I love visiting the Northumberland coast, particularly the areas around Amble, Low Hauxley and Cresswell Beach. Those of you that have looked at my coastal photographs know that I prefer to stand looking out to see where there is no sense of location. My photographs try to capture the mood of the sea without any distracting features.

However, at Amble and Low Hauxley it is impossible to ignore the island out to sea with it’s distinctive lighthouse and profile. The upside of a cloudy day is that the sky and sea become the same colour and the island appears to be floating.

The photographs in this blog were taken during my annual week’s holiday in Amble. Whilst conditions were mostly grey and Storm Darragh was a major feature I was able to capture a variety of photographs with Coquet Island on the horizon.