On one of his yearly trips to the Lake District with his family, Tom White spotted his next project in the post boxes scattered throughout the national park. In his series Letter to the Lakes, the Newcastle-based photographer and journalist captures the bright red post boxes, their angular shapes standing out against the natural landscapes that frame them. “I think people feel a connection with them,” says White. “They’re so recognisably British, like black taxis – these are things that are woven into our cultural tapestry.” Though post boxes are used less and less in the digital age, White hopes his images will preserve their memory. “Even if in 20 to 30 years they are totally out of use, at least we will have a record of them in that setting.”
