Bastian Greshake Tzovaras reviewed The Shipping Forecast by Mark Power
A classic
5 stars
The Met office of the UK produces the "Shipping Forecast" which is aired 4x a day on BBC Radio 4 and gives weather updates for the seas around the British Isles. For the forecast, the waters around the British Isles are divided into 31 sea areas.
In his book "The Shipping Forecast", Mark Power traveled to each of those 31 sea areas to make stunning 6x6 black & white images that beautifully capture the somewhat haunting but equally cozy mystery that the radio forecast transmits.
I read the 2022 re-issue of the book, which comes with a slightly expanded set of images and is absolutely worth a read if you can get yours hands on it!