Mark Hillyer
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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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Supermarket in Leeds - I think I took this the last time it wasn’t raining, which already feels like months ago.
#photography #bright #colour
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Hercules, aka Catmandude in a blurry Polaroid moment.
#photography #polaroid #cats
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
November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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
November 1, 2025 at 7:47 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
October 31, 2025 at 7:49 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
October 30, 2025 at 9:04 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
October 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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 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
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
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
October 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
My daughters 10th birthday today. She celebrated in style with a Taylor Swift party.
I celebrated by buying a Polaroid camera. #polaroid #instantfilm
September 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
@jodrellbank from a recent family trip there, to fuel my daughter’s interest in Astrophysics. She’s 9, and loves physics. :-)
September 6, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The tower block view from our hotel room in Leicester, enjoying the last moments of golden hour
#photography #leicester #goldenhour #thephotohour
September 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Leicester Station towards the end of golden hour.

#documentary #photography #leicester #thephotohour #goldenhour
August 29, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Evening Sunlight & Watermelons, Leicester.

#documentary #photography #leicester #thephotohour #goldenhour
August 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Golden hour changes even the most mundane scenes. I loved the evening light on my walk around Leicester.
#documentary #photography #leicester #thephotohour #goldenhour
August 27, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Another couple of photos from Golden Hour in Leicester.
#documentary #photography #leicester #thephotohour
August 26, 2025 at 8:13 AM
An evening walk around Leicester town centre a couple of weeks ago. It was a beautiful warm evening.
#photography #documentary #thephotohour
August 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We were staying in Dorset and on our way back from a trip out to the Isle of Wight, so took a small detour to take some photographs of the wild horses & ponies on Dartmoor.
#horse #equine #dartmoor #photography #thephotohour
August 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
At its most northern point,South Gare typifies the changing face of the Yorkshire Coastline.

The full South Gare blog post is available on my site (link in bio)
#photography #documentary #yorkshire #coast #thephotohour
August 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Apparently South Gare will soon be closed for access. Just another change impacting the Yorkshire coast.
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You can see the blog post with all of the South Gare work on my website (link in bio)

#photography #project #documentary #yorkshire #coast
August 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Another Photograph from my ‘out of retirement’ Horizon 202 swing lens camera on expired Portra 400.

Click it to see it bigger in all its glory :-)

#film #filmphotography #photography #yorkshire
August 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Testing the light seal / tape holding the back closed on my Horizon 202 panoramic camera. It seems to work quite well. I’ll stick some film that isn’t expired in it now and start using it again. #filmphotography #leeds #panoramic
August 2, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Just got back in to find this treasure in the post box - Thanks @mariegardiner.bsky.social , i’ll enjoy looking at this tonight!!
#photography
July 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM