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WATERLANDS
Reviews
“The book speaks to our feelings about place more broadly. That is its deeper magic: in showing the essence of this small area of the world through lucid prose and stunning photographic images, Waterlands models what makes places meaningful more generally.”
Kirsten E Shepherd, University of Oxford
“It is beautiful. The photos and illustrations are phenomenal – they really bring the whole thing to life.”
Hetty Saunders, author
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Roo Lewis
London-based photographer whose acclaimed book Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club (GOST, 2023) uses UFO folklore to reflect on small-town hope and resilience. Known for a cinematic approach and analogue techniques. His portraits have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery and the Royal Academy, and featured in Dazed, The Guardian and Vogue.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Molly Martin
London-based artist. Works in handmade charcoal, watercolour and coloured pencil. MA Fine Art, City & Guilds of London Art School. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and London Art Fair. Artist in residence at Rabley Gallery, 2023–24.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Molly Martin
London-based artist. Works in handmade charcoal, watercolour and coloured pencil. MA Fine Art, City & Guilds of London Art School. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and London Art Fair. Artist in residence at Rabley Gallery, 2023–24.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David Gilbey
Writer and publisher focused on place, memory and community. He founded Buan Press to make crafted books that connect people to landscapes and to one another. Waterlands is his first book.