

A man visiting Chunuk Bair Mehmet Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.

Four Turkish men visiting Chunuk Bair Mehmet Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.

Cemetery and graves at Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.

Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.

Turkish visitors at the Canakkale Sehitleri Aniti Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.

Turkish War Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.

Turkish war memorial on the shores of Eceabat, Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.

Turkish war memorial souvenirs for sale on the shores of Eceabat, Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.