https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/The-Gap-Sydney-Australia/m-p/504832#M6707 <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>The Gap, a scenic ocean cliff located in the eastern suburbs of Sydney and infamous for suicides. Donald Taylor Ritchie, also known as the Angel of the Gap, was a World War II Royal Australian Navy veteran and retired insurance agent, rescued at least 180 people who had intended to attempt suicide at the Gap. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for preventing suicides.</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Sydney's &quot;The Gap&quot; R6MkII RF15-35@17.0mm F2.8 SS 1/1250" style="width: 751px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/59411i6C83484FB60A21E3/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_0354-Enhanced-NR copy.jpg" alt="Sydney's &quot;The Gap&quot; R6MkII RF15-35@17.0mm F2.8 SS 1/1250" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Sydney's "The Gap" R6MkII RF15-35@17.0mm F2.8 SS 1/1250</span></span></P> Sat, 12 Oct 2024 03:02:07 GMT JFG 2024-10-12T03:02:07Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/The-Gap-Sydney-Australia/m-p/504832#M6707 <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>The Gap, a scenic ocean cliff located in the eastern suburbs of Sydney and infamous for suicides. Donald Taylor Ritchie, also known as the Angel of the Gap, was a World War II Royal Australian Navy veteran and retired insurance agent, rescued at least 180 people who had intended to attempt suicide at the Gap. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for preventing suicides.</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Sydney's &quot;The Gap&quot; R6MkII RF15-35@17.0mm F2.8 SS 1/1250" style="width: 751px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/59411i6C83484FB60A21E3/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_0354-Enhanced-NR copy.jpg" alt="Sydney's &quot;The Gap&quot; R6MkII RF15-35@17.0mm F2.8 SS 1/1250" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Sydney's "The Gap" R6MkII RF15-35@17.0mm F2.8 SS 1/1250</span></span></P> Sat, 12 Oct 2024 03:02:07 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/The-Gap-Sydney-Australia/m-p/504832#M6707 JFG 2024-10-12T03:02:07Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/The-Gap-Sydney-Australia/m-p/504909#M6713 <P>Excellent photo and interesting story about the location and Mr. Ritchie.</P> Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:19:27 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/The-Gap-Sydney-Australia/m-p/504909#M6713 Tintype_18 2024-10-07T13:19:27Z