THE PERIMETER

Astonishing A fascinating contemporary portrait of the coastline that defines us Robert Penn What an incredibly beautiful book it captured my heart and took me to places I know well reacquainted me with those I haven t visited for a while and fired my determination to visit many others Armchair travel at its very best Lara MaiklemA feast for the eyes and imagination Quintin Lake has an unerring eye for the interesting the witty and the beautiful A book of stunning artistry a remarkable adventuring achievement and in many ways an invitation to explore more to understand more to care more Mary Ann Ochota President CPRE the Countryside CharityRediscover Britain in this vivid and intimate full colour account of one man s pilgrimage along its rugged shoresOn Friday 17 April 2015 photographer Quintin Lake set off from the steps of St Paul s Cathedral on a five year journey that would take him around the entire coastline of mainland Britain Armed with twenty kilos of hiking and photography gear he walked 11 000 kilometres in 454 days with one goal in mind to produce a body of photographic work that gets under the surface of the island nation that we call home Carefully curated with over 1 200 photos and interspersed with stories of Quintin s