Welcome!
I’m Jack Lowe.
For many years, The Lifeboat Station Project has formed the crux of my working life — an epic mission to document the RNLI lifeboat community around the shores of the UK and Ireland.
This site has been through many metamorphoses since it was first published in 2000. Today it’s a portal into some of my other interests and creative endeavours.
Take a look at the Photography and Ideaspace sections in particular along with my new £5 Prints — the side menu will take you on an even deeper dive (button in the top left corner).
As you’ll see from some of my blog posts, I tackle the overbearing topics of climate and civilisational collapse too.
I explain further in a post called Climate Crisis: Be The Sentinel and in a more recent essay called Slow Down: The Future Is Already Here.
Community
This site also features our very own community space called The Refuge — a bespoke social platform free of ads and algorithms, which has been maturing into a safe place for us to share our thoughts and findings during such difficult social, economic and environmental times.
It’s public and free to use but you’ll need to register to take part.
Once registered, you’ll find there are many features common to other social platforms, so it should be pretty self-explanatory.
Head to the Community Guidance page for more information.
Donations are gratefully received to help with its upkeep.
If the community space isn’t for you, the newsletter is a great way to stay connected too.
I hope you feel welcome to participate in the evolving conversations.
Contact Me
If you have any feedback or would simply like to get in touch, please send me a direct message via the community space or use the form on the Contact Jack page.
I’ll look forward to hearing from you.
Love and courage,
Jack
Photograph: Jack with exhibition poster at Cutty Sark DLR station, February 2024