Project to photograph county's 'last craftsmen'
Getty ImagesAn amateur photographer hopes to preserve the "people, skills and stories that are being lost to time" by documenting traditional crafts in his area.
Jim Scott, 49, from Northumberland, asked people in the county involved in trades like boat building, dry stone walling, lobster pot making and blacksmiths to come forward to be photographed.
"In my mind's eye, there would be a lot of detail in the images, working hands and the tools that they're using and maybe the environment that they're in," he said.
Scott said he had already been inundated with interest for the project called 'The Last Craftsmen of Northumberland', adding he did not even realise there were so many beekeepers in the region.
He said the photographs would document the crafters' processes.
"I'm thinking each set might be five to seven images long," Scott said.
"The tools they use, how they use them, their environment, the finished product."
Jim Scott PhotographyOther traditional trades he hoped to feature included Northumbrian pipers, leather makers and church bell ringers.
Scott, who picked up photography later in life at 45, was inspired to put out the call after another collaborative project to capture all 70 castles in Northumberland.
"The more I've done it, and the older I get, the more I appreciate the history of the region and the things that have made it what it is," he said.
He said the pictures would eventually be available online and he would take them in his spare time, working with fellow photographer Del Stevyn.
Scott said he was particularly interested in hearing from crafters specific to the region.
"Things like the kipper smoking in Craster, if there's something that's synonymous with Northumberland, I would be really keen to get in touch with those people," he said.
