Morecambe Bay
This is a photo of professional cockle fishermen working on the dangerous shifting sands of Morecambe bay in NW England. The Bay has a very fast and dangerous tide race that killed 23 workers in 2004 when they were cut off by the incoming tide as night fell.
5 responses
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I Lee gave props (19 Jan 2008):
I love how this is not just another nice photo, it tells stories about lives of hard working people.
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Ian Bramham said (19 Jan 2008):
Thanks...yes, they are very hard working in conditions that can be very difficult. Just after I had finished taking these photos there was one of heaviest rainstorms I've ever seen but these guys just kept working on with another 6 hours to go until the end of their shift.
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Ian Bramham said (19 Jan 2008):
Hi, yes it's part of a series of photos that I took of these guys...they are commercially collecting shellfish (cockles) from Morecambe Bay. It's a huge area covering about 300 km² and very dramatic in changeable weather like on this occasion!
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Andrew Wilson said (22 Mar 2008):
Very nice photojournalistic shot here. I love the touch of yellow the workers add to the landscape, as well as the composition of the two. Lovely work.
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Andrew Wilson gave props (22 Mar 2008):
Photojournalism at its best!
