I’m starting a new series called 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿. A simple walk with no set plan, to see what I can see and capture. — 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 #𝟣. 𝘌𝘭𝘺, 𝟢𝟥/𝟢𝟪/𝟤𝟨 #photography #mindfulmeander #mentalhealth #mindfulness #wellbeing
Giles Thurston
@giles.foo
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.
Back at my desk and here’s one of my favourites from last week, although am not quite sure why 🤔📸 Have a great week all! — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #sharemondays2026 #fsprintmonday #momo #monomonday
I walked a mile of beach with an expensive camera in arm's reach and never once pulled it out. Just my phone in hand, reacting to whatever caught my eye. It took me years to get comfortable working that way. open.substack.com/pub/gilesthu... -- #photography
Leaving the Kit in the Bag: How One Beach Showed Me the Photographer I'd Become
Same beach, two visits, two completely different photographers.
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Grabbed this one while waiting in the car park yesterday, for my ongoing Utility project. — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots
Headed to the Lake District this week, a trip that was meant to be built around an ultra marathon I'd entered. Injuries put paid to that, which hurt more than I expected. But my camera did what it always does and pulled me back up. The full Photoweek is up now - open.substack.com/pub/gilesthu... --
Some Place New - Photoweek: #29 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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Taken on last night's wet and misty #run. Can’t remember the last time I had wet feet #running but I have to say, it was delightful 😁 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots
I've grown a little disillusioned with Substack lately. But this isn't a moan about the algorithm. It's about what it actually feels like to make something you love and give it away for nothing, and why I'd still choose it every time. open.substack.com/pub/gilesthu... -- #photography
The Smaller Room
On free work, faceless machines, and the people who walk in anyway
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My latest photoweek is out. Another quiet week photographically, but I managed to squeeze in a wander around #cambridge, Light Around the Home and hunting combines with my #drone. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/gilesthu... -- #photography
Combining Photography - Photoweek: #28 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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Headed out on the bike for some harvest photography with the drone over the weekend. Didn’t find any active machinery but did stumble across these two old beauties that chose to pose. 📸 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots
A year ago I stopped chasing the perfect note-taking app and bought a notebook. Then another. No sync, no order, a glorious mess. Turns out the camera taught me to look, and the notebook taught me to listen. open.substack.com/pub/gilesthu... -- #photography #mindfulness
The Camera Taught Me to Look, the Notebook to Listen.
What a lifelong digital-first man found when he finally reached for paper and pen.
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As we enter the second half of the year for Photoweek, I have had my least productive week. Still, a trip into Cambridge for work, a short cycle and some wanderings around town yielded a few results, so all is not lost. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/gilesthu... -- #photography
The Shortest Yet - Photoweek: #27 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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Reposting for #sharemondays2026. Many thanks for @ckphotography.bsky.social for the clarification 🙏🏻👍🏻 — #photography #fsprintmonday #momo #monomonday
Haven’t done a Mono Monday for a while, so here are a few of my favs from last week. Have a great week all! 🖤🤍📸 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #sharemondays2026 #fsprintmonday #momo #monomonday
Old churches are secretly the best air conditioning in Britain. That's just one of my ten tips for keeping your #photography going through the heat, a season I'd happily skip entirely. Read the others on my latest Substack on The Photographer's Eye: gilesthurston.substack.com/publish/post...
Chasing Shade: Ten Tips for Photography in the Heat
A reluctant summer photographer's survival guide for photography, when the heat would rather you stay indoors
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The weather cooled, but time was tight between work, family, and getting ready for a new arrival. Still, trips to Lincoln and Shrewsbury, plus my usual wandering on foot and around car parks, turned up a few shots I'm pleased with, if a little random. This week's Photoweek is live. -- #photography
This And That - Photoweek: #26 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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A very slow week this week photographical but have managed to capture a handful of scenes I like. Have a great weekend all! — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots
Europe's heatwave made being outside "interesting", especially for someone who isn't a fan of the heat. Running took a back seat, but cycling picked up the slack, and I squeezed in a short wander around Cambridge between the shade and meetings. open.substack.com/pub/gilesthu... -- #photography
Phew What A Scorcher - Photoweek: #25 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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A few more from last weeks steaming walk around #cambridge 🥵📸 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots
In my latest Spotlight, I sat down with Norfolk #photographer @jongibbsphoto.bsky.social: 25 years capturing the county people wrongly call flat, running a gallery, and why he's thinking of stepping away from it. A proper, honest chat. gilesthurston.substack.com/publish/post... -- #photography
Knowing When to Step Back: Substack Spotlight with Jon Gibbs
A neighbourly conversation about place, projects, and staying true to your own photography.
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Brief stop on last nights 🚴♂️ ride to capture my youth, and a good old flat eight grab 🚜😁 — #photography
A week powered entirely by my own legs. Two long rides, a village run, and walks taking in a church, a car park, and some urban exploring with my son. Plus a return to Light Around The Home. This week's Photoweek is live on Substack. gilesthurston.substack.com/publish/post... -- #photography
Photographic Explorations On Bike And Foot - Photoweek: #24 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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Here are a few from my Fathers Day cycling adventure to meet the family for a picnic. Always a photographic treat riding somewhere new 🤩📸 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots
I finally tried Marcel Borgstijn's RBNXPLRNG: let an app pick your route, photograph what you find. I took my youngest son along. Same streets, two cameras, completely different pictures. A lovely way to see home with fresh eyes. gilesthurston.substack.com/publish/post... -- #photography
Letting Chance Choose the Route: A Random Walk, Two Cameras, and My Son
When my son and I tried RBNXPLRNG and came home with completely different pictures.
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A few days in London, a puncture and surprise discovery in The Fens. This weeks Photoweek has it all. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/gilesthu... -- #photography #substack
Old London Town - Photoweek: #23 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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Proud to be one of 2025 winners, in the company of some much more talented photographers. Massive thanks in advance to @dylannardini.com for all his hard work on this 🙏🏻
Dylan Nardini@dylannardini.com · 4mo agoAll the #Sharemondays2025 winning images are on the website now, alongside all the previous 8 years winning images. I'm currently starting to collate the 2025 book, so will be in touch with those involved in the coming weeks. #Sharemondays2026
I stumbled upon this beauty while out on my bike yesterday. Suffered an irreparable puncture shortly afterwards but was well worth the trudge back out 😁📸 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #sharemondays2026 #fsprintmonday #momo #monomonday
