A Beacon Of Light

Quintin Lake realises the redemptive power of photography as rain tests his will to keep walking

- Quintin Lake

Today is the first day of the walk when the rain is so heavy and relentless that I can’t take the camera out once during the entire 10 hours I’m outside. To have any chance of being seen on the road, I wear a hi-viz vest with a head torch switched on, even during daylight. By lunchtime, I’m soaked to the skin (warm and damp is the best I hope for in such situations), and in need of some shelter.