The Soundings From the Estuary project, like its predecessor The Hush House: Cold War Sites In England observes the way specific English landscapes evolve, shaped by political, socio-economic and environmental conditions. The photographs in this book reflect a series of walks taken along the Thames Estuary, occurring in all seasons and at sporadic times over a seven-year period.

Much of the Estuary is perceived as a brown field site lacking the traditional attributes of the picturesque. Prominent features include landfill sites, prisons, oil refineries and industrial debris left scattered along the river's foreshore, amongst which also lie industrial and military ruins. Yet despite its blighted public image, the Thames estuary does have a sense of place, albeit one that is dependent on the importance of the river itself and its relation to the history of the growth of London as a city. However, this scenario conflicts with predictions of rising sea levels from global warming that would subject much of the low lying marshland of the area to flooding. The Thames Estuary is a contested landscape, with both naturalists and environmentalists seeking to preserve the existing terrain from the threats posed to its future.