Show Navigation

Search Results

Refine Search
Match all words
Match any word
Prints
Personal Use
Royalty-Free
Rights-Managed
(leave unchecked to
search all images)
{ 146 images found }

Loading ()...

  • A low-tide landscape of poetry and sentences forming Graveyard of Lost Species, an boat artwork created by by artists and commissioned by Arts Catalyst, at low-tide on the Thames estuary, at Leigh creek, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England. The project celebrates the local tradition of wrecking boats on the salt marsh, its decaying memory of what has changed or passed. The boat is the Souvenir, a 39-foot Thames bawley 1933 which once served the local fish trade in nearby Southend-on-Sea.
    estuary_walk-16-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A detail of poetry and sentences forming Graveyard of Lost Species, a boat artwork created by by artists and commissioned by Arts Catalyst, at low-tide on the Thames estuary, at Leigh creek, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England. The project celebrates the local tradition of wrecking boats on the salt marsh, its decaying memory of what has changed or passed. The boat is the Souvenir, a 39-foot Thames bawley 1933 which once served the local fish trade in nearby Southend-on-Sea.
    estuary_walk-14-10-09-2019.jpg
  • Two elderly ladies walk along the promenade where a single yacht sits upright in low-tide estuary mud at Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-02-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A landscape of assorted boats and estuary vessels at low-tide at Leigh creek in Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-08-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A landscape of assorted boats and estuary vessels at low-tide at Leigh creek in Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-07-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A landscape of assorted boats and estuary vessels at low-tide at Leigh creek in Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England. The land to the right is Two tree Island, a marshland nature reservebetween Leigh and Canvey Island.
    estuary_walk-19-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A 50p a go binoculars looking out to the Thames estuary waters, on 17th September 2016, on the Western Esplanade, at Southend, Essex, England. Looking out towards a grey sky on the Thames river estuary as it widens before flowing into the English Channel. Southend-on-Sea is a seaside town on the north side of the Thames estuary 40 miles 64 km east of central London. In its heyday, the working class visited from the capital when train transport allowed them to enjoy its beaches and the worlds longest pier. Its splendour faded on the advent of package holidays to Spain etc.
    southend_seafront-06-17-09-2016.jpg
  • As the sun sets over fading daylight and calm waters of the Thames Estuary, a wild sea swimmer dries himself with a beach towel after his regular evening dip, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach42-18-07-2020.jpg
  • As the sun sets over fading daylight and calm waters of the Thames Estuary, a wild sea swimmer enters the water for his regular evening dip, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach33-18-07-2020.jpg
  • Bathers socially distance while wading out from the beach and into the shallows of the Thames Estuary, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach02-18-07-2020.jpg
  • As the sun sets over fading daylight and calm waters of the Thames Estuary, a wild sea swimmer changes into his costume before his regular evening dip, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach32-18-07-2020.jpg
  • As the sun sets over fading daylight and calm waters of the Thames Estuary, a wild sea swimmer enters the water for his regular evening dip, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach35-18-07-2020.jpg
  • As the sun sets over fading daylight and calm waters of the Thames Estuary, a wild sea swimmer dries himself with a beach towel after his regular evening dip, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach39-18-07-2020.jpg
  • Sunrise in the Thames Estuary September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom.The Red Sands Towers are remains of WW2 forward defences and were maned by gunners to shoot down German bombers coming in to bomb London.
    IMG_2903.jpg
  • Sunrise in the Thames Estuary September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom.The Red Sands Towers are remains of WW2 forward defences and were maned by gunners to shoot down German bombers coming in to bomb London.
    IMG_2895.jpg
  • Sunrise in the Thames Estuary September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom.The Red Sands Towers are remains of WW2 forward defences and were maned by gunners to shoot down German bombers coming in to bomb London.
    AB9A3087.jpg
  • Sunrise in the Thames Estuary September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom.The Red Sands Towers are remains of WW2 forward defences and were maned by gunners to shoot down German bombers coming in to bomb London.
    AB9A3080.jpg
  • A seascape of a seafront business hut on the Western Esplanade, on 17th September 2016, at Southend, Essex, England. Under a grey sky on the Thames river estuary as it widens before flowing into the English Channel, steps lead down into the water at high-tide. Southend-on-Sea is a seaside town on the north side of the Thames estuary 40 miles 64 km east of central London. In its heyday, the working class visited from the capital when train transport allowed them to enjoy its beaches and the worlds longest pier. Its splendour faded on the advent of package holidays to Spain etc.
    southend_seafront-03-17-09-2016.jpg
  • A lone Tornado jet fighter arcs across a typically overcast sky at Southend-on-Sea on a Bank Holiday Sunday. Well-defined figures of children and adults either play nonchalantly on the beach at low tide, or watch in awe as the aircraft thunders over the Thames Estuary mud. A few stranded yachts stand upright in the low water and a groyne stretches out to sea towards the Kent coast, seen in the distance. It is a bleak and depressingly empty scene and the jet is merely a dot in the grey English sky, traditionally familiar summer weather. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903.
    aviation_corbis11-25-05-1997_1.jpg
  • Sun rise at Red Sands maked by a red buoy, next to the Red Sands Towers September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom.
    AB9A3089.jpg
  • A seascape of calm waters of the Thames Estuary and a Happy Birthday message to a five year-old called May has been chalked on a coastal groyne, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach31-18-07-2020.jpg
  • Newlywed groom Paul and bride Zoe have just been married at a nearby beach venue and continue their wedding ceremony by eating bags of chips on the shingle overlooking the Thames Estuary at Whitstable,  on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions, large social gatherings such as weddings are currently restricted to a maximum of 30 guests and officlas so Paul and Zoes own ceremony was witnessed by just a few family and friends.
    whitstable_beach27-18-07-2020.jpg
  • Newlywed groom Paul and bride Zoe have just been married at a nearby beach venue and continue their wedding ceremony by eating bags of chips on the shingle overlooking the Thames Estuary at Whitstable,  on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions, large social gatherings such as weddings are currently restricted to a maximum of 30 guests and officlas so Paul and Zoes own ceremony was witnessed by just a few family and friends.
    whitstable_beach23-18-07-2020.jpg
  • In an attempt to stop the littering of the boroughs beaches, Canterbury City Council posters have appeared along the northern Kent coast of the Thames Estuary, where holidaymakers are returning to as the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown guidelines are gradually eased, and seasides become popular again after months of lockdown, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach08-18-07-2020.jpg
  • Newlywed groom Paul and bride Zoe have just been married at a nearby beach venue and continue their wedding ceremony by eating bags of chips on the shingle overlooking the Thames Estuary at Whitstable,  on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions, large social gatherings such as weddings are currently restricted to a maximum of 30 guests and officlas so Paul and Zoes own ceremony was witnessed by just a few family and friends.
    whitstable_beach24-18-07-2020.jpg
  • A wide landscape of mudflats at low-tide at Leigh-on-sea, Essex. Mudflats and silted channels are seen in winter under a grey sky, looking towards the power station chimney on the Isle of Grain in Kent, several miles across the Thames where it opens out into the the English Channel after its journey from rural Gloucestershire and through the capital.
    leigh_on_sea05-06-12-2015_1.jpg
  • A wedding group stand on a grey day on Southend Pier, the worlds longest at a mile and a quarter, at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Southend-on-Sea is a seaside town on the north side of the Thames estuary 40 miles 64 km east of central London. In its heyday, the working class visited from the capital when train transport allowed them to enjoy its beaches and the worlds longest pier. Its splendour faded on the advent of package holidays to Spain etc.
    southend_seafront-18-17-09-2016.jpg
  • As small figures of people walk in the distance, pages of a crumpled newspaper lies on the floor on Southend Pier, the worlds longest at a mile and a quarter, at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Southend-on-Sea is a seaside town on the north side of the Thames estuary 40 miles 64 km east of central London. In its heyday, the working class visited from the capital when train transport allowed them to enjoy its beaches and the worlds longest pier. Its splendour faded on the advent of package holidays to Spain etc.
    southend_seafront-14-17-09-2016.jpg
  • Despite a gloriously bright summer afternoon, we see a depressing corner of Southend-on-Sea's Adventure Island. A young couple sits on some white towels in front of a wall that is adorned with graffiti and has its paint rubbed away. It is a scene of squalor and desolation in a town that makes revenue from the day-tripper holiday market. Since Victorian times, many Londoners have traditionally come to this south-east coast on the Thames Estuary, close to the capital. Towns like this have seen a marked decline since the advent of the package tourism in favour of exotic beaches in Spain.
    RB-0115.jpg
  • The Hamburg-registered Mol Caledon ship passes the giant dredging machinery at npower's Tilbury power station on the  River Thames northern shore, Essex England. Having just departed from Tilbury Docks with the evening sun glinting off the stern's reflective surfaces, stacks of tall containers are heaped high but evenly spread for stability along the massive vessel. They head out towards open sea, navigating through deeper water channels that naturally get shallower as silt chokes the waterways. Historically, the Thames has long been a route for shipping that kept the capital supplied and although the docks have seen huge decreases in traffic and volume since the second world war, Tilbury remains a busy hub for containerized vessels arrivng from all over the world.
    thames_ships172-26-06-2007_1_1.jpg
  • An early sun rises over the misty surface of the River Thames at Dorchester, Oxfordshire. We see a scene of golden light across the perfectly still waters, a landscape of peace and tranquillity. The mirror-like surface is at Dorchester-on-Thames, just above the Thame's confluence with the River Thames. The River Thames is the second longest river in the United Kingdom and the longest river entirely in England (215 miles or 346 km long). It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea at the Thames Estuary. Historically the Thames was only so-named downstream of the village; upstream it is named the Isis, and Ordnance Survey maps continue to label the river as "River Thames or Isis" until Dorchester.
    thames-14-07-1999_1_1.jpg
  • A motor launch passes a narrow boat with parrot and dog in the early morning on a still River Thames at Dorchester, Oxfordshire. In the foreground is a caged parrot and a small Scotty dog. We see a scene of early misty light across the perfectly still waters, a landscape of peace and tranquillity. The mirror-like surface is at Dorchester-on-Thames, just above the Thame's confluence with the River Thames. The River Thames is the second longest river in the United Kingdom and the longest river entirely in England (215 miles or 346 km long). It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea at the Thames Estuary. Historically the Thames was only so-named downstream of the village; upstream it is named the Isis, and Ordnance Survey maps continue to label the river as "River Thames or Isis" until Dorchester.
    thames_boats-14-01-2014_1.jpg
  • A detail of an emergency Network Rail railway phone at a rail crossing for approaching trains whose route takes them across agricultural marshland near Hadleigh Castle, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-27-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A landscape of a Network Rail railway crossing consisting of warning signs that tell crossing pedestrians of the dangers of overhead electricity wires - and to listen and look for approaching trains whose route takes them across agricultural marshland near Hadleigh Castle, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-25-10-09-2019.jpg
  • Ice cream cones on sale at a cafe in Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-05-10-09-2019.jpg
  • Ice cream cones on sale at a cafe in Old Leigh, on 10th September 2019, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England.
    estuary_walk-04-10-09-2019.jpg
  • The Red Arrows, Britain's RAF aerobatic team, perform their public display over a landscape of the Thames estuary mud.<br />
During the annual Southend Air show on the Thames river estuary, the jets of the 'Red Arrows', Britain's Royal Air Force aerobatic team, perform their Corkscrew manoeuvre, a fly-past 100 feet (30m) off the ground. Children playing on the low-tide mud pause from digging holes with a bucket and spade as the aircraft make their way over boating and mudflats. The Red Arrows Hawks perform throughout their calendar of appearances at air shows and fly-pasts across the UK and a few European venues. Since 1965 the squadron have flown over 4,000 shows in 52 countries and are an important part of Britain's summer events where aerobatics aircraft perform their manoeuvres in front of massed crowds.
    Red_Arrows179_RBA.jpg
  • A remote signpost showing the Saxon Shore Way near Halstow on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport. This walking route traverses land that may become part of the development for the new transport hub. With the panoramic views beyond, we see an unspoilt landscape that could controversially become the site for London's estuary airport, built on reclaimed and marshland on the river Thames, east of the city. Current London mayor Boris Johnson is in faviour of this project to alleviate pressure from other airport hubs, regardless of wildlife (especially a nearby protected bird sanctuary).
    halstow_marshes11-02-06-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A young boy directs his radio-controlled boat on the still waters of the river Thames early in the morning, on 14th July 1999, in Dorchester, England. The River Thames is the second longest river in the United Kingdom and the longest river entirely in England 215 miles or 346 km long. It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea at the Thames Estuary. Historically the Thames was only so-named downstream of the village; upstream it is named the Isis, and Ordnance Survey maps continue to label the river as River Thames or Isis until Dorchester.
    early_thames2-14-07-1999.jpg
  • As winter fog lifts, the waters of the River Thames clear to reveal an eerie landscape of industrial river life and architecture at Gravesend, Kent England. It is late-morning and in the hazy distance on the northern river bank, steam clouds near the double twin chimneys of npower's 1400MW coal fired Tilbury power station (powering 1.4 million homes using ‘biomass’ fuels and low-sulphur coal) which rise above the passing ghostly bulk of a cargo freighter on its last miles of its voyage from open sea into the Thames Estuary and on to Tilbury Docks. Historically, the Thames has long been a route for shipping that kept the capital supplied and although the docks have seen huge decreases in traffic and volume since the second world war, Tilbury remains a busy hub for containerized vessels arrivng from all over the world.
    river_business320-11-02-2008 .jpg
  • Aviation enthusiasts and beachcombers watch the aerobatics overhead during the annual Southend airshow on the seafront on the Thames estuary in Essex. WHile some children dig in the sand to make sandcastles or ditches, others watch a turning vintage fighter plane as it passes overhead in the distance.
    southend_airshow02-29-07-2002_1_1.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, local volunteers pick up and bags up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter12-19-07-2020.jpg
  • A man uses his bodyweight to deflate a large paddle board behind a bright yellow beach hut on the seafront promenade at Whitstable, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach16-18-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a lady walks her dogs along the messy sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter08-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, locals wanting a quiet morning walk are confronted by a mess along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter07-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, locals wanting a quiet morning walk are confronted by a mess along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter13-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a local volunteer picks up and bags up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter16-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a local volunteer picks up and bags up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter15-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before is trewn across the coastal paths and shingle along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter06-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a local volunteer picks up and bags up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter10-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before is trewn across the coastal paths and shingle along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter01-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before is trewn across the coastal paths and shingle along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_beach44-19-07-2020.jpg
  • A man stands next to a bright yellow beach hut and waits patiently for his family to come along on the seafront promenade at Whitstable, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach12-18-07-2020.jpg
  • Teenage boys carrying bathing towels walk past a yellow beach hut while enjoying fine summer weather on the seafront promenade at Whitstable, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach03-18-07-2020.jpg
  • A seagull lifts off from the roof of a beach hut on the seafront promenade at Whitstable, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach07-18-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, local volunteers pick up and bags up piles of litter along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  The volunteers and a council cleaner come every morning to clean-up the mess left by others which, they say, has got worse during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter20-19-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before is trewn across the coastal paths and shingle along the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_litter04-19-07-2020.jpg
  • Teenage boys carrying bathing towels walk past a yellow beach hut while enjoying fine summer weather on the seafront promenade at Whitstable, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach06-18-07-2020.jpg
  • The morning after Saturday night crowds of young peoples nightlife beach parties, their litter and rubbish from the night before stretches across the coastal paths and shingle, a box of Corona beers and a Vodka bottle is on the sea wall, on 19th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.  A group of local volunteers and council cleaner will soon arrive for the regular morning clean-up that has got worse, they say, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and now, the slow easing of health guidelines.
    whitstable_beach43-19-07-2020.jpg
  • As a neighbour packs away beach equipment, another ensures that all doors and locks are secured on a beach hut on the seaside promenade, on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England.
    whitstable_beach21-18-07-2020.jpg
  • It is mid-day on the narrow stretch of river, green lilly pads float on its surface and in unbder a fierce sun overhead, three young men are lazily making their way to the viewer in a rowing boat on the River Thames near the village of Shillingford, England. The young male in the middle is the one rowing and he pulls on one oar to steer around an unseen obstacle in the absolutely calm, clear blue waters of this majestic river whose source rises in deepest Gloucestershire to its industrial estuary in the English Channel 215 miles (346 km) away. But here in Oxfordshire, we see an idyllic scene of adventure and peace on calm rural waters in a beautiful and tranquil setting, on an English midsummer day. 'Three men in  a Boat' published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford.
    thames_boating02-07-18-2001_1_1.jpg
  • There is golden light across this narrow stretch of river, yellow flowers are on the bank and in late golden sunlight, two boys paddle upstream in their Indian canoe on the River Thames near the village of Shillingford, England. Lazily they plunge their paddles into the calm, clear blue waters of this majestic river whose source rises in deepest Gloucestershire to its industrial estuary in the English Channel 215 miles (346 km) away. But here in Oxfordshire, it is an idyllic scene of innocent childhood on calm rural waters in a beautiful and tranquil setting, on an English summer afternoon. The boys don't appear to be wearing life vests nor safety equipment but propel their craft forwards against the current with confidence.
    thames_boating01-07-18-2001_1_1.jpg
  • A  Hapag-Lloyd container cargo ship navigates past two fishermen on the southern shores of the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent England. Pausing from their fishing, the two men lean over the sea defence wall to watch the traffic to-and-fro as one giant vessel after another departs from Tilbury Docks towards open sea. The Thames has historically long been a route for shipping that kept the capital supplied and although the docks have seen huge decreases in traffic and volume since the second world war, Tilbury remains a busy hub for containerized vessels arrivng from all over the world. There are 133 Hapag-Lloyd containerships with a capacity of around 499.000 TEU (Twenty foot containers), Container capacity exceeds 1,1 million (TEU) containers.
    river_business353-11-02-2008 .jpg
  • As winter fog lifts, the waters of the River Thames clear to reveal an eerie landscape of river life and industrial architecture at Gravesend, Kent England. It is late-morning and in the hazy distance tall old cranes that once lifted cargo from the holds of ships - before the development of containerization - rise from the waters on the south bank opposte the new Tilbury Docks. On its surface, a seagull dips to catch a fish. Historically, the Thames has long been a route for shipping that kept the capital supplied and although the docks have seen huge decreases in traffic and volume since the second world war, Tilbury Docks (Europe's only specialist short-sea terminal, handling 120,000 containers each year.) remain a busy hub for containerized vessels arrivng from all over the world.
    river_business339-12-02-2008 .jpg
  • Maldon is a town on the Blackwater estuary in Essex, UK. It is the seat of the Maldon district and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. Maldon's Hythe Quay is resident to a number of Thames Sailing Barges, these are among the last cargo vessels in the world still operating under sail, albeit now used in the spheres of education and leisure. Some ten to fifteen of the surviving fleet count Maldon as their home port, and many others are regular visitors alongside at the Quay.
    20151011_maldon quay_B.jpg
  • Maldon is a town on the Blackwater estuary in Essex, UK. It is the seat of the Maldon district and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. Maldon's Hythe Quay is resident to a number of Thames Sailing Barges, these are among the last cargo vessels in the world still operating under sail, albeit now used in the spheres of education and leisure. Some ten to fifteen of the surviving fleet count Maldon as their home port, and many others are regular visitors alongside at the Quay.
    20151011_maldon quay_A.jpg
  • A cyclist visits the remains of Hadleigh Castle on 10th September 2019, in Hadleigh, Essex, England. Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh. Built after 1215 during the reign of Henry III by Hubert de Burgh, the castle was surrounded by parkland and had an important economic and defensive role. The castle was significantly expanded and remodelled by Edward III, who turned it into a grander property,
    estuary_walk-31-10-09-2019.jpg
  • The remains of Hadleigh Castle on 10th September 2019, in Hadleigh, Essex, England. Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh. Built after 1215 during the reign of Henry III by Hubert de Burgh, the castle was surrounded by parkland and had an important economic and defensive role. The castle was significantly expanded and remodelled by Edward III, who turned it into a grander property,
    estuary_walk-30-10-09-2019.jpg
  • Visitors at the remains of Hadleigh Castle on 10th September 2019, in Hadleigh, Essex, England. Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh. Built after 1215 during the reign of Henry III by Hubert de Burgh, the castle was surrounded by parkland and had an important economic and defensive role. The castle was significantly expanded and remodelled by Edward III, who turned it into a grander property,
    estuary_walk-34-10-09-2019.jpg
  • A group of country ramblers walk along the sea defence embankment of Halstow Marshes on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport. With the panoramic views beyond, the walkers stride across the landscape that could controversially become the site for London's estuary airport, built on reclaimed and marshland on the river Thames, east of the city. Current London mayor Boris Johnson is in faviour of this project to alleviate pressure from other airport hubs, regardless of wildlife (especially a nearby protected bird sanctuary).
    halstow_marshes44-02-06-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A group of country ramblers walk down a slope of grassland near Halstow on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport. In small groups, the friends descend the slop towards the river beyond. With the panoramic views the landscape could controversially become the site for London's estuary airport, built on reclaimed and marshland on the river Thames, east of the city. Current London mayor Boris Johnson is in faviour of this project to alleviate pressure from other airport hubs, regardless of wildlife (especially a nearby protected bird sanctuary).
    halstow_marshes24-02-06-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A group of country ramblers rest for lunch on the sea defence embankment of Halstow Marshes on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport. With the panoramic views beyond, the walkers have stopped at mid-day in sheltered sunshine to admire the landscape that could controversially become the site for London's estuary airport, built on reclaimed and marshland on the river Thames, east of the city. Current London mayor Boris Johnson is in faviour of this project to alleviate pressure from other airport hubs, regardless of wildlife (especially a nearby protected bird sanctuary).
    halstow_marshes38-02-06-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A group of country ramblers walk along the sea defence embankment of Halstow Marshes on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport. With the panoramic views beyond, the two walkers walk across the landscape that could controversially become the site for London's estuary airport, built on reclaimed and marshland on the river Thames, east of the city. Current London mayor Boris Johnson is in faviour of this project to alleviate pressure from other airport hubs, regardless of wildlife (especially a nearby protected bird sanctuary).
    halstow_marshes47-02-06-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A group of country ramblers walk down a slope of grassland near Halstow on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport. With a guide to Kent walks, a man walks stooped while his friends walk ahead. With the panoramic views beyond, the landscape could controversially become the site for London's estuary airport, built on reclaimed and marshland on the river Thames, east of the city. Current London mayor Boris Johnson is in faviour of this project to alleviate pressure from other airport hubs, regardless of wildlife (especially a nearby protected bird sanctuary).
    halstow_marshes25-02-06-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A group of country ramblers walk down a slope of grassland near Halstow on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport. In small groups, the friends descend the slop towards the river beyond. With the panoramic views the landscape could controversially become the site for London's estuary airport, built on reclaimed and marshland on the river Thames, east of the city. Current London mayor Boris Johnson is in faviour of this project to alleviate pressure from other airport hubs, regardless of wildlife (especially a nearby protected bird sanctuary).
    halstow_marshes23-02-06-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A bright red painted door and matching post box on a country cottage in the village of St Mary Hoo, near Halstow on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport. The village (pop approx 240) of St Mary Hoo might be affected by any furure development for the new transport hub on an unspoilt landscape that could controversially become the site for London's estuary airport, built on reclaimed and marshland on the river Thames, east of the city. Current London mayor Boris Johnson is in faviour of this project to alleviate pressure from other airport hubs, regardless of wildlife (especially a nearby protected bird sanctuary). St Mary Hoo is a village and civil parish in Kent, England. It is on the Hoo Peninsula in the borough of Medway. The first appearance of the name is in 1240
    halstow_marshes22-02-06-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A group of country ramblers walk along the sea defence embankment of Halstow Marshes on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport.  With the panoramic views beyond, the walkers stand still below blue skies and clouds, stopping to spot birdlife on the marshland, on a landscape that could controversially become the site for London's estuary airport, built on reclaimed and marshland on the river Thames, east of the city. Current London mayor Boris Johnson is in faviour of this project to alleviate pressure from other airport hubs, regardless of wildlife (especially a nearby protected bird sanctuary).
    halstow_marshes49-02-06-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A group of country ramblers look across Northwood Hill's landscape below, an wildlife area near Halstow on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport. With the panoramic views beyond, the walkers stop to admire the landscape that could controversially become the site for London's estuary airport, built on reclaimed and marshland on the river Thames, east of the city. Current London mayor Boris Johnson is in faviour of this project to alleviate pressure from other airport hubs, regardless of wildlife (especially a nearby protected bird sanctuary).
    halstow_marshes04-02-06-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A group of country ramblers look across Northwood Hill's landscape below, an wildlife area near Halstow on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport. With the panoramic views beyond, the walkers stop to admire the landscape that could controversially become the site for London's estuary airport, built on reclaimed and marshland on the river Thames, east of the city. Current London mayor Boris Johnson is in faviour of this project to alleviate pressure from other airport hubs, regardless of wildlife (especially a nearby protected bird sanctuary).
    halstow_marshes02-02-06-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A group of country ramblers look across Northwood Hill's landscape below, an wildlife area near Halstow on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport. With the panoramic views beyond, the walkers stop to admire the landscape that could controversially become the site for London's estuary airport, built on reclaimed and marshland on the river Thames, east of the city. Current London mayor Boris Johnson is in faviour of this project to alleviate pressure from other airport hubs, regardless of wildlife (especially a nearby protected bird sanctuary).
    halstow_marshes01-02-06-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A lady country rambler walks peers through binoculars on the sea defence embankment of Halstow Marshes on the Kent Thames estuary marshes, potentially threatened by the future London airport. With the panoramic views beyond, the walker stands below blue skies and clouds, stopping to spot birdlife on the mudflats, on a landscape that could controversially become the site for London's estuary airport, built on reclaimed and marshland on the river Thames, east of the city. Current London mayor Boris Johnson is in faviour of this project to alleviate pressure from other airport hubs, regardless of wildlife (especially a nearby protected bird sanctuary).
    halstow_marshes48-02-06-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A derelict business about to be redeveloped in Leigh-on-sea, Essex. The words Closing down, all stock must go is written on the side of this former shop is seen in the old town on the Thames estuary where the Thames opens out into the English Channel. Properties are being redeveloped after years of neglect and businesses are soon to be regenerated prompting a reinvestment of the area.
    leigh_on_sea08-06-12-2015_1.jpg
  • A business undergoes change with a new owner in Leigh-on-sea, Essex. This detail of a whitewashed window and printed paper telling us of new ownership as well as a book called Tide of Terror, is seen in the old town on the Thames estuary where the Thames opens out into the English Channel. Properties are being redeveloped after years of neglect and businesses are soon to be regenerated prompting a reinvestment of the area.
    leigh_on_sea01-06-12-2015_1.jpg
  • Greenpeace activists have deployed a banner calling VW to ditch dielsel on the back of the cargo ship September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution brought on by diesel cars.
    IMG_3468.jpg
  • Greenpeace monitoring the  climbers scaling the cargo ship with a pilot boat leaving the scene September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution broght on by diesel cars.
    IMG_3319.jpg
  • A tug boat pushes the cargo ship into place near Sheerness harbour watched by a Greenpeace crew September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution broght on by diesel cars.
    AB9A3493.jpg
  • A doorway of a holiday trinket shop featuring ear piercing, joke items in the other holiday seafront memento shop on Pier Hill at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Southend-on-Sea is a seaside town on the north side of the Thames estuary 40 miles 64 km east of central London. In its heyday, the working class visited from the capital when train transport allowed them to enjoy its beaches and the worlds longest pier. Its splendour faded on the advent of package holidays to Spain etc.
    southend_seafront-21-17-09-2016.jpg
  • The cargo ship Elbe Highway at anchor near Margate after it was denied docking at Sheerness harbour by Greenpeace September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution brought on by diesel cars.
    IMG_3464.jpg
  • Two Greenpeace climbers scale the back of the cargo ship to prepare to deploy a banner calling for VW to ditch diesel.September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution brought on by diesel cars.
    IMG_3303.jpg
  • Two Greenpeace climbers scale the back of the cargo ship to prepare to deploy a banner calling for VW to ditch diesel.September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution brought on by diesel cars.
    IMG_3159.jpg
  • A Search and Marine police unit a at the scene in Sheerness harbour September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution brought on by diesel cars.
    IMG_3168.jpg
  • Greenpeace activists board the cargo ship Elbe Highway September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution broght on by diesel cars.
    IMG_2986.jpg
  • Greenpeace activists board the cargo ship Elbe Highway September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution broght on by diesel cars.
    IMG_3055.jpg
  • Greenpeace activists get ready to board the cargo ship at sea  September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution brought on by diesel cars.
    IMG_2926.jpg
  • A giant banner at the back of the cargo ship Elbe Highway calling for VW to ditch diesel September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution broght on by diesel cars.
    AB9A4090.jpg
  • Two Greenpeace climbers scale the back of the cargo ship to prepare to deploy a banner calling for VW to ditch diesel.September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution broght on by diesel cars.
    AB9A3976.jpg
  • Greenpeace activists blocking the way for the cargo ship to dock September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution broght on by diesel cars.
    AB9A3663.jpg
  • The harbour master at Sheerness harbour has a word with Greenpeace crew September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution broght on by diesel cars.
    AB9A3552.jpg
  • A tug boat runs along side the cargo ship and the Greenpeace vessel after the activists have boarded the ship September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution broght on by diesel cars.
    AB9A3322.jpg
  • Greenpeace crew pass on equipment to the climbers on Elbe Highway September 21st 2017, Thames Estuary, Kent, United Kingdom. Greenpeace volunteers in kayaks, speed boats and climbers on the jetty prevent the 23,498-tonne cargo ship Elbe Highway from docking at Sheerness in Kent.  The cargo ship is bringing Volkswagen diesel cars into the UK and the Greenpeace action is to prevent this from happening and to make VW ditch diesel. Two climbers board the ship and hang a banner on the roll-on roll-off part of the ship preventing any cars from being off-loaded. The action is part of a long running Greenpeace campaign to curb diesel emmissions and air pollution broght on by diesel cars.
    AB9A3376.jpg
Next
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
x

In Pictures

  • About
  • Contact
  • Join In Pictures
  • Archive
    • All Galleries
    • Search
    • Cart
    • Lightbox
    • Client Area