Mark King Photography

Mark King Photography Freelance photographer based in Yorkshire. Offering various photography services.

Flower season is here 📸🌹🌸🌺🌷🌼
12/06/2026

Flower season is here 📸🌹🌸🌺🌷🌼

18/05/2026

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With age comes many things. Wisdom, Knowledge, but the glazed over eyes and worn and withered skin tells a story. One of...
07/04/2026

With age comes many things. Wisdom, Knowledge, but the glazed over eyes and worn and withered skin tells a story. One of laughter and tears. Of loved ones long gone… Of survival. It’s a badge of honour and getting old, regardless of the road you walk along the way, really is a blessing.

This is ‘Ratty’ (that’s the name he gave) 👌
Every time I’ve passed though Leeds in the last few years, and I’ve done it a lot, I’ve seen him every time. Usually we just share a passing ‘Hello’ as he stands in the same spot feeding the Pigeons and playing his pipe.
I’ve always wanted to not just photograph this man, but to spend some time talking to him about his story. Where he’s been and what he’s done. So, I bought him a coffee, gave him some money for his time and asked him if he minded if I took a couple of photos. He was a true gentlemen 🙏🏻

Like most street people, his life has been laced with chaos. He comes from a very privileged background but, his parents went bankrupt, lost everything and have since passed on. Losing his parents in close proximity to each other sent him down to rock bottom and he’s struggled to cope ever since. We spoke in depth about other aspects of his life and I asked him what advice he would give to his younger self and his reply was simple:

“Smile as much as you can, even when grey skies surround you. Your always going to have to deal with sadness in your life, so you have to balance the scales” ❤️

See, there’s always this misconception that street people are in that position as a result of their own actions. This is very rarely the case.
Life throws us curve balls all the time and the only thing we can do when this happens is manage the best we can.

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AMERICA: July 26th. 1908.Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte was appointed a (then) unnamed force of special agents cr...
07/03/2026

AMERICA: July 26th. 1908.

Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte was appointed a (then) unnamed force of special agents created as an investigative force of the Department of Justice.

This small group of people would eventually evolve into what we know today as the FBI.

One of my favourite places for Street Photography. A city steeped in culture with plenty to do and photograph. 📸🗺️
07/03/2026

One of my favourite places for Street Photography.
A city steeped in culture with plenty to do and photograph. 📸🗺️

04/09/2025

To be alone is often confused with loneliness, yet the two are as different as hunger and fasting. Loneliness is an ache, a cry for the other, while solitude is a deliberate turning inward, a feast of one’s own company. Those who cherish solitude know that to sit alone is not to be abandoned, but to be returned—returned to oneself, to thought, to the intimate currents of awareness that rush too quietly to be heard in a crowd.

"Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it... moulded by it. I didn't see t...
26/06/2025

"Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it... moulded by it.
I didn't see the light until I was already a man.
And by then, it was nothing to me but blinding!!...
The shadows betray you...
because they belong to me." - Bane

Hard to believe that I’ve known this guy nearly 30 years 😳😃 and he’s never changed 💯 Here’s to more adventures down the ...
09/05/2025

Hard to believe that I’ve known this guy nearly 30 years 😳😃 and he’s never changed 💯
Here’s to more adventures down the road 🙏🏻
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“As he holds the light bulb in his hands, it flickers like a thousand dreams waiting to ignite — a man not just playing ...
20/02/2025

“As he holds the light bulb in his hands, it flickers like a thousand dreams waiting to ignite — a man not just playing with light, but daring to shape the darkness into brilliance.”



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Hidden away in woodland near Yarwood Heath, Altrincham, is one of Manchester’s many hidden gems.In 2012 BBC THREE starte...
21/01/2025

Hidden away in woodland near Yarwood Heath, Altrincham, is one of Manchester’s many hidden gems.

In 2012 BBC THREE started filming a Zombie drama series. Set in the fictional Lancashire village of Roarton, The show was filmed all over Yorkshire and Manchester. However, after budget cuts, the popular show was axed and the set abandoned.

If you’re a horror fan then this would be a great place to visit. It’s about a 30min walk from Altrincham town centre.

It’s got Swamps, Graveyards, Crocodiles, Boats, Military Camps, and much more. It’s Holy Grail though has to be the Crashed Spitfire Plane that sits at the centre. It’s in public land so there’s no need for any admission. If you’re a photographer then it’s a great location for a photoshoot… or 2 📸🎥🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟🗺️

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