The Start Of The End: A Visit To Porthcawl

For us here in South Wales, Porthcawl has always been an area that has attracted visitors because of its funfair and beautiful beach and seafront. However, the council decided a while ago to sell off the land of the funfair and stalls, to build even more houses. What I have captured here is the start of the end of an area that was once driven by holiday makers enjoying the area.

Although my Nikon was armed with the Tamron 16-30mm, I also had chance to use the Nikkor Z24-200mm lens for a few hours, which I enjoyed using. It is sad to see much of the signage removed, workmen removing electrics, and feeling the general feel of disappointment in the air as another famous place turns into a generic town.

All images are edited in the latest nightly build version of Darktable.

It is always sad doing these kind of shoots, as we know that in the coming months, the character of the area will be replaced with modern boredom. Thankfully, the area does have some nice seafront area, but it was the people and the stories that we could create by capturing images of them that will really be missed.

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