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Kent · Coast & Country House

Salt Air & The Country House.

Dungeness shingle, Whitstable at first light, the Channel a flat grey-green. Or a borrowed house in the Kent countryside: oak panelling, an open fire, a garden gone to lavender by August.

Series 05 · On Location · Kent Coast

Salt Air.

Dungeness shingle, Whitstable at first light, the Channel a flat grey-green. The Kent coast is an hour from the city, and on a weekday there is no one else on the beach.

Walking barefoot on Dungeness shingle in a black swimsuit, fishing boat and lighthouse behind
DungenessShingle & Tide
Wrapped in a cream wool blanket on the shingle at dawn, beach huts behind
WhitstableFirst Light
Back view in an ivory silk robe on pastel beach hut steps, golden evening light
TankertonBeach Hut Steps
Close portrait just out of the sea, wet hair, black swimsuit, grey-green water behind
The ChannelOut of the Sea

Series 06 · Boudoir · Kent Countryside

The Country House.

A borrowed house in the Kent countryside. Oak panelling, an open fire, a garden gone to lavender by August. Whole days rather than hours.

Kneeling by an open fire in an ivory silk robe and black stockings, a glass of red wine on the rug
FiresideBy the Hearth
Monochrome portrait in black lace on a velvet chaise, hard light from tall sash windows
VelvetHard Light
Standing on a grand oak staircase in a burgundy silk robe, morning light through leaded glass
The staircaseBurgundy
Standing among lavender in a champagne satin slip dress at golden hour, oast house behind
Walled gardenLavender

AI-generated mood studies. Actual shoots are in the private archive.

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