Swimmers head into the sea at King Edward's Bay, Tynemouth, UK, despite heavy fog. Photograph by Hazel Plater from the series, The Geordie Riviera, early Spring 2025. The Geordie Riviera is an ongoing long-form series documenting day-to-day life on the North Tyneside, UK coast, through environmental portraiture, street photography and urban/beach landscapes. Featuring North Shields, Tynemouth, Cullercoats and Whitley Bay, the project is an exploration of people and place - considering community, investigating infrastructure and breathing in the fresh sea air.