A good photograph is knowing where to stand. Ansel Adams
The places I visit offer many visual possibilities. Trying to find the one image to capture my sense or feel of place paramount to my path. Often there is little time as the day dictates the need to move on. One day I should like to slow down at my wanders recognizing I am still learning to stand. Special thanks to Rosemary, Shannon, Casey and Eddie who gave me encouragement to search for my voice.
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. Ansel Adams
Images by Paul Ferguson
La Coupole planned V-2 rocket launch base, near Saint-Omer, France, 2010.Gardener at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands, 2009. Normandy beach, France, 2009. Barbette of Turret No. 3, USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 2008.Walking towards Mill Road near Thiepval, Somme, France, 2007. The Golden Virgin, Mary with the infant Jesus. Basilica Notre-Dame, Albert, Somme, France, 2007. La Chaudiere Military Cemetery. A visitor happens upon the distant Vimy Memorial. France, 2007. HMS Orlando Memorial, Boxer Uprising (1900), Victoria Park, Portsmouth, England, 2005. HMS Centurion Memorial, Boxer Uprising (1900), Victoria Park, Portsmouth, England, 2005. Siege Bell Memorial, St. Christopher Bastion, Valletta, Malta, 2005. Entrance to the Grand Harbour from Valletta, Malta, 2005. Bunker at Goumier Farm with 38th (Welch) Division plaque, Pilckem Ridge, Belgium, 2006. Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium, 2006. 58th (London) Division Memorial, Chipilly, France, 2006. Lochnagar Crater near La Boisselle, Somme, France, 2006. Warning sign at Thiepval Wood, Somme, France. 2006. Peacock butterfly at Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium, 2005. Hot air balloons above Ypres, Belgium, 2005. British 34th Division Memorial and German bunker, Langmark, Belgium, 2005. A North Staffordshire veteran at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium, 2005. Vimy Memorial Restoration, Vimy Ridge, France, 2005. A lion of Trafalgar Square, London, England, 2005.Canadian National War Memorial, Ottawa, Canada, 2005. A surviving sculpture overlooks the remains of Coventry Cathedral, England, 2010. Gully Ravine, Gallipoli, 2012.Fricourt German War Cemetery, near Albert, France, 2006.War graves workers prepare for the Great War Centenaries 2014-2018, Hyde Park Corner Cemetery, Belgium, 2013.The Khaki Chums, Christmas Truce Memorial, Ploegsteert, Belgium, 2013.George Walter Nation commemorated on family memorial, Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, B.C., 2014.Observation post. Fort St. Elmo, Malta, 2011.Maltese Cross near Fort Saint Elmo, Malta, 2011.From the high ground. The beach and town of Dieppe, France, 2009.Peace cranes at Nikkei No Haka Japanese Cemetery, Cumberland, B.C, 2018.Inscription carved above staircase, Menin Gate main hall, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium, 2018.A visitor at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium, 2016.Saint Julien Canadian War Memorial, Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, 2016.The Silver Cross Tavern, Whitehall, London, England, 2016.Bugler of the Ieper Volunteer Fire Brigade, Menin Gate, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium, November 2018On 10 November 1920, the British Unknown Warrior arrived at Platform 8, Victoria Station, London, England, 2018.Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, 10:17 AM, 22 March 2017, London, England, 2017.Great Western Railway War Memorial, Platform 1, Paddington Station, London, England, 2019.Menin Gate name panels, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium, 2017.The Cloth Hall and St. Martin’s Cathedral from the Grote Markt, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium, 2017.Canadian National Vimy Memorial, near Vimy, France, 2017.A visitor to Vimy contemplates the names near the male mourning figure. France, 2017.Cross of Sacrifice at Maple Copse Cemetery, near Zillebeke, Belgium, 2017.Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, near Hill 60, Belgium, 2017.The rhythm of time, the moon, above the female mourning figure at Vimy, France, 2009.
