A plaque or tombstone in a field for Nancy Jean Hartley (Collins) in Hamilton Valley, Albury NSW

A plaque or tombstone in a field for Nancy Jean Hartley (Collins) in Hamilton Valley, Albury NSW in June 2019

Waverley cemetery in Sydney

Waverley cemetery in Sydney in October 2015

A tombstone to the 6 Large children who drowned when their cutter sank on 5 November 1850. Very poignant. Seen in the cemetery in Swansea, Tasmania

A tombstone to the 6 Large children who drowned when their cutter sank on 5 November 1850. Very poignant. Seen in the cemetery in Swansea, Tasmania in May 2013

A tomb outside the Hagia Sofia building in Istanbul, Turkey

A tomb outside the Hagia Sofia building in Istanbul, Turkey in January 2014

Graves in the historic Jewish Cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, pt 2

Graves in the historic Jewish Cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, in February 2014

Graves in the historic Jewish Cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, pt 1

Graves in the historic Jewish Cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, in February 2014

The Jewish cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, pt. 2

The Jewish cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, in February 2014

The Jewish cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, pt. 1

The Jewish cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, in February 2014

Deeply regretted

Tombstone for Ellen Duffy who died age 32 years in 1896 and is buried at the Sandridge Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Mollymook on the New South Wales South Coast, photo taken in August 2011. "Deeply regretted." Very understated and poignant

Marbled book

Tombstone of James Daniel Kennedy at the Sandridge Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Mollymook on the New South Wales South Coast in August 2011

Christ on the Cross

Christ on the Cross at graves in the Sandridge Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Mollymook on the New South Wales South Coast in August 2011

Vale Kathleen Ann Thompson

Tombstone for Kathleen Ann Thompson who died in 1976 at age 17, at the Sandridge Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Mollymook on the New South Wales South Coast; photo taken in August 2011

Broken headstone

A broken tombstone at the Sandridge Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Mollymook on the New South Wales South Coast in August 2011

Dolphin headstone

Dolphin tombstone for Janis Waldemar Racksts at the Sandridge Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Mollymook on the New South Wales South Coast in August 2011

Hebrew tombstone

Tombstone for a Jewish boy who died on 8 April 1885 aged 3 years and 6 months in Queenstown, New Zealand in November 201. Aaron Van De Walde, parents Joseph and Rebecca

At eternal rest

Beautiful and timeless tombstones at Galong Cemetery, which dates from the 1830s and is 100 km west of Canberra. The photo was taken in September 2007. An historic, peaceful and beautiful place

Grave

A grave at Galong Cemetery, which dates from the 1830s and is 100 km west of Canberra. The photo was taken in September 2007. An historic, peaceful and beautiful place

A reckless life

Tombstone at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church cemetery in Kelso, Bathurst in January 2009. It is for Angus Loudoun Shand, age 19, "In a world that grows increasingly grey a bright and reckless light has been extinguished." I wonder what happened? Very sad.

Lizzie

Lizzie at rest in the Catholic cemetery at Wattle Flat photographed in January 2009. Who was she?

Poignant images

Two poignant images taken at the Bungonia Cemetery in May 2008. The very old and the very new.