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David Mayne (Project Yma/Here)
@davidmayne2.bsky.social
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Welsh photographer. Occasional writer & self-publisher. Dedicated Videogamer.

Documenting South Wales, West of England & occasionally beyond.
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David Mayne (Project Yma/Here) @davidmayne2.bsky.social · Sep 24
By way of an intro, I'm a mostly urban environmental photographer who has spent the last 10 years of so photography in and around South Wales & the West of England, using both film & digital, colour & black & white (although I have recently started doing a bit of landscape stuff). Thanks!
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lonelytower.bsky.social
This is stunning work by Shaun, honoured to call him a friend. We were lucky enough to travel to Cardiff recently to see this exhibited. An insight filled with love and respect.
October 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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masterwoodchip.bsky.social
Here is the progress on my latest commission. This cross is for the church in Llantrisant in oak salvaged from the church's bell tower which is undergoing refurbishment.
The rays will be gilt with 24K gold and Oak will be fitted in between them.
September 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
davidmayne2.bsky.social
Sometimes the world can seem a difficult and confusing place and it seems easy to give up hope of things ever getting better. But then I'm reminded that Wotsits has an extensive and detailed entry on Wikipedia. For some reason this gives me hope.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wotsits
Wotsits - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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mariegardiner.bsky.social
The original batch of these sold out really quickly so I'm just seeing if there's an appetite for a second run somewhere around late October, so that you can buy them in time for Christmas gifts? Let me know and if there's enough interest then I'll work on getting some done by then :).

#Photography
a ruin facing away from us on an angle with the roof mostly missing and fields in the background a large mostly intact ruin with a tree and long grass in front of it a large ruin with the roof missing, there's a wall to the left from an outbuilding, a wall to the right, and a gate in the middle, with green mossy stones in the foregound a long ruin face on with gaps for windows, though the structure and roof are largely intact at this angle. There's grass in the foreground and grey skies above
September 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
davidmayne2.bsky.social
Just a gentle reminder. Forgot to mention that there's also a fantastic exhibition of art on the walls by local artists.

Would love to see you there.
davidmayne2.bsky.social David Mayne (Project Yma/Here) @davidmayne2.bsky.social · Sep 10
Got a little thing going on with 6 other photographers and it's getting a launch at Turner House in Penarth on 20th September 2025. There's going to zines, prints and a great opportunity to meet lots of people. Be lovely to see you there! Entry is free.
September 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
davidmayne2.bsky.social
Got a little thing going on with 6 other photographers and it's getting a launch at Turner House in Penarth on 20th September 2025. There's going to zines, prints and a great opportunity to meet lots of people. Be lovely to see you there! Entry is free.
September 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
davidmayne2.bsky.social
Swindon, September 2025
A view of a car park over pass. A high rise building can seen in the background. On the right hand side of the frame is a bush and on the left is a fence. There was a vague smell of wee. A view looking upwards - a fairly vacant looking building with an old British Rail sign at the top. Felt more like the 1970s and less like the 2020s. Vague smell of coffee - Costas nearby. A word looking clock outside the train station - like a ball stuck in a tree. I’ve already mentioned the coffee smell. A view towards the bus station - now deserted. People can seen walk through an alleyway between the bus station and an office block. No doubt going to wait for buses that will never arrive. Very strong smell of wee and weed.
September 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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offline.wales
The latest Offline Journal Newsletter is just out!
Info on the PHOTOZINE & PRINT Day coming up at The Turner House gallery in Penarth on Saturday 20 September 11am-3.30pm (free to attend) - plus updated listings for photography exhibitions and events around Wales.
www.offline.wales/newsletter-3...
Newsletter : 31/08/25
PHOTOZINE & PRINT DAY – 20 September 2025
www.offline.wales
August 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
davidmayne2.bsky.social
Some photographs from my on going occasional sometimes project about wandering around beaches every now and then. I might call the project ‘Shoreline’ but maybe not…..
Some elaborate metalwork in silhouette against a plain bright sky. Two bits of wood - might’ve been something else (didn’t check) - emerging from the sand and water. A pair of razor shells on the sand. Sometimes referred to as razor clams (I did not know this). The posh name for them is Ensis magnus.
August 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
davidmayne2.bsky.social
@lonelytower.bsky.social & @mariegardiner.bsky.social - to piles of books on the bedside cabinet and beyond!
August 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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workersgallery.bsky.social
Cheerful #art post alert!

Thanks @davidmayne2.bsky.social for being a great sport (& model) at the #gallery yesterday.

2 young artists popped in & created these wonderful portraits of & for David!

We've a space for #artists of all ages to pop in & get creative

www.workersgallery.co.uk

#drawing
Person (called David Mayne) holding up two drawn portraits of him made by young visitors to the gallery. One is on a clip board - both are on white A4 paper. David is smiling and has short cropped hair and beard and sunglasses on He is smiling. His portraits look like him and are super cool. Drawn portrait in cartoon style of a person with short red/brown/grey hair and beard with dark sunglasses. Drawn portrait in cartoon style of a person with short red/brown/grey hair and beard with dark sunglasses.
August 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
davidmayne2.bsky.social
Dabbling with the non urban......Aberavon Beach, October 2023
A across the beach at Aberavon, Port Talbot. Looking from left to right the sky starts clear and as we look across the cloud builds up significantly, darkening as we look right. The sand is firm and it looks like the tide has recently gone out - streaks of water run towards the tide. In the distance, whiter clouds can be seen, a promise of a brighter day lurks within. A solitary figure can be seen walking on the beach, no doubt enjoying the serenity of nature's bounty.
August 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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mariegardiner.bsky.social
Trying not to wang on about this too much, but Changing Landscapes (my second zine) is available for £10 including (UK) postage. It contains many awesome ruins of houses, former industrial sites, abandoned vehicles... it's even got some sheep.

#Photography

www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
a chimney standing in a moorland a mostly hidden red shell of a car by grass, there's a ruined house in the background and bare hills behind that a ruin in the middle of the frame, facing to the side. The bottom half of the image is grass and the top is grey flat sky bright blue skies with a ruined house in the middle and a tree behind it. The foreground is longish yellow-green grass
July 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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workersgallery.bsky.social
Join us and get creative!

Rhondda Drawn and Read

Comics workshop!

This Saturday 26th July
12-4pm

😁Family fun up the Workers😁

www.workersgallery.co.uk

#comics #Rhondda
Poster in a cartoon panel style for workshops for Rhondda Drawn and Read. Colourful panels are behind white thought bubbles, exclamations and speech bubbles.
July 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
davidmayne2.bsky.social
Newport, Wales - 'Yma/Here' (47)
An ambiguous and extensive examination of the urban topography of South Wales and the West of England from 2016 to 2018.
If you'd like a copy of 'Yma/Here' there might be 1 copy left in stock here (£17.99 delivered UK) www.workersgallery.co.uk/product-page...
A view down a street in deep winter shadow. Hanging between two buildings hangs a tired looking set of Christmas lights. Sunlight picks out the odd window and shop front.
July 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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mariegardiner.bsky.social
Hi folks, happy to say these are now with me. If you'd like to buy one they're £10 including UK second class postage. If you're not in the UK get in touch via my site to let me know where you are and I'll work it out for you. All details and how to pay:

www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
July 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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mariegardiner.bsky.social
If anyone would like my first zine, Transporter, I thought they were sold out then found some in our product box from when we do our little pop up shop, and of those there's maybe 5, so it's not worth putting them back online but I do have some and they're £8 so just get in touch.
July 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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emergentp.bsky.social
The interview I did for the Earth Sea Love Podcast with Dr. Sheree Mack is now live!

I had a really good time talking about my walking journey. And the feedback so far has been amazing! To have a listen click on the link below, it’s also on all podcast platforms.

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Episode 081 - Ruptures, healing and reclamation with Pauline Mayers
Podcast Episode · The Earth Sea Love Podcast · 13/07/2025 · 1h 15m
podcasts.apple.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
davidmayne2.bsky.social
Bridgend, Wales - 'Yma/Here' (44-46)
An ambiguous and extensive examination of the urban topography of South Wales and the West of England from 2016 to 2018.
If you'd like a copy of 'Yma/Here' there might be 1 copy left in stock here (£17.99 delivered UK) -
www.workersgallery.co.uk/product-page...
Framed by the outline of a vacant and shuttered shop, there stands a man with a push chair in the right hand side of the frame, looking left towards two people approaching him. One is on a mobility scooter whilst the other walks. They're slightly indistinct due to a low shutter speed which gives the impression that they are moving at speed. The man who they are approaching is stock still, frozen in time. A dreary view towards what was once the Co-op and subsequently what was once Wilko. A road snakes up the middle of the frame towards said empty shop. A row of cars is picked out by the fact and miserable light. On the right of the frame stands a typically bland block of flats, whilst on the left there is the indoor market, which itself is closed now. A quiet side street, more flat dreary light and just visible in a door way on the left someone is smoking a cigarette whilst blowing on their phone - maybe an employee from the nearby pub having a break from all the day drinkers.
July 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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masterwoodchip.bsky.social
Here is a short video of one of the sculptures I was working on in the woods as part of my artist residency.
It was a wet day!

youtube.com/shorts/PFDmS...
Woodland sculpture in the rain
YouTube video by Master Wood Chip
youtube.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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workersgallery.bsky.social
The dates have been announced for the next meet ups for the Meet & Make Friends for those living with #dementia & their family, friends and carers.

The Friends of the Workers #Gallery (FOWG) are working with other volunteers & those living with dementia to bring together fun creative sessions.
Alt Text: Mid blue, white and bright yellow poster for the Meet and Make Friends for those living with dementia and their family friends and carers. Two speech bubbles at the top contain the group's title & cartoon style drawings of heads and various creative activities. Two more speech bubbles below have the dates. Below that is the venue dates.
June 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM
davidmayne2.bsky.social
Bargoed, Wales - 'Yma/Here' (43)
An ambiguous and extensive examination of the urban topography of South Wales and the West of England from 2016 to 2018.

If you'd like a copy of 'Yma/Here' there might be 1 copy left in stock here (£17.99 delivered UK) -
www.workersgallery.co.uk/product-page...
From an elevated position, looking down into a partially flooded car park. The standing water acts like a mirror and reflects an overcast sky. In the foreground there are metal posts whilst in the background there is an expanse of parked cars and some lampposts.
June 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
davidmayne2.bsky.social
I'm going to be leading a Bookclub discussion about Outsiders on Wednesday evening 18th June at The Workers Gallery. Come and along and talk about this timely body of work - tickets available from here @workersgallery.bsky.social (link to website) on a pay what you can basis. There will be tea!
workersgallery.bsky.social Workers Gallery @workersgallery.bsky.social · Jun 15
Can't get to us Saturdays 10am-5pm to see OUTSIDERS by @marcdavenant.bsky.social get in touch to arrange a visit at a time better suited to you or your group.

We also have a 'bookable' boxed version to take to those in our community unable to reach us. Just a table needed.
www.workersgallery.co.uk
Poster with an off-white uneven textured background with Outsiders depicted in a black stencil design at top. Below is a photographic image depicting a head shot photo in grey scale of a person with a large beard. The portrait is on dark grey surface with cigarette stubs scattered around and a disposable coffee cup partially. as Moc visible at top right. The image is fel the latent and partially reflected below. WORKERS GALLERY 1 June to 31 August Poster design by Marc Davenant
June 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
davidmayne2.bsky.social
I fully and heartily endorse this message
marcdavenant.bsky.social Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · Jun 14
For me the most important museums and galleries aren’t the big institutions, they are small organisations with deep and meaningful connections to their communities like @ourmoh.bsky.social and @workersgallery.bsky.social – places with a passion for what they do and which make a real difference.
June 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
davidmayne2.bsky.social
The endless pursuit of profit will see AI doing real and lasting damage. The impact on the creative industries and wider society will be profound and long lasting. There is no substitute for human imagination but the shareholder must be paid no matter the cost.
mariegardiner.bsky.social Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · May 26
Never really like sharing too much on here but I did think you should know that I do try to practice what I preach. A place I've worked for for over a decade pivoted hard to gen AI, both writing about it and wanting us to use gen AI tools in our work. I won't do that and as a result, lost a
June 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM