Seafood in the markets of Hong Kong
Click on the images for a much larger view of each shot Brother Matt Atkin has sent in some more of his exotic photographs, this time of the markets of Hong Kong, where they sell some scary looking...
View ArticleRobin Craig’s wonderful photo collection
Be warned – this could take some time, and it may be a moment to draw up a chair, and sit down with a cup of tea and a favourite biscuit or two… If’ you’re sitting comfortably, these few thumbnails …...
View ArticleVietnamese fishing boats photographed by Matt Atkin
My brother Matt Atkin has sent over another collection of his remarkable photos from the Far East, this time depicting traditionally built wooden craft and fishing folk on the coast of Vietnam, close...
View ArticlePhotographer Matthew Atkin in the Phi-Phi Islands of Thailand
These long-tailed boats in the Phi-Phi Islands are of Thailand were photographed by my Far-East based brother Matthew Atkin a little while ago. Lovely work once again Matt – thanks! The boats are...
View ArticleCentury-old photos of Russian boats
These century-old colour photographs from Russia are held in the Prokudin-Gorskii Collection at the US Library of Congress. It includes quite a number of shots including boats of various kinds: try...
View ArticleThe yachting photos of JS Johnston
These fabulous old photos of old racing yachts come (with permission) from the JS Johnston collection of photographs taken by John S Johnstone of New York in the 1880s and 90s. Although his work is...
View ArticleFishing nets and ropes for sale in Da Nang photographed by Matthew Atkin
Fishing nets and ropes for sale at Da Nang in Vietnam, photographed by Matthew Atkin using a Fuji x100 For my brother Matt’s great photos of the boats of the Far East published at intheboatshed.net,...
View ArticleVenice in the 1890s in photographs
For more, see the ever-wonderful How to be a Retronaut.
View ArticleDale Appleton photos from the Geelong Wooden Boat Festival 2012
Dale Appleton dropped into the Wooden Boat Festival at Geelong, Australia the other day, and tells me he’ll send over a brief report soon. In the meantime he has put some photos on his Flickr...
View ArticlePhotographer Matt Atkin visits the stilt village of Kota Kinabalu, Borneo
Globe-trotting brother and photographer Matt Atkin has been on his holiday travels again, this time to Borneo, where he came across the extraordinary stilt-village community of Kota Kinabalu....
View ArticlePhotos from a harbour stroll: Southwold and Walberswick
Southwold Harbour on the River Blythe and, on the opposite bank, Walberswick is a great place for a stroll, and it’s a delight to see so many well maintained traditional craft still in use, often for...
View ArticleOld coloured postcards and colour photos of Cornwall
There’s something arresting about these hand-coloured postcards of Cornwall, which I gather are dated around 1895. See many more at How to be a Retronaut. There’s a nice comparison with another...
View ArticleMassimo Di Nonno’s photos of the early part of the Man on the Water small...
Don’t miss these photos – this is a lovely, lovely collection of the early part of Giacomo de Stefano’s Man on the River small boat voyage from London to Istanbul, which he completed a few weeks ago....
View ArticleBoats of Thailand photographed by Matthew Atkin
Here are some more of my helpful brother Matthew Atkin’s photos – this time of a few boats he saw recently in Thailand, a country he describes as strangely empty of water craft. It’s a little...
View ArticleShip building at Essaouira, Morocco
My recently married friends Eve and Ed Birch very kindly took these striking photos of a shipbuilding yard at Essaouira in Morocco, where they travelled for their honeymoon. Thanks for...
View ArticlePercy Mitchell autobiography to be republished
These photos come from the collection that will be used to illustrate a new edition of A Boatbuilder’s Story, the autobiography of legendary self-taught Port Mellon boat builder Percy Mitchell, who...
View ArticleSteam yachts of a century ago, from Jeff Cole’s collection
Dodo, Valhalla and Consuelo Today’s gallery of photos are of steam yachts, and they belong to a collection that Jeff Cole acquired back when he was a teenager. Except for Dodo he says they are all...
View ArticleMatthew Atkin photographs Mumbai’s fishing port, its boats and community
Once again, my photographer brother Matthew Atkin has gone out with his Fuji camera and brought home an oustanding set of photos, this time from Mumbai, India – and once again he shows how timber built...
View ArticleNational Historic Ships Photo Competition 2013 opens on 1 April
National Historic Ships has fired the starting gun on its fourth photo competition aimed at photographers of all ages and dedicated to encouraging everyone to engage with historic vessels or maritime...
View ArticleHistoric photos of The Broads on Flickr
I’d like to introduce you to AdnamsGirl’s Flickr photo stream of historic photos of The Broads, if you don’t already know it. AdnamsGirl also has a smashing Twitter account to follow at...
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