Entrepôt is a maritime photographic research project exploring the history and legacies of Jersey’s cod fishery in Canada and its associated merchant networks across the West Indies, South America, the Mediterranean and the Baltic during the 18th and 19th centuries. Centred on cod-merchant Charles Robin, who founded Jersey’s most successful commercial enterprise on the Gaspé coast in 1766, the project examines colonial and family histories to reveal how wealth generated through the North Atlantic fisheries and maritime trade helped lay the foundations of Jersey’s future prosperity. Since 2017 several trips to colonial outposts in the maritime network has been completed; travelling 100,000 kms across land and sea, researching multiple archives and developing a large repository of new visual and textual material. Outcomes: film (The Seaflower Venture), set of 8 photobooks, touring exhibition and archive.
Shortlisted in Discovery Category, Sony World Photography Award 2018