The photographer Paul Calver sent me a link to his splendid Freighter Ship images the other day which you can view online here. They're a great representation of the sensation of being at sea, the tranquility, isolation and mysterious, mechanised environment of a huge cargo ship...but even more fascinating are the pictures of the crew themselves, the folk who labour for long periods of time far from their homes and loved ones on the vessels that drive world trade and, for better or worse, the global economy.
I'm hoping to work with Paul on putting some words to his powerful images so watch this space for further updates. Paul's pictures certainly put mine to shame as you can see below...ours are a little more, how shall we put it, irreverend!
Photos from MV Theodor Storm - Singapore to Australia
Photos from MV Latour - Australia to New Zealand
Photos from MV Hansa Rendsburg - New Zealand to Mexico (via Tahiti!)
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