Life's a Beach: How Brits Are Rediscovering the Joys of the Seaside
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With travel so restricted in summer 2020, Brits have been enjoying the delights of the beaches that are on their doorstep. And with amusement arcades, fish and chips and ice-cream parlours aplenty, you don’t get more quintessentially British than Margate. Photographer Chanel Irvine set out to capture the traditional charm of the seaside resort.
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