#thames estuary

[dubmill]

Southend-on-Sea, Essex; 2.7.2011

[daveamisdpda]

A year around Stanford-le-Hope: Winter / Spring 2021

These images were shot as part of a project to document the countryside, such as it is, around Stanford-le-Hope, an overspill town in the south of Essex near the Thames estuary. It was started during the second lockdown at the beginning of 2021. With the restrictions that were in place, travelling anywhere far was a bit of a pain, so to compensate for that, I focused on what was around me, mostly within walking distance. As 2021 progressed, the restrictions were eased but, having started the project, I was determined to see it through. This was my last full year living in Stanford-le-Hope before moving across the country to Bristol in 2022. So in some ways, these images are a memory bank of what it was like where I used to live. Given the nature of the Thames estuary, these images have a 'tell it like it is' feel to them. That's because I value honesty with my photography.

Locations & date shot: 1 - Maple Park, Stanford-le-Hope - 06.01.21 | 2 - Mucking Creek, Mucking - 22.01.21 | 3 - Maple Park, Stanford-le-Hope - 25.01.21 | 4 - Mucking - 02.02.21 | 5 - Mucking Creek, Mucking - 22.03.21

[galleryofart]

Ships in the Thames Estuary near Sheerness

Artist: Isaac Sailmaker (English, ca. 1633–1721)

Date: 1707-1708

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, United States

[caedmonofwhitby]

Thames Estuary, 1994–95

Michael Andrews (1928-1995)

Oil and mixed media on canvas

Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

[eurigmorgan]

That first cup of coffee. Thames Estuary. Leigh On Sea

[thamesbeachcomber]

Buoy. Foulness Island.

[themodernartisan]

F R E E F L O W

[007runner]

9-mile loop. Out along the Thames and back. Hot and humid today but I'm finally used to summer running and I took it super slow and finished strong.

There are several stiles on the route and it got consecutively harder to climb over them... Tired running legs. At the last stile I took a picture and only noticed afterwards that two guys were a little way down the road. Anyway, they waved nicely to the strange lady that photographed her shoes on a stile. Ha! I made sure to shuffle along at top speed.