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Giles Thurston
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UK photographer focussing on human interactions with the landscape, both urban and natural. The more mundane the better! Lover of long running adventures in the mountains. Trustee at Mind Over Mountains.
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Back to a quieter week for this weeks Photoweek. We have a Christmas focused Light Around The Home, more nocturnal running and a urinal. Yes you did read that correctly 😁 Enjoy! giles.li/3KOj4BH
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Taking the P!$$ - Photoweek: #49 2025
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Heading into Cambridge for meetings and with my camera 😁📸
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December 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Last nights wander with a camera
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December 9, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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In this weeks Substack, I continue my theme of urban exploration with a camera and turn my attention to car parks. Yes, car parks. Please bear with me, and hopefully it will make sense. giles.li/48VDmT0
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Parking Expectations: Seeing Beyond the Mundane
How a dawn run revealed architectural beauty in Britain’s most functional structures
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December 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Just checked to see what I was doing this time last year and what a surprise, I was mooching around The Fens photographing random stuff 😂📸

Have a great weekend folks!
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December 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Ok so maybe my Ely By Night photography project is getting a little out of hand, as you will see from this weeks photoweek. When not out running at night, I managed to extend my Light Around The Home project as well, along with some additional explorations near and far. Enjoy!
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Turning Into An Obsession - Photoweek: #48 2025
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Had a wander around Eye, Suffolk on Sunday with our youngest. Initially to see the ruined castle but the light was so good, it created some wonderful compositions in the village too.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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This one takes us back a few years to the point I realised there was more to #photography than big vistas and mountain views. A few trips to London with my camera opened my eyes to the photographic potential of urban environments and I’ve never looked back.
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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More nocturnal 📸 running adventures last night. I think I may be becoming a little obsessed 🤔😂
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December 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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In this weeks #substack I turn my attention to one of my favourite photographic subjects, the humble telegraph pole. This artificial forest that provides a technology canopy to our country and has become a bit of an obsession of mine. giles.li/4alHr44
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The Architecture of Connection: A Photographic Love Letter to Telegraph Poles
From Urban Branches to Leaning Fens: A Photographer’s Journey Exploring the Overlooked Elegance of Our Engineered Landscape.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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A few more nocturnal compositions for my #Ely at Night project, taken during an evening run earlier this week.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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A quieter week photographically mainly consisting of shots for my Light Around The Home and Nocturnal Ely projects. There was also a woodland walk with family and a few other randoms to enjoy. giles.li/3M0fNj6
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A Quieter Week - Photoweek: #47 2025
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Throwback Tuesday: This week we head to the Highlands of Scotland, the summer of 2023 and this old tractor. I just loved the combination of colours and, if I’m honest, it brought back happy memories of my youth, working on the farm during harvest 😁
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November 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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With the weather pretty miserable in the UK this weekend, I have used todays newsletter to turn my attention to photography in bad weather and the opportunities it offers. Enjoy! giles.li/4ihucmR
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Grey Skies, Golden Opportunities: Creative Magic in the Rain
A Devon Somerset adventure that changed how I see bad weather and ignited my love of black and white photography.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Just a simple one today. A lone tree, standing tall, in The Fens.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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A real mixed bag this week, as my nocturnal photography adventures gather pace. Plenty of beautiful light around the home to capture as well, along with scenes while out and about. Enjoy! giles.li/47QDpPL
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Nocturnal Explorations - Photoweek: #46 2025
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Throwback Tuesday. This time a sunrise shot taken on my iPhone back in 2017, during a morning run on the North Yorkshire Moors.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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In this weeks newsletter I introduce you to my latest photographic project and the joy I have discovered in photographing urban areas after dark - giles.li/43zPFl4
Between Lamplight and Shadow: The Joy of Urban Photography at Night
How darkness transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary and what I’m discovering by photographing familiar streets after dark this winter.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Like them or loath them, these beauties are here to stay and I guess are emblematic of my photographic muse, the human landscape. This one in particular caught my attention earlier this week. It had a real Orwellian feel to it, like it was standing there watching me 😳
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November 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Some random scenes I captured while wandering around #London last night.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Noodling around with feet and light for my Light Around The Home project 😁📸
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November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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In this weeks Photoweek I am all over the place. A wander around Manchester with my camera provided quite productive and I kicked off a new nocturnal photography project. Enjoy! giles.li/47D5nyd
All Over The Place - Photoweek: #45 2025
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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This week we go back to Christmas Eve 2021 and the shore of Lake Windermere in the Lakes. I took this shot on my phone while out for a dawn run. It was so peaceful. The perfect antidote to the mayhem that is Christmas.
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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In this week's #photography newsletter, I tackle the most common question I get asked: 'What cameras do you use and why?' I introduce my three-camera system and explain the logic behind this - giles.li/4hUcqWO
My Three-Camera System: Phone, Fixed, and ‘Proper’
What I’ve learned about matching gear to the moment, and how I stopped lugging unnecessary gear and started capturing more.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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I jumped off the tram for a quick explore around Deansgate with my #camera while in #Manchester earlier this week. I always enjoy these off-the-cuff adventures and this one was no different. 😁📸
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November 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM