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The

Coast

Sea stacks, storm swells, and quiet mornings along the North East coast — twelve images shaped by tide, weather, and waiting for the right light.

About this collection

I come back to the coast more than anywhere else. Half the work is just waiting — for the tide to turn, for a gap in the cloud, for the light to do something worth standing in the cold for. Some mornings nothing happens.

Location

North East England

Years

2021 – 2025

Photographs

12

Conditions

Storms, Misty Mornings, Sunrise

Sea stack at Marsden Bay with sunset light flaring through the rock arch
Through the ArchMarsden Bay, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Weathered pier railings emerging from sea mist at high tide, Roker
High TideRoker Pier, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
South Shields pier and lighthouse beneath dramatic storm clouds, with a cargo ship on the horizon
Storm Clouds GatheringSouth Shields Pier, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Roker Pier lighthouse silhouetted beneath a crescent moon before sunrise
Crescent MoonRoker Pier, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Chalk sea stack and weathered wooden groynes on Seaham beach at low tide.
Sea Stack & GroynesChemical Beach, Seaham, County Durham
Huge storm waves crashing over Seaham Pier lighthouse during Storm Arwen
Storm ArwenSeaham Pier, County Durham
Herd Groyne lighthouse silhouetted against a warm sunrise sky over the rocks
First Light at Herd GroyneHerd Groyne, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Rock surrounded by swirling incoming tide on Easington beach
Swirling TideEasington, County Durham
Herd Groyne lighthouse silhouetted against a warm sunrise sky over the rocks
Morning PaddleRoker, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
First LightSeaham Pier, County Durham
Symmetrical underside of Steetley Pier structure over misty sea
Beneath the DeckSteetley Pier, Hartlepool, County Durham
Roker Pier lighthouse viewed straight down the pier walkway under a vivid pink and purple sunrise sky
Pink Sky Over RokerRoker Pier, Sunderland