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Brian Roberts

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Long exposures | Painterly landscapes
Powered by curiosity… and the odd ale 🍺
Exploring light across Essex and beyond.

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I remember the morning back in 2013 which was taken on my old Canon 500D and had a fab morning wandering with the camera. I have revisited this old image and given it a softer feel.
Hope you like it

I’ve included both a colour and a black & white version, each with a slightly different mood.

Which do you prefer — colour or black & white?

#NorfolkPhotography #MistyLandscape #FineArtLandscape #MinimalistPhotography #LandscapePhotography by @brianexploreslight

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An early afternoon on Corton Beach, Suffolk, from a few years ago — one of those images I took and somehow never got around to processing.

With a little more time on my hands now, I am now able to have a look at the hard drives for places and images that I had forgotten about . After a health scare last week, it’s been good to slow down a little and get back to normal, and spend a bit of time playing around with some images.

#SuffolkCoast #LongExposurePhotography #MinimalistSeascape #bnw_captures #MindTheMinimalism by @brianexploreslight

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8 days ago

Sizewell from a cloudless morning in August, several minutes of exposure with the birds obliviously ignoring the Danger Keep Off sign.

#SuffolkCoast #LongExposurePhotography #MinimalistSeascape #IndustrialDecay #SizewellBeach by @brianexploreslight

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15 days ago

Waiting To Work
Dungeness from bank holiday Monday. Waited for the clouds to sit perfectly behind the boat before taking the shot.

#landscapephotography
#blackandwhitephotography
#bnw_captures
#minimalistphotography
#fineartphotography by @brianexploreslight

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20 days ago

The long Reach

Shoeburyness Submarine boom in Essex, I am always amazed and impressed when I get to this location at just how big/long this structure is. It was originally built with wooden posts during the second world war and then after it was replaced with this concrete version, whether it worked or not I don’t know but it is still impressive as it stretches out into the Thames estuary. For this shot I wanted something slightly different as the nuclear sunrise was taking place and I opted for this viewpoint as opposed to the left side just emphasise the size and length of the submarine boom.

#LandscapePhotography #SeascapePhotography #EssexPhotography #LongExposurePhotography #FineArtPhotography by @brianexploreslight

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22 days ago

Dungeness is a location I’ve never visited before, so I decided Bank Holiday Monday was a good opportunity to wander, scout the area and hopefully find something worthy to capture in some moody weather.

There’s such an array of subjects here — old boats, working boats and sheds of all shapes and sizes. This was taken from the shoreline, looking up towards this old boat that had been moored at the top of the shingle bank.

I waited patiently for the clouds to finally settle behind the boat, creating the mood I was looking for before making the exposure.

Hope you like it.

#BlackAndWhitePhotography
#MinimalistPhotography
#FineArtPhotography
#SeascapePhotography
#LandscapePhotography by @brianexploreslight

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a month ago

Felixstowe port from a few years ago, an image that sat on the hard drive for quite a while.
#BlackAndWhitePhotography #MinimalistPhotography #LongExposure #SeascapePhotography #FineArtPhotography by @brianexploreslight

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Last spring I drove to Thurne, Norfolk on a morning that was forecasting mist instead it was thick fog. Most of my trips almost always end up going with plan B and this was one of them.

#BlackAndWhitePhotography
#LandscapePhotography
#FineArtPhotography
#MonochromePhotography
#Norfolk by @brianexploreslight

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a month ago

Shingle Street reflections

#landscapephotography
#blackandwhitephotography
#bnw_captures
#minimalistphotography
#fineartphotography by @brianexploreslight

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2 months ago

A cold and frosty morning in Essex with this tree Still standing despite its troubles.

#BlackAndWhitePhotography
#FineArtPhotography
#LandscapePhotography
#MistyLandscape
#EssexPhotography by @brianexploreslight

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2 months ago

🏆 LANDSCAPE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED 🏆

We are delighted to announce that the Landscape finalists for the East Anglia Photography Awards 2026 have now been selected! 🌄📸

Once again, a huge thank you to our incredible judging panel for the time, care and expertise they have put into the first round of judging. With such a strong collection of images, selecting the finalists has certainly not been an easy task.

📩 All Landscape finalists should have received their official finalist email by now. Please check your inbox — and your junk/spam folder just in case!

To every photographer who entered the Landscape category, thank you for sharing your work with us and for being part of the very first East Anglia Photography Awards.

And whether or not your photograph has reached the final, your work is still very much part of this year’s celebration…

📖 Every single entry will be published in the official East Anglian Photography Awards Magazine. We genuinely cannot wait to see this incredible collection of photography brought together in print.

Two categories announced… more coming very soon! 👀🏆

Creative & Abstract ✓
Landscape ✓
Next category coming soon…

#EastAnglianPhotographyAwards #eapa2026 #eastanglia #eastangliaphotographer #eapawards by @brianexploreslight

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2 months ago

The old abandoned water intake cooling tower at Sizewell beach has found a new purpose — a nesting place for the gulls. It was a cloudless sky on Saturday morning so my visit was fairly brief with the weather and due to the fact that my wife had a list of jobs that needed doing back at home.

#MinimalistPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #LongExposurePhotography #LandscapePhotography #SeascapePhotography by @brianexploreslight

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