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Landscape Photography of the Isle of Wight by Steve Gascoigne, posted by Sharon Gascoigne. We run a small Gallery featuring Steve's work based in Newport on the Isle of Wight.
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Last night's moonrise over Brighstone and Windy Corner. It was fab being out amongst the sounds of nature 😁 #isleofwight #photography
The moon rising above coastal farmland, a village in the foreground. The sea is reflecting the moon.
July 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Tranquility at Bembridge Lifeboat Station. #Photography #IsleofWight
A muted blue, pink and lilac sunset reflected in a flat calm sea. A bright red rowing boat is moored beside an imposing lifeboat station.
June 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Full moon last night, taken just after it rose over Whitecroft #moon #photography #isleofwight
A thin domed tower, emerging from some trees. The full moon glows directly above it, just as night falls
June 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Carisbrooke Castle overlooking a field of poppies. Not a bad view on our Sunday stroll today! #LandscapePhotography #IsleofWight #CarisbrookeCastle #Poppies
Poppies in the foreground on a slope, opposite sits a castle on a green hillside.
June 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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It's Round the Island Race today and the weather has been rubbish for photography. A very brief shaft of light lit up Tennyson Down and a few yachts! #IsleofWight #LandscapePhotography
A stormy sky, a chalk cliff, turquoise sea and a few distant yachts
June 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Sunset and low tide, at Bembridge Lifeboat Station yesterday #landscapephotography #isleofwight
Gentle pinks, yellows and orange in a grey blue sky over a lifeboat station at low tide. Seaweed is visible in the rock pools and the lifeboat is moored in the distance.
May 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Fireworks over Sandown Bay this evening. These were postponed from New year's Eve, the weather was kinder tonight! #IsleofWight #photography
A huge gold firework above a pier. A coastal town is lit at nightfall. Reflections are on the wet sand and the sea.
April 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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A moonlit Needles taken during the full moon from a couple of weeks ago. The moonlight was so strong that it highlighted the textures in the chalk cliffs. #IsleofWight #LandscapePhotography
Night falls over a chalk cliff and rocks. A red and white lighthouse guards the rocks. Moonlight illuminates the scene.
April 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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The crescent moon looked incredible last night. Earthshine gave the appearance of the moon being full. It was too dark to capture the Needles in the distance, but it was fun to be out. #IsleofWight #Moon #Photography
A large moon, in an almost dark sky with the illumination of a distant city. Several coastguard cottages are closer in the view, a headland and a lighthouse in the middle space.
March 31, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Appley Tower in Ryde. Springtime sunshine and daffodils are shifting the winter gloom!
Yellow daffodils in bloom beside a Folly. The building appears like a small fairytale castle, it looks like a turret minus the rest of a castle. The sun has just risen and a burst of light bounces off the tower. A beach sits beyond.
March 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Yarmouth Pier in the early Spring sunshine. It was a little tricky photographing it when it was devoid of people 😅 #IsleofWight #LandscapePhotography
A white railed pier, the view leading down to the end with a hut, flag , several benches and ornamental lamposts. The sky is blue with a few white fluffy clouds. The sea is calm but with a few waves rippling alongside the pier.
March 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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I've just got my copy of @availablelightp.bsky.social's new book, collecting some of his amazing photos of the beautiful @visitisleofwight.bsky.social over the years.
Highly recommended! Steve's work is always stunning.
Steve Gascoigne of Available Light Photography's new book "Landscape photographs of the Isle of Wight" laid on top of his earlier book "Gems of the Solent" (a 2004 collaboration with June Elford.)
March 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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The lunar eclipse over Tennyson Down early this morning. #LunarEclipse #IsleofWight #Photography
A coastal road, the moon hazy in the sky as dawn breaks. A chalk headland lies beyond the scenic road.
March 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Big skies and a glorious sunset over West Wight. #AvailableLight #IsleofWight #LandscapePhotography
An orange and yellow sunset dominating a wide view of a coastal road and headland.
March 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Low tide at Freshwater Bay. #IsleofWight #LandscapePhotography
A rocky beach, caves, large rock stacks and a distant headland, the sun is low in the sky.
March 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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The Moon and Venus twinkling in the sky over Freshwater Bay yesterday evening. #IsleofWight #FreshwaterBay #LandscapePhotography #NightSky
It's almost dark, the Moon and Venus prominent in the sky. A calm sea surrounding 2 large rock stacks. A cliff and coastline complete the scene.
March 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Despite the rain today Spring was definitely in the air at Compton Bay on Monday afternoon 😌
A deserted beautiful beach in the late winter haze. Blue skies, white cliffs in the gentle light.
February 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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We've just launched our first ever coffee table style book! The response to it has blown us away! We were very nervous about taking the plunge and producing a book but we're thrilled at how it has turned out 😊 #LandscapePhotography #IsleofWight
A hardback book. The cover features a countryside scene, leading to chalk Downland and the sea. The sky is stormy. The inside of the book featuring 2 landscape photographs
February 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Sunset at St Catherine's Lighthouse taken a couple of days ago. The most southerly point of the Island and a wonderful place for photography. #IsleofWight #Photography
A white lighthouse and cottages sit in a field next to a steely calm sea. The sun is about to emerge from a low cloudbank just before it sets. The sky is overcast with cloud but an orange and yellow glow fills the horizon.
February 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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This shot was taken a couple of hours prior to the Needles shot I posted yesterday. It was much calmer at Sandown, the sea was still choppy but the reflections of Culver Down were fun to photograph. #IsleofWight #SandownBay #LandscapePhotography
A chalk and clay cliff is reflected in wet sand as the sea rolls in. The tide is rough on a stormy day, but the sky is blue.
January 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Yet another visit to the Needles yesterday to photograph the stormy conditions. A few other locations were snapped too, it was perfect landscape photography weather! #IsleofWight #TheNeedles
Rough sea and waves crashing against the chalk stacks of the Needles rocks. The lighthouse at the end taking a battering too.
January 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Sunset yesterday was off the scale! The sky was on fire at Alum Bay. #IsleofWight #TheNeedles #Sunset #Photography
A fiery sunset over a beach. Vivid orange and yellow fills the sky. A chalk headland in the distance with jagged stacks and a lighthouse at the end. The tide rolls into the shore, and recedes over the pebbles.
January 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Sunset at the Needles yesterday. It was flat calm, but a breeze ruined the reflections! #IsleofWight #Photography
A fiery orange and yellow sky, reflecting in a calm sea which is surrounding chalk stacks and a red and white lighthouse.
January 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Sunset at Compton Bay yesterday. It was a cold, but beautiful one! #IsleofWight #LandscapePhotography
The sun about to dip below the horizon over the sea. The camera is looking down a water inlet in the sand, white pebbles scattered around. A chalk headland is to the left of the image. The golden light of the sunset is reflecting on the wet sand.
January 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Trustee, Kim Purton, celebrates the artistic achievements at Quay Arts Centre and anticipates what's to come in 2025

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Trustee reflects on a successful year at Quay Arts Centre and future hopes
Kim Purton celebrates the artistic achievements at Quay Arts Centre and anticipates 2025
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December 26, 2024 at 12:08 PM