*.*.* water everywhere

the Chateau d'Eau in Toulouse

used to filter and distribute water from the Garonne

to the public fountains in the city
in 1974 it became one of the first

dedicated photography galleries

Currents Shift
is an exhibition that explores
the concerns connected to the social
and cultural exploitation of the seas
and their surroundings

Marie Lukasiewicz's work 
looks at the scientific and clinical
impact of the economic values of oceans

there's something sinister
and sexy
about her images

the focus on coral
one of our endangered species

bringing a clinical

but aesthetically pleasing
dimension to her images

as we look out to sea for reflection

“for most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive

in this century he is beginning to realise that

 in order to survive

 he must protect it.” 
― Jacques-Yves Cousteau

⫷⫸ tide land

escape to somewhere 

away from the crowds

 where shingle beats sand

and boats sit still

tumbledown sheds

 all watched over

texture play, shades of grey

beautiful bleak billowing

Derek Jarman knew a thing or two

☼ established

 as I walk my path each day

my garden 

growing

glowing 

pentax spotmatic II

kodak ektar 100

➢➣ althorne to burnham

more images from our walk

through wheatfields

where Althorne Creek meets the River Crouch

stopping at the 'cliffs'

 a cup of tea while the tide is out

landslips reveal fossils

big skies

birds call

the gentle sound of water