NorfolkwillknowthebeautyofWells-next-
the-Sea,OldHunstantonforitsstripycliffs
andyear-roundsunsets,andthevastnessof
Holkhambeach– they’resimplyfantastic:
hugeexpansesofsand,linedwithbeach
huts.WhenthetidegoesoutatHolkhamyou
canbarelyseethesea– youhavetowalk 15
minutestoreachtheshoreline.
“Withinthe‘Broads’you’vederelict
windmillspokingoutoflingeringmisty
reedbedsanda wonderfulqualityoflightin
thewinterthatglistensagainstthefrosty
reeds.Intherightconditionsit’sallvery
atmospheric.Suffolk,withConstable
Countryinthesouthtotheedgeofthe
Broadsinthenorth,is wonderfullyunspoilt.
It’srollingcountrysideis populatedwith
twistyoldWillowtrees,medievalvillages
andhistorictownsanda coastlinethatlies
withinmuchofa designatedAreaof
OutstandingNaturalBeauty,”addsJustin.
Butit’sNorthEssexthatholdsthemost
surprises,boastingextensivecoastline,
cliffs, saltmarshesandvibrantseaside
townsthatrivalsomeoftheregion’smost
photogenicspots.“Essexgetslargely
ignored as people head straight to Norfolk
orSuffolk,butit’sgota strongcoastline
reachingallthewaytoSouthend.Thereare
a lotofinterestingstructures,seadefences
andlighthousestomakeit worththetrip.”
JustindescribesEastAngliaashashaving
a slownesstoit,withcalmermoresubtle
landscapesthantheepicscenesofrugged,
craggycliffs orScotland’sdramatic
mountainsthatweviewinawe.Madeupof
meanderingrivers,meadows,cowsinmisty
fieldsandsluggishwindmills“there’sa true
pastoralEnglishqualitytoEastAnglia’s
landscapes,” he acclaims. Having spent timerunningworkshopsinIcelandandCanadafor
TatraPhotographyhewelcomesthesilence
andstillnessasheleavesthedramaticand
imposingoverseas.“IonlyeverfeellikeI’m
scratchingthesurfaceabroad.Yougetsome
wonderfulpicturesbutyoudon’treallyknow
thelandscapes,”heexplainswhile
recountinghisfewtripsoutsideofEast
Anglia.“Shootingclosetohomemeansyou
gettoknowthebestplacestobeatcertain
timeofday,yearandweather.Youfeel
involvedintheprocessasopposedtovisiting
somewherenewfortheweekendwhen
you’vea slimchanceofgettingyourbest
photographsinamazingconditions.When
I startedmycareer,I madethedecisionto
focusonmylocalareaandtospendmore
timebehindmycamerathandrivingto
photographplacesothersalreadydo.By
photographinglocally,it meansI cankeep
returninguntilI getmybestimages,”and
withpagesuponpagesofstunning
photographyinhislatestbook,thisapproach
hasclearlyprovenfruitful.
Justindoesa lotofworkforThe National
Trustandasthere’snoshortageofidyllic
places to visit in East Anglia, National TrustShootingcloseto
homemeansyougetto
knowthebestplacesto
beatcertaintimeofday,
yearandweather92 DigitalSLR PhotographyJuly 2019
Clockwisefromtop:“Thefirstraysofsunlightacrossa tulip
fieldin northNorfolk;Wildflowersgrowingalongthe
promenadeat Southwold;Boatsleftscatteredin thesandas
thetidegoesoutat BurnhamOveryStaithe,Norfolk;Lowtide
reveals an endless stretch of sand at Wells-next-the-Sea."