February 2026, Seen Digitally

February turned out to be a month of boats and weather.

I didn’t plan it that way, but looking back through the files, there’s a quiet thread running through them — wood, salt, fog, and things that have lasted longer than expected.

Hastings first. The beach-launched fishing boats resting on shingle, as they have for generations. 

RX60 Clara Jane. RX58 Felicity, the last wooden survivor on the shore. Working vessels, weathered but not finished. There’s something beautiful about them — built to endure, not impress

A week later, while filming a 6x17 pinhole video, I noticed another boat resting along Eastbourne seafront. I seem to be drawn to the abandoned ones — vessels that have done their work and now sit quietly. There’s something honest about them. No performance. Just presence.

And then the month closed in fog at the Seven Sisters. An afternoon where distance disappeared and everything softened. The cliffs weren’t trying to impress. They simply stood where they always stand — even when unseen.

I did feel sorry for all the tourists who had headed here to see the beautiful view, only to be greeting by it covered in clouds.

All of it captured on the Fuji X-T1 with the TTArtisan 25mm F2 — a simple setup, nothing complicated. Just responsive enough to follow what caught my attention.

If there’s a thread beneath the surface this month, it might be this: endurance. Not loud strength, but the kind that stays. The kind that weathers. The kind that keeps showing up even when visibility is low.

This is February, seen digitally.