Ive heard a lot about Jaywick in the national press over the years for being labelled as 'Britain's most deprived place'. It seemed to me that the press have been rather judgmental and very negative towards Jaywick so I felt to need to see the place for myself. Judging by the on line content Id viewed, there seem to be a very similar look to the place in terms of imaging but I was sure there was much more to see that just broken down homes etc
Let’s be honest here and I think Im fair in saying “an Englishman's home is his castle” and thats what the residents of Jaywick have here. They might not be built out of stone, but its a place they call home surrounded by their own tight little community.
The first surprise for me was the beach. An expanse of sand with a well establish Beach hut going back to the 50’s
There are elements of council lead design to add colour and features to the town alongside the local residents who add there own little spin on their chalets, sorry castles, along the sea front. All little touches that mean so much to them in a place they all call home
There’s even a beach patrol and seaside awards for Jaywick. So, Its not all doom and gloom here and there are some very posItive aspect to Jaywick. They’ve had a really bad time in the past press wise but I hope my spin on it is nothing other than positive from my cameras point of view. RD
All of the enclosed images were shot on medium format & 35mm. No digi here thank you