Edward Thompson
@mredthompson.bsky.social
British Photographer on an Arthurian Quest. Subscribe to my Youtube show 'Pictures On My Mind'. www.edwardthompson.co.uk Can't check Bluesky DM's email me.
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Edward Thompson
@mredthompson.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Hey everyone! I'm a pro photographer who is all about documentary #photography and I run a super niche YouTube show from my Victorian cellar!
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Elon Musk’s Grok AI is used to digitally undress images of women and children
Elon Musk’s Grok AI is used to digitally undress images of women and children
The degrading pictures are being posted to X despite the platform pledging to suspend people who generate them
Degrading images of children and women with their clothes digitally removed by Grok AI continue to be shared on Elon Musk’s X, despite the platform’s commitment to suspend users who generate them.
After days of concern over use of the chatbot to alter photographs to create sexualised pictures of real women and children stripped to their underwear without their consent, the UK’s communication’s watchdog, Ofcom, said on Monday that it had made “urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK”. Ofcom added that it would assess whether an investigation is necessary based on the company’s response. Continue reading...
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January 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Elon Musk’s Grok AI is used to digitally undress images of women and children
Todays photos of the Wassail by the River Thames.
I've no photo agency representation anymore, they all went bust, so this is an exclusive ;)
It's tough shooting events like this with two 6 year olds on my own. But I got what I needed for my Quest and the girls ended up in the procession too!?!
I've no photo agency representation anymore, they all went bust, so this is an exclusive ;)
It's tough shooting events like this with two 6 year olds on my own. But I got what I needed for my Quest and the girls ended up in the procession too!?!
January 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Todays photos of the Wassail by the River Thames.
I've no photo agency representation anymore, they all went bust, so this is an exclusive ;)
It's tough shooting events like this with two 6 year olds on my own. But I got what I needed for my Quest and the girls ended up in the procession too!?!
I've no photo agency representation anymore, they all went bust, so this is an exclusive ;)
It's tough shooting events like this with two 6 year olds on my own. But I got what I needed for my Quest and the girls ended up in the procession too!?!
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December 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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4/ Thirty thousand in total grants — $3,000 to each of Ten photojournalists
Read about the winners yunghikim.wordpress.com
As every year, I wish we could award more. We have seen great work. I thank all those who took the time to submit. We had 150 submissions from 40 countries.
Read about the winners yunghikim.wordpress.com
As every year, I wish we could award more. We have seen great work. I thank all those who took the time to submit. We had 150 submissions from 40 countries.
Yunghi Grant
Photojournalist Yunghi Kim
yunghikim.wordpress.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
4/ Thirty thousand in total grants — $3,000 to each of Ten photojournalists
Read about the winners yunghikim.wordpress.com
As every year, I wish we could award more. We have seen great work. I thank all those who took the time to submit. We had 150 submissions from 40 countries.
Read about the winners yunghikim.wordpress.com
As every year, I wish we could award more. We have seen great work. I thank all those who took the time to submit. We had 150 submissions from 40 countries.
Merry Christmas 🎁⛄
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Merry Christmas 🎁⛄
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In 1970 the UK and Norway were roughly equal, almost no debt, and owned all their Public Services.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivalent of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivalent of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
December 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In 1970 the UK and Norway were roughly equal, almost no debt, and owned all their Public Services.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivalent of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivalent of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
Today I get to play Heroquest with my six-year-old daughters!!
a man holding a bunch of cards in front of his face with the words " i 'll use my broadsword " below him
ALT: a man holding a bunch of cards in front of his face with the words " i 'll use my broadsword " below him
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December 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Today I get to play Heroquest with my six-year-old daughters!!
Part of this falls at the feet of the NUS. 25 years ago, we students in the NUS used to organise parties in campus all the time. Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's etc Most NUS groups on campus now do nothing.
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‘Lonely, terrifying and scary’: 70% of students in UK university halls feel isolated, poll shows
Students blame reliance on phones plus pressure of accommodation costs for lack of social life
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December 18, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Part of this falls at the feet of the NUS. 25 years ago, we students in the NUS used to organise parties in campus all the time. Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's etc Most NUS groups on campus now do nothing.
share.google/rWPWUomViDSg...
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I'm not sure what happened to the Head of School at the last university I worked at but they obviously had a complete breakdown because they're now doing stand-up comedy. Their hook seems to be all about 'trauma', which is funny considering how many people they traumatized.
December 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I'm not sure what happened to the Head of School at the last university I worked at but they obviously had a complete breakdown because they're now doing stand-up comedy. Their hook seems to be all about 'trauma', which is funny considering how many people they traumatized.
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Happy Birthday @mredthompson.bsky.social
a man in a red jacket is holding a camera over his eye
ALT: a man in a red jacket is holding a camera over his eye
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December 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Happy Birthday @mredthompson.bsky.social
Some prints for sale to keep me on my Arthurian Quest! edwardthompson.co.uk/Print-Sales-1
December 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Some prints for sale to keep me on my Arthurian Quest! edwardthompson.co.uk/Print-Sales-1
A top Photo YouTuber has a video about 'getting the medium format look on digital'.
They do it by stitching some DSLR photographs together...
160,000 views
If I am going to keep making YouTube videos I HAVE to stop watching Photo YouTube! ha!
They do it by stitching some DSLR photographs together...
160,000 views
If I am going to keep making YouTube videos I HAVE to stop watching Photo YouTube! ha!
December 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A top Photo YouTuber has a video about 'getting the medium format look on digital'.
They do it by stitching some DSLR photographs together...
160,000 views
If I am going to keep making YouTube videos I HAVE to stop watching Photo YouTube! ha!
They do it by stitching some DSLR photographs together...
160,000 views
If I am going to keep making YouTube videos I HAVE to stop watching Photo YouTube! ha!
I just saw some douchey Photo YouTuber with 70k+ subscribers is getting only 50 views with new videos!?
This could be very good. I heard top YouTubers saying that sub count doesn't even matter anymore.
I am going to try and make some really great videos next week!
No more sillyness
This could be very good. I heard top YouTubers saying that sub count doesn't even matter anymore.
I am going to try and make some really great videos next week!
No more sillyness
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I just saw some douchey Photo YouTuber with 70k+ subscribers is getting only 50 views with new videos!?
This could be very good. I heard top YouTubers saying that sub count doesn't even matter anymore.
I am going to try and make some really great videos next week!
No more sillyness
This could be very good. I heard top YouTubers saying that sub count doesn't even matter anymore.
I am going to try and make some really great videos next week!
No more sillyness
In 2019 I posted a letter of thanks and a print to my old photography tutor Paul Lowe.
He's been gone a year now.
He's been gone a year now.
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In 2019 I posted a letter of thanks and a print to my old photography tutor Paul Lowe.
He's been gone a year now.
He's been gone a year now.
Quest Prints are online now!
Thanks to everyone who nabbed some prints so far!
edwardthompson.co.uk/Print-Sales-1
The sales will go into further Questing and eventually I'll have enough to make my next photo book!
Thanks to everyone who nabbed some prints so far!
edwardthompson.co.uk/Print-Sales-1
The sales will go into further Questing and eventually I'll have enough to make my next photo book!
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Quest Prints are online now!
Thanks to everyone who nabbed some prints so far!
edwardthompson.co.uk/Print-Sales-1
The sales will go into further Questing and eventually I'll have enough to make my next photo book!
Thanks to everyone who nabbed some prints so far!
edwardthompson.co.uk/Print-Sales-1
The sales will go into further Questing and eventually I'll have enough to make my next photo book!
Something interesting has happened. I can't watch any Youtube videos while logged into my Youtube Channel. They are all black with text saying Video Unavailable.
So what does this mean?
Can I post a Youtube video?
If i do I can't even check to see what it looks like when I've posted it, ha!
So what does this mean?
Can I post a Youtube video?
If i do I can't even check to see what it looks like when I've posted it, ha!
November 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Something interesting has happened. I can't watch any Youtube videos while logged into my Youtube Channel. They are all black with text saying Video Unavailable.
So what does this mean?
Can I post a Youtube video?
If i do I can't even check to see what it looks like when I've posted it, ha!
So what does this mean?
Can I post a Youtube video?
If i do I can't even check to see what it looks like when I've posted it, ha!
Lovely to get Black Friday deals from Amazon where they remind me of all the mad shit I bought trying to help mum with her Parkinsons.
Thanks for the lovely memories.
Thanks for the lovely memories.
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Lovely to get Black Friday deals from Amazon where they remind me of all the mad shit I bought trying to help mum with her Parkinsons.
Thanks for the lovely memories.
Thanks for the lovely memories.
Hey cool photo kids!
Let me tell you a story about 'Print Drops'...
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Let me tell you a story about 'Print Drops'...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Hey cool photo kids!
Let me tell you a story about 'Print Drops'...
open.substack.com/pub/synchrom...
Let me tell you a story about 'Print Drops'...
open.substack.com/pub/synchrom...
I tried to make a cool reel to promote the coming photo print sale... it didn't land at all! ha!
I think maaaybe I used too much Excalibur footage.
But come on, you can never have enough Excalibur!
(such a shame the lead actor playing Arthur was so crap!)
youtube.com/shorts/xZQ5w...
I think maaaybe I used too much Excalibur footage.
But come on, you can never have enough Excalibur!
(such a shame the lead actor playing Arthur was so crap!)
youtube.com/shorts/xZQ5w...
A Photo Quest Begins.... PRINT DROP 25/11/25
YouTube video by Pictures On My Mind
youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I tried to make a cool reel to promote the coming photo print sale... it didn't land at all! ha!
I think maaaybe I used too much Excalibur footage.
But come on, you can never have enough Excalibur!
(such a shame the lead actor playing Arthur was so crap!)
youtube.com/shorts/xZQ5w...
I think maaaybe I used too much Excalibur footage.
But come on, you can never have enough Excalibur!
(such a shame the lead actor playing Arthur was so crap!)
youtube.com/shorts/xZQ5w...
I'm releasing some fine art prints to keep the ol' Arthurian Quest rolling!
The print release will be on Tuesday 25th November, some time in the evening, on my website here:
edwardthompson.co.uk/Print-Sales
A range of prices and editions, really, something for everyone.
The print release will be on Tuesday 25th November, some time in the evening, on my website here:
edwardthompson.co.uk/Print-Sales
A range of prices and editions, really, something for everyone.
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I'm releasing some fine art prints to keep the ol' Arthurian Quest rolling!
The print release will be on Tuesday 25th November, some time in the evening, on my website here:
edwardthompson.co.uk/Print-Sales
A range of prices and editions, really, something for everyone.
The print release will be on Tuesday 25th November, some time in the evening, on my website here:
edwardthompson.co.uk/Print-Sales
A range of prices and editions, really, something for everyone.
I might create an alter-ego for my photography who was an ex-City trader... I think galleries like seeing that in photographers biographies as, well, it certainly seems to happen a lot in Photoland!
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I might create an alter-ego for my photography who was an ex-City trader... I think galleries like seeing that in photographers biographies as, well, it certainly seems to happen a lot in Photoland!
My unscripted response to great protest photography.
I'd like to see the Photo Youtubers who write their scripts with A.I do this ;)
youtu.be/q9ZxTb9JiGc
I'd like to see the Photo Youtubers who write their scripts with A.I do this ;)
youtu.be/q9ZxTb9JiGc
Why I LOVE this photograph by Phillip Cheung
YouTube video by Pictures On My Mind
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My unscripted response to great protest photography.
I'd like to see the Photo Youtubers who write their scripts with A.I do this ;)
youtu.be/q9ZxTb9JiGc
I'd like to see the Photo Youtubers who write their scripts with A.I do this ;)
youtu.be/q9ZxTb9JiGc
Up Vs Down, Not Left Vs Right
Enter debug mode with A,B,C + START
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November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM