Hadleigh Castle in Shadow – Black and White Photography of the Thames Estuary

This powerful Hadleigh Castle photography print captures the ruins of the medieval fortress silhouetted against a luminous sky, with the Thames Estuary and the cranes of London Gateway Port in the distance. Taken in striking monochrome, the photograph emphasises the drama of shadow and light, the soft rays of the sun breaking through cloud and mist, casting long beams across the landscape.

It is a study in contrasts — history and industry, permanence and transience, natural radiance and industrial form. The ruins of Hadleigh Castle stand as spectral outlines, reminders of centuries past, while the estuary glimmers faintly in the background, carrying the modern commerce of container ships and cranes.

This Thames Estuary fine art print is composed with a low key sensibility, where darkness dominates but light cuts through with intensity. As a low key black and white landscape, it invites reflection on change, endurance and the passing of time. It is a unique moment, impossible to recreate, as both light and skyline shift continually.

Size: 610 x 406 mm (24 x 16 inches) including white border.

This work is available as:

Open Edition
Unsigned and unnumbered prints on high-quality paper, offering excellent clarity and depth at an accessible price. Open Editions remain permanently available.

Limited Edition of 50 prints
Signed and numbered prints on museum-grade fine art paper, supplied with a certificate of authenticity. Please note: this edition may be permanently closed if the Unique Collector’s Edition is acquired.

Unique Collector’s Edition (1/1) - £1840
The only print of this work ever produced in this format. Once acquired, the Limited Edition will be withdrawn. 

© William Chouffot - all rights to reproduction remain with the artist.