Waterlands tells the story of the coastal landscapes of West Sussex and East Hampshire. Tracing how landscape, memory and community shape one another and reflects what makes any place meaningful. With original photography and illustrations, Waterlands invites readers not just to look at this landscape, but to really see it.
David Gilbey is an author and publisher who worked in book and magazine publishing in the UK and US, and later in digital media, before returning to the real life, physical world of books. David has served as a trustee for a national charity helping every child enjoy the life-changing benefits of play and being outside, as well as a conservation charity working to preserve rural and coastal landscapes.
Roo Lewis is a photographer whose portraits have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery and the Royal Academy, and featured in Dazed, The Guardian and Vogue. His acclaimed book Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club (GOST, 2023) uses UFO folklore to explore small-town hope and resilience.
Molly Martin is an artist based in London. Born in the English countryside, she attended a small Steiner School for her primary education and developed a deep understanding for creative hand work – with a particular affinity to drawing and painting – from a young age. She studied illustration at Falmouth University College of Arts and completed her Masters in Fine Art at City and Guilds London Art College.