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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 things that are supposed to be food – including shark’s fins.
I’ve very little idea what much this stuff is, but I’d guess it will have been caught by fishing boats – often wooden boats – similar to those we’ve seen in some of Matt’s earlier shots. Thanks for the pics Matt!
Matt Atkin’s usually to be found in Hong Kong and most of his photos are from the exotic Far East, or at least the Eastern Hemisphere. So it makes a refreshing change to be able to publish these photos of Holy Island, off the coast of Northumberland, taken during a brief holiday in England last week. It’s a shame the light wasn’t really on his side, but that’s the home country for you…
Also known as Lindisfarne, Holy Island’s an astonishing place famous for all sorts of things, including being a centre for Christian evangelising starting from 635AD, the historic Viking raid of 793AD, and the illuminated manuscript known as the Lindisfarne Gospels. More prosaically perhaps, it’s also known for its remoteness, the abbey ruins, a photogenic collection of sheds made out of old boats, and as an interesting destination for small boat sailors.
Among the boats, connoiseurs of these things will spot a couple of fairly standard North East coast cobles and a double-ended coble among the boats
For those who like to know these things, Matt’s moved on from his Leica to a Fujifilm FinePix X100. Click on the image below to see the detail it delivers.
Thanks for the photos bruv!
Here’s another gallery of Matt Atkin’s photos of traditional craft from around the world. Today’s photos of fishing boats come from Vietnam, somewhere a little north of Saigon.
My brothers commented that in taking them he had a strong feeling they were rather special, and that he was photographing a diminishing existence. Yuloh enthusiasts will notice that are several to be seen in these shots.
For more of Matt Atkin’s photos, click here.
