The Somerset shrimp fishermen

Bredon Sellick and his son Adrian are the last of the original Somerset shrimp fishermen. Bredon still uses the traditional "mud horse" which is a kind of sledge used to transport his equipment across the mud flats on the banks of the river Severn. Bredon lives in the small village of Stolford, Bridgewater, where his family have fished in this way for four generations.
I spent a day with Brendon and Adrian, most of the time up to my waist in mud and trying to keep my cameras dry, documenting there way of life. I hope you enjoy the photographs.

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Pictures:© Scott Ramsey Photography