Surrey, UK, 2014
‘I met Jeff and Tracey Waters after the UK’s heaviest rainfall
since records began and, despite their house being raised to
protect them from severe flooding, they had still been affected
by water damage on the first floor. Living so close to the Thames,
many of their neighbours had been forced to move out by the
time I arrived – some evacuated by boat – so Jeff and Tracey
were two of the few people still living in the community. They
were very open to being photographed, even welcoming me
and my assistant in to make us bacon sandwiches after the
shoot, and felt relatively lucky compared to some of their
friends, whose homes has been badly damaged in the deluge.’E FLOODS
across the globe. Here, he tells Marie Claire about the devastating human impact
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