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Hermit Sister Rachel Dentontakes off her cross as she prepares herself for her bed at St Cuthberts' Hermitage in Lincolnshire, north east Britain September 25, 2015. Sister Rachel Denton has vowed to spend the rest of her life living as a consecrated hermit in the Catholic faith. A hermit is a person who chooses to live alone, with the intention of finding God. Rarely leaving her house she lives a life of prayer and solitude. However, she uses the internet and social media to share her experience and distance her self from physically interacting with society. REUTERS/Neil Hall

16/05/2016 Fishermen wait for seven stars to appear with their Coracle fishing boats near the River Towy in Carmarthenshire, west Wales. The Coracle fishing with nets by hand is a tradition that has been passed through families from generation to generation for hundreds, if not thousands of years. The Coracle is a shallow one person boat which is used for fishing sea trout and sea salmon in pairs. Coracle fishermen fish by night so as not to disturb fish. They wait until seven stars are in the sky, by which time it is deemed dark enough to fish. There are only eight licences to fish on the River Towy and a handful of others in other Welsh rivers. With dwindling trout and salmon stocks the Environment Agency is thought to be planning to heavily restrict catches to the point that 2016 may the last fishing season in it's current traditional form. As it is times are hard and a pair of coracle fishermen are lucky to catch any fish on a run - when they do, they can expect to sell a trout for around £30.00. Neil Hall Photography Ltd www.neilhallphotography.com 07766227770 3 Crown Court Crown Road London N10 2JA

A model presents a creation at the Emilio De la Morena catwalk show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017 in London, Britain September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall

People are silhouetted as the sun sets on a winters afternoon in Primrose Hill in London, Britain January 16, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall

A migrant burns his temporary shelter as the '"The Jungle" migrant camp is cleared in Calais, France October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall

People on a funfair ride are seen against the moon a day before the "supermoon" spectacle, in London, Britain November 13, 2016 REUTERS/Neil Hall

A mudlarker uses a torch to look for items on the bank of the river Thames in London, Britain June 06, 2016. When the river Thames is at low tide, mudlarkers scour the shore for historical artefacts and remains from there City of London's ancient past. Finds can date back to Roman times to when the city was found up until more recent times. Anyone can walk along the river and look for finds, but the uses of metal detectors and digging is restricted. Mudlarkers need to be licences by the Port of London Authority. All find should be register with the Museum of London. REUTERS/Neil Hall

Neil Hall 06/05/2010 UKIP candidate for the Buckingham constituancey Nigel Farage narrowly escapes death as his plane crashed to the ground at Hinton Airfield, Northamptonshire. Farage attempted to fly a UKIP Banner from the light aircraft. It caught in the planes tail causing the accident. Image of Farage pulled from the wreckage.

30/07/2012 The University of Law graduate Gabrielle Turnquest, 18, will become the youngest person in the history of the English and Welsh legal system to be called to The Bar after passing The University of LawÕs Bar Professional Training Course. Her achievement will be formally recognised at a call ceremony at the Honourable Society of LincolnÕs Inn on Tuesday 30th July 2013 in London. Neil Hall Editorial Photographer +44 (0)7766227770 [email protected] www.neilhallphotography.com

25 March 2013 Credit: Neil Hall Feature: Fog Catchers of the Atacama Image of a fog collecting net at the Alto Patache fog oasis near Iquique in northern Chile. When fog passes through the net water condenses into small drops before being collected into a a water tank. The Atacama desert in Northern Chile is the driest place in the world. In many places rainfall has never been recorded and there is no possibility of life. However, people are trying to reverse the trend of desertification by harvesting coastal fog in large nets. Fog and moisture in the air passes through the net and condenses before travelling through pipes into tanks where it is stored. The fog water is pure for drinking and can be used for agriculture. The Universidad Catolica has a scientific research centre at Alto Patache. The results have shown that life is waiting to be found in the desert. Fog water has been used to transform a once arid patches of desert into a gardens. Currently a collective in the village of Chanaral use the water for Aloe Vera farming. Water is a vital resource in the Atacama where it is scarce and in high demand from mining industries. Currently water is piped to towns from hundreds of miles away in the Andes or driven by water trucks. Fog collection offers a clean cheap and sustainable water resource for the future. However, in Northern Chile it is in danger unless there is further investment from the government and authorities.

Copyright Neil Hall 08/08/2011 Further riots in London. Peckham has had clashes with police and rioters as well as looting. Image of looting at Peckham high Street