The Perimeter is astonishing. It deserves to be an instant classic. Icons mixed with granular detail that forced me to re-imagine even the sections of the coast that I know well.On his epic walk, Lake has captured the grandeur of the seaboard, but also the granular detail: from moonlight on the North Sea, neolithic burial cairns and washed-up shipwrecks to ruined, cliff-top castles, empty bandstands and shiny new wind farms.A beautiful, important book: a reminder that, contrary to what we hear in the news, this island remains ‘a precious stone set in a silver sea.

An incredible achievement. Every page twinkles with gems.It’s uplifting and joyful. Adversity is a unique source of courage and vision. The walker’s viewfinder is uniquely calibrated to alight on humour, unlikely juxtapositions and scale at its most cosmic. The aching legs and stormy nights add a creative frisson to the entire, humongous project. With the suffering and exuberance comes enormous depth. They’re not casual snaps from car parks but crafted responses to places most will never see. Storytelling at human scale is slippery and elusive but The Perimeter is packed with geographical tales. It’s an exquisite record of a monumental endeavour and an intimate portrait of an extraordinary coast.

Quintin Lake is a multi-award-winning photographer specialising in landscape and architecture, with twenty-five years of experience. A fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Royal Society of Arts, his work has been featured in leading publications such as National Geographic Traveler, the Guardian, and Der Spiegel. In 2020, he was named The Great Outdoors’ Outdoor Personality of the Year. He lives in Cheltenham with his family.