Beyond the clichés: How photography reveals the real story of Britain's seaside towns

I am proud to be a journalist, but not always proud of my profession.

The narrative is either about decline—boarded-up arcades, fading Victorian grandeur, a town 'left behind'—or it flips into regeneration: all artisan coffee and rocketing house prices.

Both stories usually have their facts right, technically at least. But the overall picture often feels hopelessly alien to locals, myself included, largely because it's been written from t