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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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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
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A productive week photographically last week, as I chased ultra runners across Norfolk with my camera, managing to squeeze some personal photography in around this as time allowed. All the usual suspects are in there as well, plus a return to macro photography after the rain. Enjoy! giles.li/43iUkaR
Running Exploration - Photoweek: #44 2025
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Throwback Tuesday: Back into the archives once again, this time for a shot in #London, taken while at a conference in the #Docklands.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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In this weeks #newsletter I want to continue last week’s theme of #urbanlandscape but focussing on those larger #mundane areas that so often get overlooked: the humble #industrialestate. giles.li/4qFI7qC
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Sunday Silence in Steel and Concrete
What happens when the lorries stop, the silence begins and mundane industrial spaces become photographic gold.
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November 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Autumn is definitely here and there was a distinct chill in the air for this weeks Photoweek. Light Around The Home made a full return and my youngest and I took a trip to the zoo. While he enjoyed the animals, I was busy capturing everyday scenes. Enjoy! giles.li/4nz1CyC
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A Chill In The Air - Photoweek: #43 2025
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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This week we go back to June 2018, to sunset from the cliff tops on the North Norfolk Coast as I ran with my wife to the finish of the Norfolk 100 ultra marathon. It was a magical sunset and this was one of a number of shots I captured that evening.
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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In this weeks #photography #newsletter, we take a look at the photographic opportunities that #urban #woodland provides. How its an ongoing negotiation between what we build and what grows, between our desire for order and nature’s inclination towards beautiful chaos - giles.li/4qtOHk6
Urban Woodland: Finding Nature’s Poetry Between the Buildings
Discovering the wild poetry that grows between concrete and glass, and why the trees in your neighbourhood might be the woodland photography you’re looking for.
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October 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Back to Blighty for this weeks #photoweek. I still obviously have my eye tuned for bikes but a wander around #cambridge with my camera added punts to the list as well. All the usual favourites, including a welcome return for Light Around The Home, Enjoy! giles.li/4qnFTvX
Punting Around - Photoweek: #42 2025
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Something a little different in this weeks photography newsletter, as I take a look at four photography books from @amybateman.bsky.social, @marcwilson.co.uk, Sean Tucker, and Paul Hart that I find inspirational and keep returning to- giles.li/4qcwzLn
Landscape, Memory and Meaning: My Go-To Photography Books
Exploring British landscapes and creative philosophy through the eyes of four remarkable photographers and their photography books that I keep coming back to.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM