Historically, the North Sea has featured prominently in geopolitical and military affairs, particularly in Northern Europe. It was also important globally through the power northern Europeans projected worldwide during much of the Middle Ages and into the modern era. The North Sea was the centre of the Vikings’ rise. Subsequently, the Hanseatic League, the Dutch Republic, and the British each sought to gain command of the North Sea and thus access to the world’s markets and resources. As Germany’s only outlet to the ocean, the North Sea continued to be strategically important through both World Wars. (Wikipedia)

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The locations in these images are generally open to all, but from a different angle or time of day. Often these images are made during a special preplanned event. Sometimes these images have been planned, and conversely some these images are taken on the spur of the moment with the only camera at hand. I try to provide an alternate view of the familiar, either by location, angle or lighting conditions.

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The images featured here are locations mostly hidden from view, and generally taken at night. Some of these places are long demolished.

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Business park on the site of the former Dawdon Colliery, County Durham. At it's peak the colliery employed 3,825 people. These images were taken in the early 2010s after the units had stood vacant for some time. Occupancy of the units has increased considerably in the intervening years.

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Leake Street (also known as the Banksy Tunnel) is a road tunnel in Lambeth, London where graffiti is tolerated regardless of the fact that it is against the law. The street is about 300 metres long, runs off York Road and under the platforms and tracks of Waterloo station.

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