The British countryside has a strong aesthetic—both wild and quaint in parts, green, rugged and, very often, wet. A new show of photographs from the Hyman Collection at the Hepworth Wakefield celebrates the stirring nature of the UK landscape, which has provided inspiration to a host of writers over the years. Paul Hill’s moody Legs Over High Tor speaks of childhood adventure and danger—depicting a pair of white-socked legs dangling causally over the side of a jagged rock face.
