Nigel Millard is a lifeboat crewmember and an award-winning international photographer. He is best known for his ongoing commissions for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, for his special issue Royal Mail stamps, and for promoting safety at sea with the Fishing Safety campaign. He has been working with the RNLI now for almost a decade. In 2010 Nigel was awarded the Individual Award for his continued support of the service. Dr Huw Lewis-Jones is a historian of exploration and art director with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. Formerly a Curator at the National Maritime Museum and the Scott Polar Research Institute, Huw now writes and lectures widely about exploration and the visual arts.
These are the incredible scenes faced by the nation's 4,600 fearless water rescue volunteers every day. In a collection of more than 400 photos offering a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, men and women dart, dive and crash through the British seas. The remarkable pictures follow the volunteers around the clock - from storm-ridden night rescues to their mid-morning cup of tea. Accompanied by a foreward from Prince William, the images, captured by crew member and professional photographer Nigel Millard, have been hailed as a unique snapshot of a long-standing institution. -- Mia De Graaf The Daily Mail Online