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Photographer celebrates fishing town's life at sea

News imagePeter Robinson A black and white photograph of a fisherman looking out to sea in the cabin of his fishing boat. A lighthouse can be seen through the window behind him. The sea looks calm. Peter Robinson
News imagePeter Robinson A coloured image of a father and son on the back of a fishing boat. They are both wearing yellow waterproofs and protecting their heads from the rain. Behind the men, mist can be seen on the top sea. The men are looking down as the pull in heavy chains. Peter Robinson
Photographer Peter Robinson has taken more than 10,000 pictures during his 10 years with the fishermen of North Shields
Peter Robinson said some of the fishermen took some winning over before they let him photograph them

A photographer who spent more than 10 years taking pictures of a town's fishermen has shared some of his favourite images.

Peter Robinson took more than 10,000 images during his time with the fishing fleet of North Shields.

He said his aim was to highlight the hardship of life at sea as well as celebrate the workers who are part of the town's dwindling fleet of vessels.

The photographs will be displayed during an exhibition, Harvest from the Deep, from 22 July to 30 August at the Old Low Light Heritage Centre.

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