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Quiet photographs from the Devon & Cornwall coast, by Kyle Rusby. Commissions open.

Bright orange lifebuoy mounted on a post overlooking the salt marshes and winding channels of the River Otter estuary under a heavy grey sky
FR.01 Lifebuoy Otter Estuary, Budleigh Salterton 27.07.26
Tray 01

The Sea

14 frames →
  1. A red No Inflatables windsock and a Royal Navy ensign flying from a seafront flagpole against dark clouds
    FR.02 No Inflatables Budleigh Salterton seafront 27.07.26
  2. Seen from water level in golden evening light: a green tide marker and a small moored boat on calm water, a hillside town of white houses rising behind
    FR.03 Waterline Devon 28.07.26
    Moored wooden boats on calm blue evening water, a heron standing on the stern of the nearest rowing boat, a long low bridge crossing the estuary behind
    FR.04 The Heron Devon 28.07.26
  3. An orange wooden boat moored among sailboats and cruisers on a hazy evening estuary, a Devon flag on the mast and the town rising on the far shore
    FR.05 The Orange Boat Devon 28.07.26
  4. Black and white photograph of an old wooden groyne running out into dark rippled water, waves breaking at its landward end
    FR.06 The Groyne Devon 28.07.26
  5. A deep blue sky filled with a drift of small dappled mackerel clouds fading to haze at the horizon
    FR.07 Mackerel Sky Devon 28.07.26
  6. Two cormorants stand on a layered rock stack in a choppy teal sea, waves breaking white at its base and the far coast hazy behind
    FR.08 The Cormorants Devon 11.08.26
  7. A dark layered rock breaks the surface of deep blue-grey water, a rock islet small on the pale horizon
    FR.09 Black Rocks Devon 11.08.26
    The same dark rocks from higher up, white water working through the channels between them towards the islet
    FR.10 Black Rocks II Devon 11.08.26
  8. A fisherman sits on the rocks at dusk with his rod out over the water, a line of blue beach huts and a wooded headland catching the last sun behind
    FR.11 The Fisherman Devon 11.08.26
    The fisherman turns from his rod to glance back over his shoulder, the headland and huts holding the last light behind him
    FR.12 The Fisherman II Devon 11.08.26
  9. Four people pick their way along a rock breakwater at low tide, an angling boat offshore and a pier and red sandstone headland beyond under a flat grey sky
    FR.13 The Crossing Teign Estuary, Devon 15.08.26
  10. Two figures stand in a small open boat on flat grey water, the seafront town, its church tower and long pier stretched out behind them
    FR.14 The Anglers Teign Estuary, Devon 15.08.26
Tray 02

The Beach

3 frames →
  1. Two touring e-bikes with panniers propped together on a steep bank of pink and grey pebbles, with a calm teal sea behind
    FR.15 Two Bikes Budleigh Salterton beach 27.07.26
    A white enamel No Cycling sign bolted to a weathered black post in front of pastel pink and blue painted beach huts
    FR.16 No Cycling The beach huts 27.07.26
  2. An older man in a checked shirt walks head-down across dry shingle with his hands clasped behind his back, a pale boulder blurred across the foreground
    FR.17 Hands Behind His Back Shaldon, Devon 15.08.26
Tray 03

Town

33 frames →
  1. A white townhouse wall painted with a wisteria mural behind a black iron balcony, red geraniums blurred in the foreground
    FR.18 Wisteria, Painted Devon 28.07.26
  2. A man leans against a wall checking his phone in a narrow back lane of painted and brick houses, a round stone tower under scaffolding at the end
    FR.19 Back Lane Devon 28.07.26
    A narrow brick-paved passage between pastel cottages in low sun, a lamp post halfway down and washing lines crossing the sky
    FR.20 The Passage Devon 28.07.26
  3. A grey stone Victorian church in low evening light, its tower and clock rising between two pitched gables with arched windows
    FR.21 The Church, Evening Devon 28.07.26
  4. A tall gothic church tower with pinnacles and a pale clock face, half in shadow against a clear evening sky
    FR.22 The Clock Tower Devon 28.07.26
    A narrow flagstone alley in golden evening light between a high hedge and white cottages, a St George flag hanging overhead
    FR.23 The Cut Devon 28.07.26
  5. A shop window lettered "the RED pizzeria" in bright red, the whole scene washed in pink light, empty white shelves and a red postbox inside
    FR.24 The Red Pizzeria Devon 28.07.26
  6. Hard evening light throws the shadow of a sign bracket across a pale wall framed by deep black shadow
    FR.25 Shadow, Cast Devon 28.07.26
    A small Pay & Display sign on a stained pebbledash wall in raking evening light, half the frame falling into shadow
    FR.26 Pay & Display Devon 28.07.26
  7. A round red No Entry sign on a weathered pole in front of backlit foliage, the low sun flaring through leaves beside a house gable
    FR.27 No Entry Devon 28.07.26
  8. A weathered fairground-style sign painted with "Take a Peep" on blue ribbon scrolls, set in a peeling wooden hut door in hard sunlight
    FR.28 Take a Peep Devon 28.07.26
    Potted plants on the sill of an open sash window above the painted "Quayside Bookshop" sign of a white quayside building
    FR.29 The Bookshop Devon 28.07.26
  9. Close-up of a dark grey Jaguar alloy wheel and red brake caliper, photographed through out-of-focus copper-coloured foliage
    FR.30 Jaguar, Parked Devon 27.07.26
  10. A yellow Mini parked at the kerb beneath a Thatchers cider banner, sports bar signs and hazy pink light behind
    FR.31 The Yellow Mini Devon 01.08.26
  11. Black and white photograph of a fire-gutted house, charred roof timbers visible through an empty upstairs window in a cracked white gable
    FR.32 The Burnt House Devon 01.08.26
    A black and a blue wheelie bin locked behind iron railings in an overgrown back yard, ivy closing in on every side
    FR.33 The Bins Devon 01.08.26
  12. Black and white study of a scarred medieval door: an iron ring handle on a flower-shaped plate below an ornate keyhole escutcheon
    FR.34 The Old Door Devon 01.08.26
    Close black and white detail of the same door: an iron ring hanging from a flower-shaped backplate on deeply grained wood
    FR.35 The Knocker Devon 01.08.26
  13. A powder-blue gothic arched door with peeling panels set into a weathered wall of pink and ochre render
    FR.36 The Blue Door Devon 01.08.26
    Seen between railings, a woman lays out lunch at a long table under a dark canopy in a stone courtyard, an arched wooden door behind
    FR.37 The Long Table Devon 01.08.26
  14. An old verdigris water valve with a rusted handwheel bolted to a wall of bright yellow pebbledash
    FR.38 The Valve Devon 01.08.26
  15. A slate house sign reading 58a Waterleat House set into a brick pier, half swallowed by ivy and dry grass in hard sun
    FR.39 Waterleat House Devon 11.08.26
    A white wooden sign lettered BRAMBLEDOWN lies along the top of a stone wall beneath a bank of ivy in evening shade
    FR.40 Brambledown Devon 11.08.26
  16. A long flight of steps climbs a narrow lane between a golden hedge and a high trellised wall, dappled light on the concrete
    FR.41 The Steps Devon 11.08.26
  17. A man in a Gas Monkey Garage t-shirt walks up a narrow seaside lane past a parked black car, a couple coming the other way beside a red sandstone wall
    FR.42 Gas Monkey Shaldon, Devon 15.08.26
  18. A narrow lane between tall rendered walls runs down towards the estuary, double yellow lines curving away to a blue regatta hut and the town rising beyond
    FR.43 Down to the Regatta Shaldon, Devon 15.08.26
  19. A brick and stone clock tower with a dark Roman-numeral face and gilt hands stands against a flat grey sky
    FR.44 The Clock Shaldon, Devon 15.08.26
  20. A dark, narrow lane runs between a rubble stone wall and white rendered houses, opening at the far end onto the bright estuary and the town beyond
    FR.45 The Back Lane Shaldon, Devon 15.08.26
  21. Three small planters — two white, one blue — lined up on the sill of a sash window in a cream rendered wall above a black-painted plinth
    FR.46 Three Pots Shaldon, Devon 15.08.26
    A heavily panelled green door with a worn brass letterplate set into a rough red sandstone and lime-mortar wall
    FR.47 The Green Door Shaldon, Devon 15.08.26
  22. A coir doormat printed with the words BUGGER OFF lies on tarmac at the foot of a black front door
    FR.48 Welcome Shaldon, Devon 15.08.26
  23. A black carriage lantern throws its shadow across the red rendered wall of a house above a white panelled garage door, framed by a dark tree trunk and a rubble stone wall
    FR.49 The Lantern Shaldon, Devon 15.08.26
  24. A nameplate reading LITTLE QUAY on a cream wall beside a narrow passage, at the end of which someone sits out in a deckchair behind a PRIVATE sign, the town on its hill across the water
    FR.50 Little Quay Shaldon, Devon 15.08.26
Tray 04

In Bloom

17 frames →
  1. A hanging basket of fuchsias, begonias and petunias overflowing in the sun, a Co-op sign blurred on the street behind
    FR.51 Hanging Basket Devon 28.07.26
  2. Bright magenta petunias in full sun against tangled green leaves
    FR.52 Petunias Devon 28.07.26
    Ruffled orange begonias hanging in sunlight against a teal-painted wall
    FR.53 Begonias Devon 28.07.26
  3. Orange begonias spilling from a basket in bright sun, a white terraced street soft behind
    FR.54 Begonias II Devon 28.07.26
    A single peach begonia bloom lit against deep shadow, small purple flowers scattered in the dark behind
    FR.55 Begonia, Last Light Devon 28.07.26
  4. A bed of scarlet and amber begonias tangled with silver-leaved foliage in soft evening light
    FR.56 Red & Amber Devon 01.08.26
    Peach begonia blooms crowding the frame, their ruffled petals browning at the edges
    FR.57 Peach Begonias Devon 01.08.26
  5. A dense mass of scarlet begonias filling the frame, one silver-green sprig reaching in from the corner
    FR.58 Scarlet Begonias Devon 01.08.26
    Lilac Michaelmas daisies with yellow centres scattered across a deep green bank of buds and stems
    FR.59 Michaelmas Daisies Devon 01.08.26
  6. A red hot poker flower spike in sharp focus, its orange tubes fading to yellow at the base, a second spike soft behind
    FR.60 Red Hot Poker Devon 01.08.26
    A giant green leaf photographed flat on, its veins branching like rivers around a ragged hole eaten through the middle
    FR.61 The Leaf Devon 01.08.26
  7. A dense stand of yellow ragwort daisies filling the frame, a hoverfly feeding at the centre against soft dark green
    FR.62 Ragwort Devon 09.08.26
  8. A hoverfly with amber-banded body perched on a yellow ragwort flower, the wood behind blurred to green
    FR.63 The Hoverfly Devon 09.08.26
    The same hoverfly deeper in the ragwort, wings catching the light among crowded yellow flowers
    FR.64 The Hoverfly II Devon 09.08.26
  9. White garden roses in sharp focus before a soft-focus white villa with a balcony, under a clear blue sky
    FR.65 White Roses Devon 11.08.26
  10. A grey plastic window box of pink and salmon geraniums sits on a painted sill beneath a louvred shutter on a pale rendered wall
    FR.66 The Window Box Shaldon, Devon 15.08.26
    Magenta petunias and a pale pink cranesbill crowd a window box in low warm light, dark bronze leaves massed behind them
    FR.67 Late Petunias Shaldon, Devon 15.08.26
Tray 05

The Pines

3 frames →
  1. A vast wind-shaped Monterey pine standing alone beyond a field of dry summer grass under a pale sky
    FR.68 The Pine Devon 27.07.26
  2. Beneath the same Monterey pine: dark layered branches spreading from a thick trunk, framed by soft green shrubs
    FR.69 The Pine II Devon 27.07.26
    A tall Scots pine towering over garden hedges and bungalow rooftops, with pale pink-tinged fields and woodland rolling into the distance
    FR.70 The Tall Pine Devon 27.07.26
Tray 06

The Green

7 frames →
  1. An empty wooden bench in a dry summer meadow overlooking a glimpse of estuary water, seen across a soft hedgerow of leaves and seed heads
    FR.71 The Bench Devon 27.07.26
  2. An elderly couple walking together across a dry-grass green towards a bench and a stand of pines, seen past a blurred seed head in the foreground
    FR.72 Evening Walk Devon 27.07.26
    The same couple a few paces on, pausing mid-conversation on the green, the seed heads sharper in the warm evening light
    FR.73 Evening Walk II Devon 27.07.26
  3. A man in a cap and blue T-shirt walks a pale path into the shade of big trees, dry copper undergrowth on both sides
    FR.74 The Path Devon 01.08.26
  4. A crow stands in parched straw-coloured grass beneath dark pines, a blue-fenced tennis court in the shade behind
    FR.75 The Crow Devon 01.08.26
  5. Blue swing frames stand in the foreground of a burnt-dry recreation ground, a man and a small white dog beyond an orange safety fence, houses climbing the wooded hill behind
    FR.76 The Swings Shaldon, Devon 15.08.26
  6. A wooden picnic shelter roofed in painted rainbow stripes stands on parched grass, dry reeds to one side and white houses on the hill beyond
    FR.77 The Rainbow Roof Shaldon, Devon 15.08.26
Tray 07

The Woods

8 frames →
  1. A cyclist rides away down a pale gravel path between tall dark pines, roots spilling onto the track from the left
    FR.78 The Cyclist Devon 04.08.26
  2. A fallen pine trunk covered in moss lies across the dark forest floor, its snapped branches pointing back up at the canopy
    FR.79 Windthrow Devon 04.08.26
    Old larch cones clustered on mossy drooping twigs, the green wood soft behind them
    FR.80 Larch Cones Devon 04.08.26
  3. A single birch leaf turned gold hangs on a thin branch, the green birch wood blurred to bokeh behind it
    FR.81 First Gold Devon 04.08.26
    A heavy cluster of scarlet rowan berries among serrated leaves, the bright wood glowing pink behind
    FR.82 The Rowan Devon 04.08.26
  4. An empty wooden bench on bare trodden ground in a clearing, seen from under a low canopy of leaves
    FR.83 The Clearing Devon 04.08.26
  5. A dapple grey pony walks along a fence line by a forestry track, stacked timber and two distant walkers in the sun behind
    FR.84 The Pony Devon 09.08.26
  6. The same dapple grey pony closer, head down mid-stride on the mossy bank, the pale track and log piles soft behind
    FR.85 The Pony II Devon 09.08.26
Tray 08

Low Tide

15 frames →
  1. A yellow buoy marked with a large number 1 sits aground on rippled wet sand, its chain trailing into a tide pool against the low sun
    FR.86 No. 1 Devon 08.08.26
    Sepia-toned photograph of a white mooring buoy lying on the stony estuary bed, seen through a blurred fringe of dark grass
    FR.87 The White Buoy Devon 08.08.26
  2. A rusting yellow height barrier lettered 2.0 METRES hangs on its chain against a blue sky of small clouds
    FR.88 2.0 Metres Devon 08.08.26
  3. A herring gull stands on the curved concrete seawall in low sun, dry grass and parked cars soft behind it
    FR.89 The Gull Devon 08.08.26
  4. Two distant figures and a dog stand at the waterline of an emptied estuary, hills and fields hazy across the channel
    FR.90 Low Water Devon 08.08.26
    Two small figures wade the last channel of water left in the sands, the far hills pale in the morning haze
    FR.91 Mid-Channel Devon 08.08.26
  5. Seen between two blurred railings, a blue sailboat sits aground at golden hour while a figure and dog cross the sand
    FR.92 Through the Rails Devon 08.08.26
    The same sailboat between railings a moment later, its skipper at the hull and the dog trotting the sand ahead
    FR.93 Through the Rails II Devon 08.08.26
  6. The blue sailboat aground on glittering wet sand between two railings, a figure in a high-vis jacket walking away along the water
    FR.94 Through the Rails III Devon 08.08.26
  7. A blurred anchor and rigging in the foreground frame the emptied estuary, a distant dog splashing through the shallows beyond
    FR.95 The Anchor Devon 08.08.26
  8. A walker in yellow and their dog follow the edge of a tide pool across wide rippled sand under a big morning sky
    FR.96 The Morning Walk Devon 08.08.26
    The same walker striding the sandbar mid-step, the dog trotting the waterline ahead of them
    FR.97 The Morning Walk II Devon 08.08.26
  9. Close-up of boot prints and a dog paw print pressed together into rippled wet sand in raking light
    FR.98 Prints Devon 08.08.26
  10. Dozens of small boats sit aground across the low-tide estuary, seen past blurred golden leaves, the far town on its hill
    FR.99 The Fleet, Aground Devon 08.08.26
    A gull swoops straight at the camera, wings spread wide over a weathered red lifebuoy box on its post
    FR.100 Incoming Devon 08.08.26
Tray 09

The Teign

9 frames →
  1. Barnacled concrete piers hold the underside of a road bridge above still estuary water, a gap between them framing hills and white houses on the far bank
    FR.101 Under the Bridge Teign Estuary, Devon 15.08.26
  2. The blue-painted underside of a long road bridge runs away to a vanishing point on its line of concrete piers, low-tide mud and reflections below
    FR.102 The Long Span Teign Estuary, Devon 15.08.26
  3. A glass and brass riding light sits on the lichen-spattered foredeck of a derelict boat, framed by steel guard rails, the estuary and far shore beyond
    FR.103 The Riding Light Teign Estuary, Devon 15.08.26
  4. Dead thistles and dry scrub stand along the near shore of an estuary emptied to mud and thin channels, moored boats aground and a heavy cloudbank overhead
    FR.104 The Emptied Channel Teign Estuary, Devon 15.08.26
  5. Moored boats sit on their reflections in a thin band of remaining water, the hills beyond gone to silhouette under a broad grey evening sky
    FR.105 Low Water, Evening Teign Estuary, Devon 15.08.26
    A single small boat sits aground on wide glistening mud, the rest of the fleet moored far off and moorland hills rising pale beyond
    FR.106 One Boat Left Teign Estuary, Devon 15.08.26
  6. Two people sit on a wooden bench with their backs to the camera, looking out over moored boats and the wooded far bank of an estuary, framed by leaves
    FR.107 Watching the Tide Teign Estuary, Devon 15.08.26
  7. Moored boats lie on still water below a town stacked up its hillside, seen over a blurred foreground of estuary-side leaves
    FR.108 The Far Bank Teign Estuary, Devon 15.08.26
  8. A small outboard tender lies aground on wet golden mud beneath a canopy of dark overhanging leaves, the bridge just visible upstream
    FR.109 The Tender Teign Estuary, Devon 15.08.26