Mark Hillyer
@markhillyer.co.uk
Studio Photographer for work, documentary photographer the rest of the time, Harmonica Player, Bonsai Grower, cyclist & Coffee Lover
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Mark Hillyer
@markhillyer.co.uk
· Aug 9
Port Mulgrave: The Fisherman’s Huts. — Mark Hillyer
Documentary Photography Project: Port Mulgrave started it’s life in the mid 19th century as an Ironstone mine. The Ironstone was then shipped up to Jarrow on Tyneside to be used for shipbuilding. Th...
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A little bit more work from my project documenting the Yorkshire Coast.
The ironstone harbour at Port Mulgrave & the fishermen’s huts is today’s blog post.
#photography #documentary #yorkshire #coast
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The ironstone harbour at Port Mulgrave & the fishermen’s huts is today’s blog post.
#photography #documentary #yorkshire #coast
www.markhillyer.co.uk/blog/port-mu...
Boxing Day walk in the woods - took the Polaroid camera. My home made pocket film warmer seems to be working well :-)
#polaroid #film #instant #photography
#polaroid #film #instant #photography
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Boxing Day walk in the woods - took the Polaroid camera. My home made pocket film warmer seems to be working well :-)
#polaroid #film #instant #photography
#polaroid #film #instant #photography
It's that strange time of the year when work winds down for the holidays.
I used the time this morning to post some photos of a dog walk. Probably not the most productive use of my newly discovered free time.
www.markhillyer.co.uk/blog/lost
#photography #photographer #documentary
I used the time this morning to post some photos of a dog walk. Probably not the most productive use of my newly discovered free time.
www.markhillyer.co.uk/blog/lost
#photography #photographer #documentary
Lost — Mark Hillyer
How do I fill the time when work finishes for Christmas and doesn't start agin until next year? Why can't I motivate myself? All images on Leica M11 with Voigtlander 35mm f1.5 lens.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
It's that strange time of the year when work winds down for the holidays.
I used the time this morning to post some photos of a dog walk. Probably not the most productive use of my newly discovered free time.
www.markhillyer.co.uk/blog/lost
#photography #photographer #documentary
I used the time this morning to post some photos of a dog walk. Probably not the most productive use of my newly discovered free time.
www.markhillyer.co.uk/blog/lost
#photography #photographer #documentary
Big photo job in one of my favourite cities in the world today. #Newcastle #photography
December 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Big photo job in one of my favourite cities in the world today. #Newcastle #photography
Today’s adventures in #polaroid.
Getting better at judging parallax on close up images.
#instantfilm #filmphotography
Getting better at judging parallax on close up images.
#instantfilm #filmphotography
December 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Today’s adventures in #polaroid.
Getting better at judging parallax on close up images.
#instantfilm #filmphotography
Getting better at judging parallax on close up images.
#instantfilm #filmphotography
I took two photos a second apart, that look like the untying of a fish knot.
I could sit and watch fish for hours.
#photography #fish #koi
I could sit and watch fish for hours.
#photography #fish #koi
December 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I took two photos a second apart, that look like the untying of a fish knot.
I could sit and watch fish for hours.
#photography #fish #koi
I could sit and watch fish for hours.
#photography #fish #koi
I feel like my 10yr old daughter has buggered up my batting average here…
December 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I feel like my 10yr old daughter has buggered up my batting average here…
I think I’ve worked out a way of improving the results I’ve been getting with Polaroid film, by putting a hand warmer in the pocket of my bag that I put the exposed photos in - the green cast has gone!!
#filmphotography #instantfilm #polaroid
#filmphotography #instantfilm #polaroid
December 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I think I’ve worked out a way of improving the results I’ve been getting with Polaroid film, by putting a hand warmer in the pocket of my bag that I put the exposed photos in - the green cast has gone!!
#filmphotography #instantfilm #polaroid
#filmphotography #instantfilm #polaroid
The transformative power of sunlight. As a bit of golden hour sun hits this silver birch tree, it changes into a different scene altogether. Over winter, I feel like the tree!
There was less than ten seconds between these images.
#photography #goldenhour #trees
There was less than ten seconds between these images.
#photography #goldenhour #trees
December 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The transformative power of sunlight. As a bit of golden hour sun hits this silver birch tree, it changes into a different scene altogether. Over winter, I feel like the tree!
There was less than ten seconds between these images.
#photography #goldenhour #trees
There was less than ten seconds between these images.
#photography #goldenhour #trees
December 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Now we’re getting a bit closer with this thing! I didn’t think Polaroid would be this much work 😀
#polaroid #instant #filmphotography
#polaroid #instant #filmphotography
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Now we’re getting a bit closer with this thing! I didn’t think Polaroid would be this much work 😀
#polaroid #instant #filmphotography
#polaroid #instant #filmphotography
The same supermarket as before, but from higher up, because every photographer loves an aircon unit - here’s 6 of them!!
#photography #bright #colour #leeds
#photography #bright #colour #leeds
November 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The same supermarket as before, but from higher up, because every photographer loves an aircon unit - here’s 6 of them!!
#photography #bright #colour #leeds
#photography #bright #colour #leeds
Supermarket in Leeds - I think I took this the last time it wasn’t raining, which already feels like months ago.
#photography #bright #colour
#photography #bright #colour
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Supermarket in Leeds - I think I took this the last time it wasn’t raining, which already feels like months ago.
#photography #bright #colour
#photography #bright #colour
November 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Although it arrived yesterday, this afternoon was the first chance I’ve had to look at it - it is absolutely beautiful!!
Great work @marcwilson.co.uk
Great work @marcwilson.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Although it arrived yesterday, this afternoon was the first chance I’ve had to look at it - it is absolutely beautiful!!
Great work @marcwilson.co.uk
Great work @marcwilson.co.uk
You know you’re old when there’s elements of your childhood in a museum!! Not the TV - they’d moved on a bit by the time my memories started, but that wallpaper - I remember that stuff!!
#1970’s #tv #wallpaper #photography #history
#1970’s #tv #wallpaper #photography #history
November 1, 2025 at 7:47 AM
You know you’re old when there’s elements of your childhood in a museum!! Not the TV - they’d moved on a bit by the time my memories started, but that wallpaper - I remember that stuff!!
#1970’s #tv #wallpaper #photography #history
#1970’s #tv #wallpaper #photography #history
Riverside walk in York. The Foss is really overgrown this year. Going back in my memory, in the 80’s it always used to be more like a swamp than a river. It used to look like you could walk across it
#york #photography #river #nature
#york #photography #river #nature
October 31, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Riverside walk in York. The Foss is really overgrown this year. Going back in my memory, in the 80’s it always used to be more like a swamp than a river. It used to look like you could walk across it
#york #photography #river #nature
#york #photography #river #nature
From a recent trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Giraffes make me anxious. They always look like they’re one bad step away from a broken leg!
#photography #yorkshire #wildlife #thephotohour
#photography #yorkshire #wildlife #thephotohour
October 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
From a recent trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Giraffes make me anxious. They always look like they’re one bad step away from a broken leg!
#photography #yorkshire #wildlife #thephotohour
#photography #yorkshire #wildlife #thephotohour
The woods where we walk the dog are quite photogenic. I’ve not had time to do project work in the last few months, so I’ve had to settle for carrying my camera wherever I go and grabbing what I can. There’s a whole blog post of October images on my website (link in bio) #photography #thephotohour
October 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The woods where we walk the dog are quite photogenic. I’ve not had time to do project work in the last few months, so I’ve had to settle for carrying my camera wherever I go and grabbing what I can. There’s a whole blog post of October images on my website (link in bio) #photography #thephotohour
It's been a busy few months, both with work & with family & friends. I've not really had a great deal of time to go out & take photographs 'with intention', but here's a random selection of images representing the last month.
#photography #life #everyday
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#photography #life #everyday
www.markhillyer.co.uk/blog/october...
October Diary | Excerpts From a Busy Month — Mark Hillyer
Photographic diary of the last couple of months from Leeds, York, Yorkshire Wildlife Park, National Space Museum and a friend's daughter's 30th birthday party, as well as just general family stuff
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October 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
It's been a busy few months, both with work & with family & friends. I've not really had a great deal of time to go out & take photographs 'with intention', but here's a random selection of images representing the last month.
#photography #life #everyday
www.markhillyer.co.uk/blog/october...
#photography #life #everyday
www.markhillyer.co.uk/blog/october...
I have back to back headshot sessions today. I'm going to go for the 'Zen Lemur' mood. It won't last...
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I have back to back headshot sessions today. I'm going to go for the 'Zen Lemur' mood. It won't last...
I picked up a #polaroid I-2 to have a play with, potentially for a project I was thinking about doing in the near future. It’s a love/hate relationship so far, but I think it’s more to do with me needing more practice and knowing what to expect from the film…
October 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I picked up a #polaroid I-2 to have a play with, potentially for a project I was thinking about doing in the near future. It’s a love/hate relationship so far, but I think it’s more to do with me needing more practice and knowing what to expect from the film…
A couple of iPhone photos from this morning’s job out at Scarborough before heading down to Cayton to do a bit of my coastal project work.
October 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A couple of iPhone photos from this morning’s job out at Scarborough before heading down to Cayton to do a bit of my coastal project work.
August, September and the first week of October have been busy with work work. It’s been a bit of a struggle to keep all the plates spinning to be honest. My own work has been neglected for most of the summer.
I need to get out and make some personal work!
#photography #thephotohour
I need to get out and make some personal work!
#photography #thephotohour
October 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
August, September and the first week of October have been busy with work work. It’s been a bit of a struggle to keep all the plates spinning to be honest. My own work has been neglected for most of the summer.
I need to get out and make some personal work!
#photography #thephotohour
I need to get out and make some personal work!
#photography #thephotohour
This pretty much encompasses the life of us ‘jobbing photographers’.
Maybe one day a few of us will get on a raft and and break into photoland :-)
Maybe one day a few of us will get on a raft and and break into photoland :-)
October 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This pretty much encompasses the life of us ‘jobbing photographers’.
Maybe one day a few of us will get on a raft and and break into photoland :-)
Maybe one day a few of us will get on a raft and and break into photoland :-)
My daughters 10th birthday today. She celebrated in style with a Taylor Swift party.
I celebrated by buying a Polaroid camera. #polaroid #instantfilm
I celebrated by buying a Polaroid camera. #polaroid #instantfilm
September 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My daughters 10th birthday today. She celebrated in style with a Taylor Swift party.
I celebrated by buying a Polaroid camera. #polaroid #instantfilm
I celebrated by buying a Polaroid camera. #polaroid #instantfilm