April 25 marks the centenary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) in Gallipoli, Turkey, during World War I.
To commemorate ANZAC Day, a photo exhibition titled ‘A camera on Gallipoli’ is being organised at Ampa Skywalk Mall by the Australian Consulate, in association with the Australian War Memorial and PVR Cinemas.
Sean Kelly, Australian consul general to South India, said, “It was the first time Australia was at war, and on this occasion it is not the war that is being glorified, but the senselessness of it and the sacrifice of people that is being remembered. Interestingly, there was also an Indian regiment that fought alongside the Australians at Gallipoli.”
Timed with the release of Russel Crowe’s The Water Diviner , which explores the journey of a farmer who travels to Turkey post the battle of Gallipoli, the exhibition will be open till Sunday.
The photographs, taken by Australian soldier and surgeon Sir Charles Ryan who served in Turkey in 1915, capture the horrors and everyday struggles of those on the battlefront.
