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The Shed | A Photo Essay

The Shed is an odd place. I have a regular route that I ride on my bike. It’s a 20 mile loop around the nearby villages & serves, through Summer, as my morning ride. I must have ridden it maybe 50 times? I have never seen this shed before.

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General, Theatre Mark Hillyer General, Theatre Mark Hillyer

Hangmen by Martin McDonagh

Hangmen is a darkly satirical play about the abolition of hanging in the UK, by British-Irish Playwright Martin McDonagh. You may have seen some of his other work: The Banshees of Inisherin, In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths & Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri make for quite the back catalogue of quality and should give you an idea of what you’d be in for.

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General, Landscape Mark Hillyer General, Landscape Mark Hillyer

Woodland Walk

Over the last few weekends, I’ve been for a few walks with family, to the woods. It’s a great time of the year for it. At this time of year he low golden sun comes through the trees in the late afternoon and creates a fleeting magic.

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General, Photo Essay Mark Hillyer General, Photo Essay Mark Hillyer

North Selby Mine

The Selby complex of coal mines was the last big development in the UK coal industry. North Selby Mine was one of five which made up part the £100m Selby Coalfield Complex, which also included Wistow Mine, Stillingfleet Coal Colliery, Riccall Mine, Whitemoor Mine and Gascoigne Wood Mine. The five deep mines spanned a 20 mile radius and were linked underground.

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General, Photo Essay Mark Hillyer General, Photo Essay Mark Hillyer

420 | Portraits

April 20, also known as “420,” is a day popular with many marijuana smokers. They see this date as an unofficial holiday and celebrate by getting high. The term “420” originated in the 1970s with a group of California high schoolers who would regularly meet after school at 4:20 p.m. to smoke weed.

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General, Photo Essay Mark Hillyer General, Photo Essay Mark Hillyer

Hundred Acre Wood

In this Photo Essay, I have aimed to explore the profound interplay between nature and mystery, capturing the ethereal beauty of woodland landscapes shrouded in fog. The fog acts as both a veil and a canvas, blurring the boundaries between what is seen and what is imagined.

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