Beauty in Neglect.
As a photographer I have always been attracted to objects with texture and character which has developed through neglect. With the passage of time some objects decay and are slowly absorbed by their habitat or they are discarded by their owners to disappear forever.
The photographs on this page are my attempt to capture the beauty in neglect and offer my own creative interpretation of those objects. The pictures were taken in France, Portugal and the UK and all the objects are exactly as I found them.
![Bicycle Bell©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,394,591,1600,591/0-0-0/439e3c65-87a1-488e-b983-b6ac54df36ee/1/1/Bicycle-Bell.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=fd68210e3aa61ef15086a5fb0b6803a69a1f3cd3284c16e7a0782247ff655779)
![Log Cabin©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,1693,1129,1693,1200/0-0-0/7a89a1ad-d1bc-4fc0-8e12-b26c0a9c0f4a/1/1/Hut-Landscape.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=ceba4a63bb7ac40472f8691d9a98fb863aa431c6cb6fb016d6ccc67c1155aced)
![Caravan Curtain©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,1122,1683,1600,1683/0-0-0/51fab704-e079-4eac-bfc5-b7f9656577e7/1/1/Caravan-Curtain-2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=04893853ed2e687e28a036b57e3c4d54f2d004fe9d1e2a41bcff6dd051be7d3a)
![Lightning_Tree©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,1378,741,1378,1200/0-0-0/95ed3340-b2bd-4ac0-9543-b7cc5d59d432/1/1/Lightning-Tree.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=7cab74cdb785878624866d13d0806df3e332b10900342d3f06f32a177f413617)
![Baby_Doll_in_a_Tree©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,786,1181,1600,1181/0-0-0/97445c17-e614-4955-812a-c1e8868ec25b/1/1/Baby-Doll-in-a-Tree.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=675a23a385c701d828d6da2b0652a2086d8ad2ef2a0e127435c9865a8ffafd39)
![Dandelion©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,815,1181,1600,1181/0-0-0/f43ef7a8-c3e0-4e1d-951a-94b78c4e668a/1/1/Dandelion.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=8544d0e16ac25ae69dcc172f97f42495879a191c574df541f99671da1db70a95)
![Two_Handled_Door©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,1500,1114,1500,1200/0-0-0/0594805e-87b2-4d78-94ce-117b4c935d64/1/1/Double-Handled-Door.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=aa8718920f3e9b8ac3c609febe05a46c429e00abfe881b727c5c93f694587f3b)
![Frayed_Rope©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,787,1181,1600,1181/0-0-0/31b6330b-6cee-4480-8d24-82ad7f732061/1/1/Frayed-Rope.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=97315e3b461ed80e0d5a175400b75412b703ed5953cdc89a4ec068f61c788da2)
![Blue_Door©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,787,1181,1600,1181/0-0-0/28038da6-424e-40f6-8ded-22d63ac73450/1/1/Blue-Door_steeple-ashton_.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=97315e3b461ed80e0d5a175400b75412b703ed5953cdc89a4ec068f61c788da2)
![Green_Van©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,1500,847,1500,1200/0-0-0/b2804ad7-a1dd-4d4b-8a72-e97b0c96a5df/1/1/Green-Van.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=a992b6c0549ea68c74e0636a92175d5039802dee40d9e646b534cb1659f41d01)
![Mini_Side_Door©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,780,1181,1600,1181/0-0-0/c996dc81-f71f-46a7-ac41-4e2ca8eb3eff/1/1/Mini-Side-Door.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=44137e46652a085edc123d5a3b6d1755140968e3c207d38451096b530e6d4945)
![Lucky_Leaf©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,737,1181,1600,1181/0-0-0/23f14efd-0ac6-46fd-9218-3697bfb85319/1/1/Lucky-Leaf.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=d122f321dc66d465b6eff0800b911ffdbbdefbc80d110f1b5040f7942787e296)
![Mini©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,787,1181,1600,1181/0-0-0/e89775f4-76c8-4cca-9aaf-988af2e2fe0e/1/1/Mini.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=97315e3b461ed80e0d5a175400b75412b703ed5953cdc89a4ec068f61c788da2)
![Petrol_Pump©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,787,1181,1600,1181/0-0-0/6315041d-9b75-4227-85d0-1ddf5eeaaf9e/1/1/Petrol-Pump-Final.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=97315e3b461ed80e0d5a175400b75412b703ed5953cdc89a4ec068f61c788da2)
![White_Handled`_Door©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,786,1181,1600,1181/0-0-0/8a1af905-09d4-457e-8ad9-823298e494fc/1/1/White-Handled-Door.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=675a23a385c701d828d6da2b0652a2086d8ad2ef2a0e127435c9865a8ffafd39)
![Pink_Car©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,1575,918,1575,1200/0-0-0/371b9795-6be6-4c54-b3f9-6dadcc412910/1/1/Pink-Car.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=24d5901c58721a113a31eda58a6c4f9cdfad845b59dc342c0b02c247aa0ea1ec)
![Stuffed_Letter_Box©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,759,1181,1600,1181/0-0-0/213267b8-78b3-4da6-b1a4-6185b28e4b6a/1/1/Stuffed-Letterbox.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=e862ff23d4f2334ae574fc8d3ecf07c423504b680140861895a745e2bfcc8b18)
![Morris_Minor_in_a_Field©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,787,1181,1600,1181/0-0-0/fdb8106b-a42d-47af-b773-ff902557e5cf/1/1/Morris-Minor-in-a-Field.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=97315e3b461ed80e0d5a175400b75412b703ed5953cdc89a4ec068f61c788da2)
![Stone_by_the_Sea©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,783,1181,1600,1181/0-0-0/03538e94-e435-4a79-a617-2e031cbeb5a0/1/1/Stone-on-the-Beach.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=48d6c7faec3b40484890fae2dedd0a431561696e551aa3d630be9deb3670ecc3)
![Standing_Stone©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,1575,895,1575,1200/0-0-0/5af6a76c-3e3f-41d1-94af-e388ffd00907/1/1/Standing-Stone-and-the-Fire.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=c315391c613bed76ad2e462c3744e8e471a619d145b9fc77c97ea89b03a0d64f)
![Socks©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,787,1181,1600,1181/0-0-0/752ccb66-750b-460f-b62f-729f202aba89/1/1/Socks.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=97315e3b461ed80e0d5a175400b75412b703ed5953cdc89a4ec068f61c788da2)
![Small_Green_Window©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,779,1181,1600,1181/0-0-0/4724e42a-2c4e-42a6-acd4-124f842adf62/1/1/Small-Green-Window.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=76997cdebdda428bf3ee6c2b743d093895aa2528754d13490c2630369c330026)
![End_of_the_Road©Mark_Wood(www.markwood.co.uk)](https://format.creatorcdn.com/1f90eab8-82a6-4bfe-9076-5a7e6a298bb9/0/0/0/0,0,1575,1050,1575,1200/0-0-0/2f75851d-71d1-423f-9c69-81a806ae3b0b/1/1/End-of-the-Road.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040456380~hmac=73dd4da46cbd754b7ba5b2054983af907306da8fe67252fe65c39aec2d604bd4)
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