Photographer Victoria Vykhodtseva is an Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Salt Marshes of Lancashire ’. To see Victoria ‘s body of work, click on any photograph.

Salt Marshes of Lancashire
Morecambe Bay, UK

During the first UK lockdown in 2020, I often walked through the salt marshes around Morecambe Bay. At a time marked by isolation and uncertainty, this open landscape offered space, calm and a welcome sense of continuity.

The marshes are always changing with the tides, weather and light. Sheep graze among the silt, grass and sand, sometimes appearing as the only living figures in the wide landscape. Their quiet presence became a recurring part of the photographs.

The series grew out of these walks. It records the stillness of that period and the particular beauty of the Lancashire coast: its subdued colours, open horizons and shifting ground.

Victoria Vykhodtseva is a visual artist and photographer whose practice explores themes of solitude, ritual, and the emotional resonance of place, using photography to reflect on cultural and symbolic narratives.

With a background in television and video production, she worked for several years as a director and producer before turning to photography - a medium that offered greater creative freedom and independence. Drawn equally to abstract compositions and candid moments, Victoria seeks out both the unexpected and the quiet poetry of the everyday. Whether documenting remote cultures or urban life, her work is shaped by instinct, curiosity, and a distinctive sensitivity to light and structure. Her photographs have been recognised internationally, with distinctions including a Finalist award at the Siena International Photo Awards 2025, Honourable Mentions from the International Photography Awards, and a category win in the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards. Recent exhibitions include Espacio Gallery (London), Fotonostrum (Barcelona), the Glasgow Gallery of Photography, and the Xposure Festival in Sharjah.

All images and text © Victoria Vykhodtseva