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For over twenty years I've been seeking out alternative stories in our surviving material culture and sharing them with my photographs and words.
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Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 28 Nov 2025
When I walk back up into the nave, the visitor is there at the top of the steps, sat in a chair - as if he knew of the tenderness that was taking place beneath and was unable to enter in upon it.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 21 Nov 2025
I think of it all - all that richness - and breathe deeply. These interventions make the place feel alive, as if the street itself is a mix of nutrients that nourish us as individuals and as communities.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 14 Nov 2025
I was quite unwell when I last visited this place, on a journey to understand why old buildings like this seemed to scatter the shadows.
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Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 7 Nov 2025
The standing stone before me has occupied this spot for around 4,500 years.
Bridlington Priory in Glorious VR
Bridlington Priory Interior