Thames Islands: Estuary Hopes, Upstream Dreams

Jonathan Goldberg

In film and photos Jonathan Goldberg records his encounters along the River Thames islands: enchanted wildlife havens upstream, to the industrial marshlands of Essex.

Photographer Jonathan Goldberg's project explores the islands in the River Thames, of which there are about 180. They range in size and structure, from those with a bustling urban population like Canvey, to the more solitary hideouts that host a single dwelling, or those left untamed for wildlife. Jonathan senses the sediments of history, the quirks, but mostly the pervading force of the river, and the closeness to nature which it imbues within him.