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5 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG
5th Anniversary, 11/12th January 2020
“This weekend is the 5th anniversary of The Lifeboat Station Project, my 8 year journey photographing all 238 RNLI lifeboat stations using Victorian photographic methods.
“To date, over 2500 volunteers at 147 lifeboat stations have been immortalised on my handmade 12×10 inch glass plates and it’s taken 35,000 miles of driving in Neena (my treasured mobile darkroom) to reach all those incredible people…“
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BLOG POST
NIGEL CABOURN JOURNAL
27th November 2019
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THE INDEPENDENT WEEKEND MAGAZINE
Riders on the Storm, 4th July 2015
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BBC COUNTRYFILE
Clovelly, 24th January 2016
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INSTAGRAM
22nd January 2015
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Blog post by Instagram: ‘Documenting the Brave Crews of British Seas with @lordlowe’
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THE ONE SHOW
Friday 3rd May 2019 from 7pm on BBC1
BBC NEWS NORTHERN IRELAND
28th September 2019
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BBC RADIO FOYLE
Guest on The Mark Patterson Show, 10th September 2019
CATCHUP FROM THE 37 MINUTE MARK
If you enjoyed the excerpt featuring my conversation with Mark Mitchell from Portrush RNLI, you can hear the podcast in full on my Patreon page.
Find out how to become a patron of The Lifeboat Station Project here:
[GRADUALLY] BREAKING AMERICA!
THE GREY NATO
Episode 83, 20th June 2019
Discussing watches, adventure, travel, diving, cars and gear. Hosts Jason Heaton and James Stacey break down their love for adventure, their addiction to watches, and the many forms both can take.
Following a recent visit to Wales, Jason stumbled across my Instagram account and kindly chose to highlight The Lifeboat Station Project in the Final Notes section of The Grey Nato podcast:
CATCHUP FROM THE 46m20s MARK
DOMETIC
Brand Ambassador
Jack Lowe, creator of The Lifeboat Station Project and Dometic Brand Ambassador
DOMETIC AMBASSADORS
LABOUR AND WAIT
Covered, 5th April 2019
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AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER
Courage and Conviction, 2nd March 2019
Courage and Conviction: The Lifeboat Station Project by Jack Lowe in Amateur Photographer, 2nd March 2019 (Photograph of magazine by Julian Heritage).
ITV NEWS
Jack Lowe discusses The Lifeboat Station Project with Matt Price, November 2018
Special thanks to Adrian Don from Tynemouth RNLI Lifeboat Station (also interviewed in this piece)
CREDIT: ITV NEWS
MARITIME FOUNDATION: MARITIME MEDIA AWARDS
The First Sea Lord’s Award for Best Use of Digital Media
Certificate of Merit, 31st October 2018
Jack was awarded a Certificate of Merit by The First Sea Lord on 31st October 2018. It reads:
“For his dedication in his project to photograph all 237 RNLI lifeboat stations in the UK and Republic of Ireland, presenting the volunteers in an interesting and unique way, using photography on glass plates. The website is easy to navigate, modern and fully responsive. The project has a defining quality which captures the core values of courage and commitment in volunteers who risk their lives daily to save others.“
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HALFWAY AFTER FOUR YEARS
Dover RNLI Lifeboat Station, 28th September 2018
Photograph by Seamus Masters
“Jack’s work is not only an artistic triumph, but a fantastic way in which to raise awareness of the RNLI through this unique imagery. His extraordinary journey has touched the hearts of many and will be remembered for years to come both as a captivating story and through the stunning images that will be his legacy.” — RNLI Chief Executive Paul Boissier
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JACK REACHES HALFWAY…
AN ‘OARSOME’ CELEBRATION…
S4C, WALES
Heno, 22nd June 2018 (available till 22nd July 2018)
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STV NEWS, SCOTLAND
5th June 2018
BBC RADIO SCOTLAND
Scotland Outdoors, 9th June 2018
Click to listen from the 16m mark (permanently available)
FINISTERRE
THE BROADCAST, 21st November 2017
PERTH MUSEUM & ART GALLERY
Two original glass plates on public display for the first time
11th November 2017 to 3rd March 2018
RTÉ SIX ONE NATIONAL NEWS, IRELAND
28th September 2017
APPLE STORE (COVENT GARDEN, LONDON)
A presentation by Jack to 80 guests, 7th October 2015
THE TIMES
25th May 2016
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
31st January 2016
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SHORT FILM BY PETE NAYLOR
February 2017
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BARBOUR
Original North Sea Outfitters Collection, May 2017
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WELSH RNLI PHOTOGRAPHS PRESERVED IN NATIONAL COLLECTION
January 2017
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Click to see the ITV Wales News report broadcast on 17th February 2017
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THE LADY MAGAZINE
29th July 2016
COAST MAGAZINE
October 2017
CLASSIC BOAT MAGAZINE
The LSP Keyring featured as an ‘Object of Desire’, June 2017
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BEHIND THE GLASS
A short film by the RNLI, October 2016
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BLACK+WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE
Issue 202, April 2017
RNLI LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE
Issue 617, Autumn 2016
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ERNEST JOURNAL
Issue 5, Summer 2016
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Ernest is a blog, iPad magazine and biannual printed journal for curious and adventurous gentlefolk.
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NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES
23rd September 2016
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BBC RADIO SHETLAND
20th June 2016
Aith, Shetland: Click below to listen to Mike Grundon’s piece about LSP…
RNLI PRESS RELEASE 2017
20th January 2017
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