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OFFSHORE ONSHORE image
West Ekofisk 2/4 D ©AJ Stow c. 1974 and looking across the same North Sea horizon to where the oil platform once existed ©LK Stow, 2025

OFFSHORE ONSHORE

LK Stow

October 31st, 2025

A 60-year photo story of exploration and the North Sea in the historic rush for ‘black gold’ by father and daughter photographers AJ Stow & LK Stow
OFFSHORE ONSHORE

OFFSHORE ONSHORE

October 31st, 2025

LK Stow

In Focus

A 60-year photo story of exploration and the North Sea in the historic rush for ‘black gold’ by father and daughter photographers AJ Stow & LK Stow
Amber: Saving the Quayside

Amber: Saving the Quayside

October 21st, 2025

Laura Laffler

In Focus

Learn how Amber Film & Photography Collective helped protect Newcastle’s Quayside in the 1970s, blending art and activism to preserve its historic architecture.
Joe McCarty: Reflections on the Quayside

Joe McCarty: Reflections on the Quayside

September 17th, 2025

Joe McCarty

In Focus

Stories of Newcastle's Quayside Market bustle, merchant patter, and iconic bridges, seen first as a boy in the 40s and then revisited as a young photographer in the 70s.
Fathers In Focus

Fathers In Focus

June 14th, 2025

Ellen Stone

In Focus

This Father's Day we take a closer look at Peter Fryer's complex and intimate project "Fathers", 1998-2000.
Documenting Appleby Horse Fair

Documenting Appleby Horse Fair

June 6th, 2025

Frances Campbell

In Focus

Our Curatorial Assistant, Frances Campbell, takes a dive into the collection and explores a series of photographs documenting the Appleby Horse Fair.