Mucking About On A Boat

Equal parts observational and absurd, Mucking About On A Boat is a wry visual diary captured aboard a cruise ship—where polished surfaces, staged leisure, and the surreal routines of life at sea unfold in quiet spectacle.

From sunbathers and safety drills to geometric shadows and forgotten objects, each image peels back the surface gloss to reveal the peculiar charm of cruise culture. There’s a dry humour at play, but also a genuine curiosity—a photographer mucking about, camera in hand, catching the strange poetry of floating life.

This series doesn’t romanticise the voyage. Instead, it leans into the in-between moments, the liminal spaces, and the little oddities that make being at sea both magical and mildly ridiculous. Think less “grand adventure,” more “ironic shuffleboard with great lighting.”