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He told me that another dive was due to

take place, which is what I was hoping to

photograph, but in the end it never happened.

So I missed out on being able to photograph

the type being retrieved from the river – but

I was still able to involve the story by having

the book typeset in Doves Type [a digital

revival based on the type specimens that were

found in the Thames.] For me that was a real

excitement. It’s a fascinating story, isn’t it?

How do you hope your audience will

respond to your work? Is there any

particular message or meaning

you’re trying to convey?

I wouldn’t set out to communicate a specific

meaning with a body of work, but rather to

point towards an area or issue that I think

warrants consideration. As in some of my

previous projects, I am noticing the imprint

that human civilisation makes on the natural

landscape, but also thinking about the culture

of my native country, and what it means

to be English in the 21st century.

• Thames Log
  (RRP £40; ISBN
  978-1-912719-19-8)
  is co-published by
  Loose Joints and
  the Martin Parr
  Foundation, which
  will exhibit the work
  in summer 2021.
  loosejoints.biz

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Clockwise from top left:

Ganesh Visarjan,

Shoeburyness, 2012.

Maghrib/evening prayer,

Southend-on-Sea, 2012.

Scattering of ashes,

Southend-on-Sea, 2015.

Coracle Mission,

Lechlade, 2013.