Playing on the Beach

Two children play on the beach at low tide. A minimalist piece of digital art showing the rolling waves as they approach a sandy beach. This is a digital painting from a photograph I took of Hastings beach some years…

Two children play on the beach at low tide. A minimalist piece of digital art showing the rolling waves as they approach a sandy beach. This is a digital painting from a photograph I took of Hastings beach some years…

For walkers at Rye Harbour and Camber Sands it wasn’t a particularly nice day. A strong wind was blowing relentlessly, and it was cold for a July day. Ideal conditions for kiteboarding though, and the kiteboarders were out in force…

Three photographs of Hastings Harbour Arm during Storm Doris in February 2017. As of 2019, this scene has changed now as the Harbour Arm has received significant reinforcement in the form of concrete and granite blocks. More information about the…

A young seagull photographed staring out to sea. What was going through its mind? Are seagulls capable of thinking beyond the moment? Planning for the future or remembering the past? They can problem solve and learn behaviours, so perhaps they…
Several hefty cloud formations moved across Sussex earlier this week. These were patchy however and blue skies appeared in between the showers...
I didn't have time to get down to the harbour arm to witness Storm Imogen smashing against it. Instead I briefly stopped down by Azure and took some photos down there.
Here are a couple of photos showing reflections of the clouds over St Leonard beach one calm evening...
A walk on the beach is always nice but on certain days it can be magical. When this photo was taken the tide was at its lowest and there wasn't a breath of wind. Usually there is the constant noise of the waves...
Camber Sands is a unique part of the East Sussex coastline. Whereas the majority of the beaches that stretch from Brighton to Dover has cliffs or shingle, Camber has lovely flat sandy beaches...
These three photos of St Leonards beach were all taken within ten minutes of each other. I could see that Marine Court was reflecting in the wet sand as I walked under the Pier...
Hastings Pier, was dubbed the Peerless Pier by the Earl of Granville when it opened in 1872. He was right. Even without the superstructure it looks great. Repairs to it are ongoing with it expected to be open in 2016...
When the tide goes out in Hastings, the receding water reveals flat sands. Opposite the castle and extending for several hunded meters along are sandstone rocks. These provide great rock pools...