stuart-craig-removals/app/Http/Controllers/ImagesController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class ImagesController extends Controller
{
    public function show(Request $request, string $file)
    {
        try {
            return response()->file($this->imagePath($file));
        } catch (\Exception $e) {
            abort(404);
        }
    }

    public function subDirectory(Request $request, string $directory, string $file)
    {
        try {
            return response()->file($this->imagePath("{$directory}/{$file}"));
        } catch (\Exception $e) {
            abort(404);
        }
    }

    private function imagePath(string $file): string
    {
        return resource_path('images/'.$file);
    }
}