Crew Training, R.N.L.I – Morecambe, England

So with my eagerness to travel and the impossibility of it is this climate, I shoot the R.N.L.I on their many crew nights, launches and returns. Again with everything I document I find it great that these guys Volunteer to do this.

Most of the crew are Firefighters, Police and Ambulance Services in their day jobs but when they have 5 minutes and there bleeper blares at 3 in the morning they get to the boathouse to suit up and rescue some drunk fool on the rocks, or in the worse scenario a lost child in the sea. Either way it is an honour to be allowed the privilege of documenting an on going project on the men and women of Morecambe Lifeboat Station.

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R.N.L.I

Over the past 2 months, I have been working with the R.N.L.I given full access with pager to document the crew and their struggles. It has been a good experience, meeting various people within the organisation and gaining valuable experience.

The determination of the volunteers to help the public is second to none, and a thoughour documented assignment must be achieved to reflect this. It is challenging, heartwarming and beyond achieveable.

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Calling in the Cavalry

Well over 6000 words remaining on my dissertation and it doesn’t get any easier, but its a new year (if that has any difference). I have in mind a few cool add-ons to this site actually and when my flash site comes out in Feb, I will be hobnobbing with the big boys on here. Just getting numbers and comments is what its all about.

Currently reading a new book thats helping alot…The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly. It’s full of useful info, from a multi-billion dollar dude who is kinda like the guru of guru’s. Podcasting is a new one and I’ve had this idea of taking along with me this cool radio gear to all my shoots, looking at what I’m doing. Along side all my photojournalism I can conduct interviews with heads of certain areas.

In Feburary I’m thinking of going somewhere to raise awareness through my images, but I could also broadcast through podcasts the feelings and insights of the heads of these organisations. It would bring a whole new type of marketing to my blog, website and news feeds.

Book Link.

http://www.webinknow.com/

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