£19.99, Amberley Publishing, softback, 128 pages, ISBN: 9781398118836
There is something quite captivating about a good pier, and we have plenty of them around our coastline to create a focal point in our landscape shots.
Built primarily during the Victorian era, perhaps it’s their old-world charm, or just the promise of an ice cream and a bag of chips that hold the appeal.
Today, only about half of the original piers remain, but they’re still a great escape from everyday life, a chance to stand above the sea, get away from it all – if only for the afternoon – and a great subject for photography. Whether taking photos of the pier from a distance, or the subjects that you find on top of them, it’s usually a rich seam…