September 2010 - Ipswich & DPS

Robert Walker
Robert died on 5th June aer a
period baling cancer while recovering
from a major heart operaon. Robert
was a member of IDPS for 28 years,
but had been a keen photographer
all his life, a passion passed on from
his father. The majority of his working
life was spent as an electronics
expert at Aldermaston and at Orford
Ness, working on the secret projects
undertaken there. Laerly, he had a
senior management posion at Ipswich
hospital looking aer the highly
complex scanners and radiography
equipment.
Robert’s technical skills were
evident in his photography – always
on top of the technical issues, allowing
him to freely express his creavity. He
produced many memorable images,
but more recently will be remembered
especially for his images of glass
objects and their shadows lit by
mulcoloured light from one or more
slide projectors. Robert was a much
valued member of the Transparency
– now On-Screen – Secon commiee
and played a major role in the
successful transion from slides to
digital images. He is greatly missed.
Like many before him,
Robert introduced his wife, Pat, to
photography at IDPS, and soon she
became an acve member and intends
to connue. We offer her every
support to enable her to do so.
David Pryke
Rupert D Ferguson
Rupert (known to IDPS members as
“Fergie”) died 29th June 2010 and was
cremated in Altrincham, Cheshire on
15th July.
Fergie was as acve member of
IDPS between the years of 1959 and
1992. He was Librarian from 1968-
1983, and then from 1983 was joint
Librarian with Peter Wallis unl the
library closed in 1991. He was also a
member of the Commiee from 1983-
86 and then again in1991-2.
Fergie was a staunch supporter of
IDPS and entered the exhibion every
year, winning various Cups on the
way. His main interest was portrait
photography, at which he excelled,
but he did take other subjects such as
landscape and architectural images.
He will be remembered as a gentle,
unassuming man with a friendly word
for everyone.
Lynda Robinson
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