Sean M

Two weeks in a row for features in @pelliclemag.com. I had a lovely day trip to photograph this story by Anthony Bennett.

A lovely wine story from North London—volunteers at the community vineyards of Forty Hall Farm are making London's first sparkling wine since the middle ages, in Enfield. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/10...

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Brilliant, and surprising, to see some local grass growing back so quickly after such horrible drought conditions. My wee dug loves it.

Some photos from a day out in Edinburgh in July. Some of the pubs in Leith are class, aren’t they? I also paid a swift visit to the Scottish pub of the year out in Musselburgh.

Kind of a big deal. Not telling porkies.

Adrian at Woodshedding Brewery brought his interpretation of the high/low stout pour to The Wenlock Arms last night.

Had a lovely time drinking in pubs around York this past weekend.

TOES CROSSED!

Catching the evening light at Macintosh Ales.

Sad to read that The Bon Accord pub in Glasgow has now closed. Its relocation from Charing Cross to Hope Street might help get some new punters in, but you can't replace years of memories with a new location.

My photo exhibition "A Beer's Place" finished at The Kings Arms last week. To celebrate/commiserate, there is a 25% sale on prints on my online store. There's photos from the pub, hop farms, breweries... seanislegendprints.square.site

Yesterday I had some of the first pints of Augustiner Helles to be served on draught in the UK. Available now at The Kings Arms. Not to be missed.

Here's my latest work for @pelliclemag.com. I ticked @rogerprotz.bsky.social off the collab bucket list with this feature on the lovely Jenkinson family and their Chiltern Brewery. Their hospitality and dedication to provenance–beer from the brewery, food from the pub–deserves this recognition.

I need a break from drinkware soon, but I love this picture from a @willhawkes.bsky.social story that was in @pelliclemag.com last month. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/3/...

Here's my latest work for @pelliclemag.com. I ticked @rogerprotz.bsky.social off the collab bucket list with this feature on the lovely Jenkinson family and their Chiltern Brewery. Their hospitality and dedication to provenance–beer from the brewery, food from the pub–deserves this recognition.

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I got a dream gig when @pelliclemag.com asked me to photograph my local, Sutton Arms. It was my first chance to work with @willhawkes.bsky.social and I love what he’s written about the place. Read it now. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/3/...

I got a dream gig when @pelliclemag.com asked me to photograph my local, Sutton Arms. It was my first chance to work with @willhawkes.bsky.social and I love what he’s written about the place. Read it now. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/3/...

We also have to say that @seanislegend.com's photos for this piece are absolute stunners. Each one worthy of framing.

Hands up if you love the Sutton Arms, Clerkenwell! @willhawkes.bsky.social takes us to one of London's finest boozers, where good beer is served perfectly and the pies are 👌🏻👌🏻 www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/3/...

Pre-orders are the lifeblood for authors, especially for niche titles from small publishers like @camraofficial.bsky.social. You can now order the 2nd edition of Manchester's Best Beer, Pubs and Bars direct here: shop1.camra.org.uk/product/manc...

Had another wonderful weekend up in Leeds.

I’ve got a new feature with the one and only @rogerprotz.bsky.social out soon for @pelliclemag.com 🙌🏻

This is next week! It’s been a long few weeks of preparation, would be great to see some of you there.

Keystone Brewing is a failed experiment in seeing if consumers were still willing to spend money on failed local-led brands who fell into the hands of faceless private equity companies. It's even more absurd that someone else is willing to waste yet more millions testing that again.

This week, and for the next fortnight, we are humbly asking for your opinions. The 2026 Pellicle Readers' Survey is waiting for your opinions and qualms! We have prizes for three lucky participants too, check it out: forms.gle/ckXLdBKYF6cf...

Beautiful.

Happy Christmas Eve-Eve! It's time for our Reader's Choice roundup, something that always brings up interesting patterns—for example, every single one of our most-read stories this year was about beer or pubs. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...

This is the last week to get prints delivered in time for Christmas. And what a great gift they'd make! I've just sent a lovely new A3 print on its way to France. This one is from my green hop feature, but others are available too. DM if you're interested and I can get it sorted with priority.

The Fat Cat was always one of those pubs that was on "the list", but I never expected to visit. I'm so glad I got the chance to finally tick it off with this visit for @pelliclemag.com. This is my fourth feature with @fred-gs.bsky.social and it's a personal one. Please read and enjoy.

For the last in our November-long series of pieces on pubs and pub culture, @fred-gs.bsky.social visits The Fat Cat in Norwich, a pub that's close to his heart for many reasons. We hope you enjoy this beautiful salutation of an all-time great. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/11...

From Bine to Glass: A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 hop harvest, following fresh green hops from Hukins Hops in Kent to breweries like Five Points and Beak as they brew with them within hours of picking. www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer

Beautiful, vivid piece of work from Sean on the 2025 hop harvest. It’s made me very thirsty indeed

Thanks for the green hop shout-out in this week's roundup!

The storytelling, the photos—everything here is just stunning. Kudos to @seanislegend.com for this inaugural long read!

Photographer @seanislegend.com has compiled this fantastic look at UK green hop season. Some really stunning shots in this: www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer

This is a lovely deep-dive on the English hop harvest and a handful of green hop (aka fresh hop) beers made with them. The surprise twist is that one of the beers uses Bullion, a very old variety I thought was extinct. I guess not!

This is incredible work

Fingers crossed! I photographed this amazing story from Fred. After our visit I became a certified Rye Guy.

The summer sun has left us and that means no more street pints until next year. It’s too cold now, and the change happened far too quickly for my liking.