Mental health: 'Photography saved me from myself'

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Steve Liddiard says taking photos helps him manage anxiety and depression.

"It's hard and embarrassing even now to admit that," he said.

Steve won Historical Photographer Of the Year again in 2022 with this image of a long lost Welsh woollen millHe went to see his GP, where he was given medication and advice on ways to cope. "The lighthouse is worn, battered and bruised but still standing tall - I felt a connection to how I was feeling at that time," said Steve.Eglwys Cwyfan is a Grade II-listed medieval church in Llangadwaladr, AngleseyFrom then on, whenever he was out walking he would take photos.Steve took this photo of an old church organ in a long-forgotten tin Sunday school in Ceredigion

"I find it fascinating to see these places. I feel it's important to document them before they crumble away."None-the-less, his work has received critical acclaim.

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