Mudlarking, Financial Times
Max photographs the transformation of mudlarking along the Thames for the Financial Times. The article charts mudlarking’s evolution from a means of survival in the 18th and 19th centuries to a reflective, increasingly popular hobby.
Now with thousands of permit holders and a growing waitlist, the practice has surged in interest, boosted by lockdown-era curiosity and social media exposure.
This renewed fascination is celebrated in the Secrets of the Thames exhibition at the London Museum Docklands (4 April 2025 – 1 March 2026), which presents over 350 found objects—many on public display for the first time—offering insight into the capital’s layered past.
