David Mayne (Project Yma/Here)

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Welsh photographer. Occasional writer & self-publisher. Dedicated Videogamer. Documenting South Wales, West of England & occasionally beyond.

It is a photograph of a swan in profile - black and white
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.
Some elaborate metalwork in silhouette against a plain bright sky.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Three cars in a pile up outside what looks like a bank. Two of the cars are interlocked head-on whilst a third lies on top of them both. No one was hurt.
The viewpoint looks down from an elevated position into deserted street. Terraced houses can be seen to the left of the frame and in the distance what looks like a leisure centre. Running diagonally across the foreground of the image is a fence and stood by the fence is a man walking through the frame from left to right. He has his back to the camera but his mop of white hair is visible. He's wearing a rain coat which is fitting given the damp looking conditions.
An interior of Neath indoor market. Centrally in the frame is a showroom mannequin without clothes but sporting a wig. In front of it are crates and in the immediate right hand foreground this is a display cabinet full of toy cars (still in their boxes). In the background there is a steel pillar (complete with exposed rivets) and next to that is a man with his back to the camera.
A black and white photograph showing an older man sat in contemplation inside a bus shelter. Our view is looking through a window towards the interior of the bus shelter. The man is framed within that window. He looks isolated despite there being other people around. The mode is what I'd call somber.
A short film of a duck swimming along whilst occasionally quacking.
Between two trees sits a block of concrete with an arrow pointing right sprayed on it. Beyond it there is a deserted factory unit.
Upon a wall, ‘If you change you will be different’ in a frame.
A general street scene. In the immediate foreground and to the right of the photograph is a flat cap wearing older gentleman with a walking stick. He's resting by a railing having climbed a hill that's just out of shot. In the background and also on the right of the frame is a woman striding across the road, and behind her are some parked cars and a row of houses. On the left hand side of the frame is a shop called Hannah's, which if I remember correctly, is a hairdressers. The sky is moderately cloudy with a chance of rain. It's Wales - there's always a chance of rain.
A cardboard cut out of a soldier with a rifle - the kind you'd most likely find at a shooting gallery. Just beyond there's a woman walking away. Maybe they've had an argument?
Slightly angry looking older woman on a mobility scooter coming out of the sun and heading to the left of the photographer. The general scene is that of a wide and mostly empty street with a few trees in the background. The low sun and lack of leaves on said trees suggest it's winter.
Looking out towards the street, a man and a woman are framed by two stone pillars which are supporting an archway. Another man walks into frame looking warily towards the photographer.
The light picks out the end of a building as a car enters the frame. Also pick out in the light are three figures hurrying along the pavement. The lower half of the photograph is deep in shadow. Beyond the horizon there are clouds.
Looking out of a subway, a man approaches smoking a cigarette. He has the manner of someone who realises that they've been photographed (well, maybe). He is reflected in a dirty puddle that runs down the left hand side of the subway floor. In the background there are rows of flats.
Across a dark pavement is strewn a row of slices of bread
A dark and partially flooded pedestrian subway poorly illuminated by three light mounted high in the wall on the right. The water is choked with dead leaves. On the opposite wall to the lights incoherent graffiti is picked out in the gloom.
A view down a service road behind the main shopping street in Newport. Framed by a short tunnel there is the small blurry outline of a ghost like figure.
Poster featuring the following details - Book Champions Book Club. A gathering to discuss photography books and graphic novels at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir, Porth on 12th February 2025 at 18:45 lasting until 20:45.
Looking down the length of a bench we can see two pigeons sat amongst some empty drinking cartons and other rubbish. In the background there is graffiti daubed on the walls - most of it, ok all of it indecipherable. The pigeons look like they've been caught talking about someone they shouldn't have.
A withered and dead tree in a field at Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. The tree is viewed through horizontal lines of barbed wire. The sky is cloudy and in the far background one can just make out the remains of various huts and trees.
A view towards a motorway flyover which in this case forms part of the M32 that goes from the M4 directly into the heart of Bristol. Above the flyover can be seen a traffic sign detailing various turn off and what lane to be in to be ready for them. On one side of the photograph is a concrete wall with a metal barrier atop of it and on the other is a series of bushes. The sky is cloudy.
A view down an alleyway, at the end of which is a small light feebly illuminating the gloom. Above, an ominous sky gathers.
From the top of several steps we can see down towards a subway. Entering the subway is a man with a purposeful stride, no doubt on his way to a very important meeting or rendezvous.
A view of a small lake with a tree a few feet from the shore, its reflection visible. The sky is still with little cloud to speak of.
We see a cup sat on a table outside a vacant cafe. A gentle pool of light illuminates the floor to the right of the table and in the background we can see a pile of unanswered post just through the glass panel of a door. On the left hand side of the frame and again in the background is part of the glass frontage of the cafe. Reflected in it is the largely abandoned shopping centre in which the cafe is located. In the centre of the top half of the frame and locate centrally is the word 'takeaway'.
Square frame - a recycling bin and a bunch of flowers discarded on the pavement.
A view of the frontage of Volcano Theatre on High Street in Swansea. There is a large painting of a woman's head above the main entrance - it is a depiction Elizabeth Taylor. Below the painting there is a canopy that runs the length of the building. Leaned upon the canopy is a ladder with a person on it. At the bottom of the ladder is another person ensuring the ladder is safely positioned. They are the only people in the scene.
A portrait of Welsh actor Michael Sheen - swept back hair, beard and intense actorly stare.
A view up a terraced street. The foreground and right hand third of the image is in deep shadow. Satellite dishes adorn the walls. As we look up the street a man crosses in silhouette seemingly on his way to a corner shop. The other two thirds of the image are bathed in sunshine with a moderately cloudy sky visible. it is a quiet, understated and lonely scene.
Looking down at the pavement there is a puddle of water. Reflected in the puddle is a cylindrical shaped building but only its upper floors are visible. In the top right hand corner of the frame a person, blurred except for their leg, is entering the scene. Other visible details include a drain, double yellow lines (albeit in black & white) and a street sign. There's a wet sheen to everything as it had recently been raining (hence the puddle...)
A Christmas card showing a snowman wearing a hat with a very long carrot nose. There is a bird perched on the nose and a sign hanging below that says Merry Christmas.
A view looking upwards into a street sculpture picked out in silhouette against a cloudy sky. The sculpture itself is broadly in the shape of a tree where the branches are rended in metal to resemble steps. Upon the steps at various intervals are people doing various things - standing, walking or dancing. If you'd like to see the sculpture for yourself it can be found at the bottom of Commercial Street in Newport, South Wales. Whilst I was photographing it a woman came up to me and asked what I was doing. I explained and we had a chat about the sculpture and the area in general and the challenges faced by the community. The sculpture was made by Martin Heron and if you'd like to know more you can find a bit more information here -https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/13502896.pill-transformed-by-spectacular-art-work-in-6million-regeneration/
In the foreground there is a man on a bicycle silhouetted in deep shadow. In the background there is a graffiti covered shop front with the words 'Forgive Us Our Tresspases (sic)' Beyond the shop front we can make out some roof tops, a tree and a fairly clear sky. For those who might be interested, the shop in question has since been demolished.