England, Tyne and Wear, St Mary's Island. Pre-dawn at high tide with the north sea covering the causeway to St Mary's Island and lighthouse, a popular location near Whitley Bay.

England, Tyne and Wear, Cullercoats. Cullercoats Bay photographed at dawn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Cullercoats. Cullercoats Bay photographed at dawn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Tynemouth. The Northern lights (aurora borealis) viewed near Tynemouth Pier.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. Sand ripples on the beach at Whitley Bay near Watts Slope viewed at sunrise.

England, Tyne and Wear, Gateshead. Aerial (drone) view of the iconic Angel of the North statue by Antony Gormley. The 'Angel', built on a a former colliery pit head bath site, is one of the worlds most viewed work of art with over 33 million viewers each year.

England, Tyne and Wear, Gateshead. Aerial (drone) view of the iconic Angel of the North statue by Antony Gormley. The 'Angel', built on a a former colliery pit head bath site, is one of the worlds most viewed work of art with over 33 million viewers each year.

England, Tyne and Wear, Gateshead. Aerial (drone) view of the iconic Angel of the North statue by Antony Gormley. The 'Angel', built on a a former colliery pit head bath site, is one of the worlds most viewed work of art with over 33 million viewers each year.

England, Tyne and Wear, Gateshead. Aerial (drone) view of the iconic Angel of the North statue by Antony Gormley. The 'Angel', built on a a former colliery pit head bath site, is one of the worlds most viewed work of art with over 33 million viewers each year.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. Aerial view of St Mary's Lighthouse and Island and the North Sea.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. St Mary's Island and Lighthouse – a populat North Tyneside toursit attraction located near Whitley Bay.

England, Tyne and Wear, Tynemouth. Looking north from Sharpness Point towards Cullercoats and Tynemouth Long Sands.

England, Tyne and Wear, Tynemouth. Looking north from Sharpness Point towards Cullercoats and Tynemouth Long Sands.

England, Tyne and Wear, Tynemouth. Looking north from Sharpness Point towards Cullercoats and Tynemouth Long Sands.

England, Tyne and Wear, Tynemouth. Looking north from Sharpness Point towards Cullercoats and Tynemouth Long Sands.

England, Tyne and Wear, Tynemouth. Dawn at King Edward's Bay in Tynemouth with Tymouth Priory in the distance.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. The iconic Spanish City in Whitley Bay, viewed shortly after dawn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. The iconic Spanish City in Whitley Bay, viewed shortly after dawn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. St Mary's Lighthouse viewed from Whitley Sands shortly after dawn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Tynemouth. Soft morning light just after dawn at King Edward's Bay in Tynemouth with Tymouth Priory in the distance.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. St Mary's Lighthouse and Island photographed at dawn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. St Mary's Lighthouse and Island photographed at dawn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. St Mary's Lighthouse and Island photographed at dawn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Cullercoats. Sunrise over Cullercoats Bay.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. St Mary's Lighthouse and Island photographed at dawn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Tynemouth. Waves crash on the North Pier at the mouth of the River Tyne.

England, Tyne and Wear, Cullercoats. Sunrise over Cullercoats Bay.

England, Tyne and Wear, Cullercoats. Sunrise over Cullercoats Bay.

England, Tyne and Wear, King Edward's Bay. View from Sharpness Point looking across King Edward's Bay towards Tynemouth Priory.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. Sunrise viewed from Whitley Sands.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. Sunrise viewed from Whitley Sands.

England, Tyne and Wear, Tyemouth. Looking north across Tynemouth Long Sands in Tynemouth.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. Boats on the North Sea viewed at dawn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The iconic Tyne Newcastle Bridge located alongside the River Tyne and Newcastle / Gatehead Quayside.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Tyne Bridge and Sage Building located alongside the River Tyne and Newcastle / Gatehead Quayside.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Tyne Bridge and Sage Building located alongside the River Tyne and Newcastle / Gatehead Quayside.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The Sage Building located alongside the River Tyne and Newcastle / Gatehead Quayside.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The Baltic Building located alongside the River Tyne and Newcastle / Gatehead Quayside.

England, Tyne and Wear, Gateshead Millennium Bridge. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge located alongside the River Tyne and Newcastle / Gatehead Quayside.

England, Tyne and Wear, Roker Pier. Roker Pier and Lighthouse located at the mouth of the River Wear in the city of Sunderland.

England, West Midlands, Birmingham City. A statue named 'A Real Birmingham Family' by Gillian Wearing, located in front of the new Birmingham Library.

England, Tyne and Wear, Gateshead. The Baltic Gallery in Gateshead viewed at dusk from across the River Tyne.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastlle Upon Tyne. River God statue with the Gateshead millennium bridge in the distance.

England, Tyne and Wear, Gateshead. The Baltic Gallery in Gateshead (near Newcastle Upon Tyne).

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastlle Upon Tyne. Fog on the tyne, with the Newcastle Quayside and Gateshead Baltic in view.

England, Tyne and Wear, Sunderland International Airshow. Vast amounts of general rubbush scattered on the beach at Seaburn during the 2014 Sunderland International Airshow.

England, Tyne and Wear, Sunderland. The pink hues of a mid-summer sunrise at Roker Pier near the city of Sunderland.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Quayside. The world famous Tyne Bridge spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead and Newcastle.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Quayside. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge, a pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead and Newcastle.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Quayside. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge, a pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead and Newcastle.