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German Bight
Good Morning America author
Magnum photographer
sea conditions around British Isles
weather reports
Product details
- ISBN 9781910401774
- Dimensions: 210 x 350mm
- Publication Date: 05 Dec 2022
- Publisher: GOST Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The UK shipping forecast covers the waters of Western Europe and separates them into 31 sea areas encompassing the UK,
from Dover to Southeast Iceland to German Bight— of which Power photographed all of them,
over a period of four years. Each image is captioned with the 0600hr forecast on the day they were
taken. This newly edited and revised second edition includes over 100 previously unpublished
images.
‘The shipping forecast, of course, exists to save lives. It warns those at sea, or about to put to
sea, of approaching storms. But for the majority of us, in Britain at least, its strange, rhythmic
language is unashamedly romantic and oddly reassuring, despite forming an image of an island
nation perpetually buffeted by wind and waves. It manages to do all this while remaining virtually
incomprehensible: the general synopsis at 0 1 00. Low, Southeast Iceland 995 moving slowly
southwest, filling 1 00 7 by 0 1 00 tomorrow. Low, Biscay 958, expected Wales 1 00 5 by the same
time. Low, Trafalgar 1 00 3, moving slowly east, losing its identity.'
Mark Power (b.1959) studied painting at Brighton Polytechnic but turned to photography soon
afterwards. His work has been seen in numerous galleries and museums across the world, and is
held in several collections, including the Arts Council of England, the Victoria and Albert Museum,
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Marrakech Museum of Photography and Visual Art. Power
joined Magnum Photos as a Nominee in 2002, and became a full Member in 2007.
