March 27, 2021 3:01 pm
John Hyatt, 53, says his series of photos which were taken over the past two years prove the tiny winged creatures do exist in the Rossendale Valley, Lancashire.
Mr Hyatt, Director of Manchester Institute for Research and Innovation in Art and Design (MIRIAD) at Manchester Metropolitan University insists his photos are genuine and have not been altered in any way.
Mr Hyatt, who was a member of the Three Johns punk band in the 1980s and 1990s, says adults that have seen his photos have started to harbour ideas that they may indeed be real.
He said: ‘It was a bit of a shock when I blew them up, I did a double take.
‘I went out afterwards and took pictures of flies and gnats and they just don’t look the same.
‘People can decide for themselves what they are.
‘The message to people is to approach them with an open mind.
‘I think it’s one of those situations where you need to believe to see.
‘A lot of people who have seen them say they have brought a little bit of magic into their lives and there’s not enough of that around.’
Mr Hyatt, who lives Rawtenstall, has posted some of his images on social media and says they have attracted much debate.
He admits the creatures he snapped are a long way from the characters depicted in children’s stories and hopes his pictures will change people’s perceptions of them.
‘Everything gets stereotyped, whatever it is.
‘But there are stranger things in life than fairies, and life grows everywhere.
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This post was written by Nadia Vella