Are these photos from a bygone era? Striking captures of RNLI stations

A photographer has taken a unique approach in creating a photographic record of all of the RNLI's stations and crew.

Jack Lowe is only part way through the marathon project in capturing and compiling the photos.

All the images are in black and white and are being captured on a camera that dates back to 1905.

These striking images of some of the UK's valiant lifeboat crews look as though they are from a bygone era. But in fact, they have been taken over the last couple of years.

Jack is capturing all of the RNLI's lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland with equipment used by the Victorians. He is happy "to be using such an old item to give it a new lease of life again.''

Jack prefers the change of environment whilst using the vintage camera.

Jack started his project in January 2015 and he travels the country in an ambulance that has been converted into a mobile dark room.

When this project is finished there will be a complete photographic record of every RNLI station.

Jack's grandfather was Dad's Army star Arthur Lowe. He would have been proud of his grandson's resolve to keep calm and carry on with this remarkable project.