“What elements of the seaside matter to you?” – Young people’s views through the lenses of photography – Snapshots:
Barrow-in-Furness. “I wanted to capture the reflecting of the sky onto the water to capture the essence of what nature is for some people. I wanted to capture the stillness of the water with the reflection of the sun onto it. I wanted to capture the beauty of nature”. © SeaSights, Lancaster University.
Blackpool. “The photo captured one of the heritage trams on the promenade, it also captured the sunset”. © SeaSights, Lancaster University.
Morecambe Bay. “It is naturally beautiful; I had to capture it; it was like finding a treasure. After reaching the place after a long hike gave me a sense of achievement. The place gave me happiness and strength to cycle back”. © SeaSights, Lancaster University.
Morecambe Bay. “The gorgeous sunset of Morecambe Bay. Gradients of pink, orange, yellow, and blue. Most people don’t appreciate, as much as they should”. © SeaSights, Lancaster University
Morecambe Bay. “This photo represents a place I used to visit very often as a child with my parents but not as often now. This photo represents the beauty and joy as this place and all the great memories I have from it”. © SeaSights, Lancaster University.
Blackpool. “I was drawn to the families exiting the pier as to me this represent family and fun. I have always been drawn to candid shots so I took the photo capturing a sense of connection with people and families”. © SeaSights, Lancaster University.
Barrow-in-Furness. “I wanted to highlight how the environment can easily change. It represents to me global warming in a sense of how we are getting seasons that shouldn’t be happening at certain times of the year”. © SeaSights, Lancaster University.
Slag Bank, Barrow-in-Furness. “This picture symbolises a sense of belonging. This place used to be industrial, so it also represent the connection between industry and nature”. © SeaSights, Lancaster University.
Morecambe. Left: “It was a day out with friends, we were on the beach and having fun, messing around in the springtime. It had been the first time I had gone out in a while”. Right: . “It was just the two of us hanging out over the weekend, a good friend of mine. He was jumping across the rocks, having fun as I was watching him try not to fall. I love taking pictures when people are acting natural”. © SeaSights, Lancaster University.
Fleetwood Beach. “I took this photo for the range of colours and how blissful and how relaxing it was at 6 in the morning.” © SeaSights, Lancaster University.
Blackpool. “I saw an opportunity to take a lovely photo at the right time as the sun was setting. To me when I look at my image it represents a happy, positive side of Blackpool and how you can find beauty in the simplest of things”. © SeaSights, Lancaster University.