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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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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 8h
Hitting the road, or rather rails, back to #london today. Here are a few more scenes I captured on my trip last week, and I'm hoping for a similar haul today 🤞🏻📸 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 27/09/2026
Woodland photography feels chaotic? You're not alone. In my new Substack Spotlight, Peak District photographer @mattoliverphoto.bsky.social shares how he finds characters among the trees gilesthurston.substack.com/p/substack-s... -- #photography
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Substack Spotlight: Through the Gate with Matt Oliver
In conversation with Matt Oliver on woodland, light and finding refuge among trees
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 26/09/2026
What do you do when your train is delayed, and you have time to kill? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿? I was fortunate that the King's Cross is a photographic dream, and the hardest part was selecting the final 3 to include. — #photography #mindfulphotography #mentalhealth #mindfulmeander #mindfullne
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 24/09/2026
After last week’s bumper haul, this one was the polar opposite. Local runs and walks, a bit of Light Around the Home, the odd Mindful Meander, and not much else, mostly because I was busy processing last week’s backlog. So I’ve slipped in two locations that missed the cut.
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A Slow Week and Retrospective - Photoweek: #37 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 24/09/2026
Just a few of my favourites from yesterday evening's photographic explorations in London. — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 22/09/2026
𝗠𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, taken while running errands in the sunshine in Ely yesterday. 😁📸 — #photography #mindfulphotography #mentalhealth #mindfulmeander #mindfullness
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 20/09/2026
Fifteen months ago I promised a second #photography #zine. Life got in the way but now it's finally happening, and this time you're coming with me: four parts, from first idea to something I can hold. Part one is up. It starts, of all places, in the #dark - gilesthurston.substack.com/p/on-the-pap...
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On The Paper Trail: Part One
How a zine gets born, and why mine is going to be made in the dark
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 19/09/2026
𝗠𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, taken while having five minutes to kill waiting for my train into town. Have a great weekend all! — #photography #mindfulphotography #mentalhealth #mindfulmeander #mindfullness
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 17/09/2026
What a week for #photography, so much so that some shots didn't even make the cut. A coast trip and Orford #castle with my son, multiple #church visits, an ultra marathon, and a few random spots along the way. Plus the usual local wandering. gilesthurston.substack.com/p/castles-ch...
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Castles, Churches and Other Random Corners - Photoweek: #36 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 15/09/2026
𝗠𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, taken at the weekend when a run didn’t go to plan and stumbled to a walk. A MM seemed the perfect alternative 😁 — #photography #mindfulphotography #mentalhealth #mindfulmeander #mindfullness
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 14/09/2026
Something a little different. If anybody is in the Norwich area and at a loose end tomorrow evening, I am speaking at the Norwich & District Photographic Society (NDPS). It is part personal story and part practical exploration of my craft. Be great to see some of you there.
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 13/09/2026
I've always struggled with #woodland #photography, so this autumn I'm making it a focus. One #camera, one focal length, 28mm, arguably the worst choice for the job. What's your defeating subject? gilesthurston.substack.com/p/losing-the...
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Losing the Wood for the Trees
Why I’m spending this autumn on the one photographic genre that I feel continually befuddles me.
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 10/09/2026
Another productive week. An evening at the coast with the family, and a run that turned into more of a photo wander than a run, weaving between compositions at the local chicken farm and a quiet village garden. Plus a few for Light Around The Home. This week's Photoweek is up. Enjoy!
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Chickens, Coast, and Curious Corners - Photoweek: #35 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 08/09/2026
𝗠𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, taken on a sunset wander through the beach huts on the North Norfolk coast. — #photography #mindfulphotography #mentalhealth #mindfulmeander #mindfullness
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 06/09/2026
Standing outside a shop, waiting for my wife. Five minutes, nothing to do, the urge to scroll. I looked around instead and came away with three photographs. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿. Find out more at: gilesthurston.substack.com/p/three-fram... -- #photography #mindfullness
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Three Frames and Five Minutes
How a small project helps me to keep looking.
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 06/09/2026
It’s just a pipe, a wall and a bush, but there is something about it that drew me in 😍📸 — #photography
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 04/09/2026
There is nothing quite like sequencing photos while drinking strong coffee. 😋 My next #book is coming along nicely, so watch this space. Have a great weekend, all! — #photography #zine
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 04/09/2026
𝗠𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, taken while out locally on errands yesterday. — #photography #mindfulphotography #mentalhealth #mindfulmeander #mindfullness
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 03/09/2026
A relaxing week easing into the bank holiday, but a productive one photographically. Family trips to the Norfolk Broads and Suffolk, a visit to medieval Lavenham, the usual local wandering, and Light Around The Home back with a fresh Airbnb to explore. This week's Photoweek is live -
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And Relax - Photoweek: #34 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 02/09/2026
𝗠𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 is actually one I forgot to share from last week. It's simply walls that caught my eye while wandering down the road for bread. — #photography #mindfulphotography #mentalhealth #mindfulmeander #mindfullness
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 02/09/2026
Managed to grab a few moments to chase the light around Lavenham church last week. I’m not religious per se, but I always find peace, tranquillity, and photographic joy in these places. 😌📸 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 01/09/2026
And this week's #ShareMondays2026 winner is .... @davideberlin.bsky.social 👏🏻🍾 Each of the shortlisted images was brilliant; however, it was this shot that I kept coming back to. The contrasting colours, shapes and textures are sublime 👌🏻 Congratulations, David and over to you for next week 👍🏻😁
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 01/09/2026
Another great collection of images this week. Congratulations to all who submitted. Here is my shortlist for this week's #ShareMondays2026. I will be back later to announce my winner 😁 @davideberlin.bsky.social @dammo.bsky.social @mickh5.bsky.social @markhether18.bsky.social
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 31/08/2026
Random, I know, but this has to be my favourite photo from last week - a lovely new addition to my Light Around The Home project. Have a great week, all! — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #sharemondays2026 #fsprintmonday #momo #monomonday
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 30/08/2026
𝗠𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 📸 Taken while out for a short walk with the dog between the storms yesterday. — #photography #mindfulphotography #mentalhealth #mindfulmeander #mindfullness
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 27/08/2026
Castle hunting on the Kent coast with my youngest this week, taking in Rochester and Dover. Work took me to London, Cambridge, and Ely, so I snuck photography in between, plus a Fens bike ride. Photoweek is live - gilesthurston.substack.com/p/castle-cha... -- #photography
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Castle Chasing - Photoweek: #33 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 27/08/2026
𝗠𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿. A short evening wander around the higgly piggly streets and medieval properties of Lavenham, Suffolk. 📸😁 — #photography #mindfulphotography #mentalhealth #mindfulmeander #mindfullness
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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This week’s winner is this really striking image of a station clock (at St. Pancras, I think…) by @giles.foo - love the angles & curves, lights & shadows, but particularly the shadow on the clock - sometimes it’s just the little details… Over to you Giles for next week’s #ShareMondays2026 :)
Crisp black and white image of a station roof with a clock at the bottom with gorgeous light on it.
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 25/08/2026
Got myself out of sequence with my 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, but what the heck, that’s all part of the meandering process, isn’t it? 🤔😁 Here is one from last week that I created on a short walk to and from a meeting at a coffee shop. — #photography #mindfulphotography #mentalhealth #mindfulmeander
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 24/08/2026
One of my favourite images from last week, with the light particularly good on my arrival in London. 📸 Have a great week, all! -- #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #sharemondays2026 #fsprintmonday #momo #monomonday
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 23/08/2026
Back out exploring #castles with our youngest last week. Always great fun and full of photographic opportunities 😁📸 — #photography
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 22/08/2026
𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿. A few captured moments while waiting for Mrs T to drop off a parcel 😁📸 — #photography #mindfulphotography #mentalhealth #mindfulmeander #mindfullness
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 22/08/2026
I seemed to have walked through a time portal to October 2026 yesterday in London 😳🤦🏻‍♂️ Have a great weekend, all. Christmas is coming! 😂 — #photography
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 20/08/2026
A better week as my health returns, with an impromptu family evening at the #beach, and finally getting back out on the gravel #bike with my #camera. Plus a new #zine project has reached the tactile stage, prints spread out for sequencing - gilesthurston.substack.com/p/back-on-me... #photography
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Back On Me Bike - Photoweek: #32 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 19/08/2026
A few randoms from recent days — #photography
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 17/08/2026
𝗠𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿. Less a meander and more a spin, with all three shots captured within metres of each other, while waiting for Mrs T to finish an appointment. Have a great week, all! — #mindfulphotography #mentalhealth #mindfulmeander #mindfullnesss #photography
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 16/08/2026
Friday started in the city and ended on the beach. What a contrast, but also a great day! — #photography
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 15/08/2026
My next book/zine project has moved to the tactile phase, my favourite stage. Watch this space! 📸📖😁 — #photography #zine
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 14/08/2026
Back out with my camera and ticked off my latest 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿. This time on my way to the station for a sweaty trip into Cambridge. Have a great weekend all! — #photography #mindfulphotography #mentalhealth #mindfulmeander #mindfullness
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 13/08/2026
Not much time outdoors last week, beyond a run and a few short walks. The upside: I've started a new series called 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, 3 photos from a wander as a triptych. The first 4 are in this week's 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸. Take a look and let me know what you think. gilesthurston.substack.com/p/mindful-me...
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Mindful Meandering - Photoweek: #31 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 11/08/2026
𝗠𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, captured on a short family walk around Lynford Arboretum on Sunday. I wasn’t feeling particularly well but was pleased to find a few shots that worked nicely together. — #photography #mindfulphotography #mentalhealth #mindfulmeander #mindfullness
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 09/08/2026
𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟯 - Ely, 08/08/26 A simple walk with no set plan, to see what I can see and capture. Try it for yourself. -- #photography #mindfulmeander #mentalhealth #mindfulness #wellbeing
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 08/08/2026
𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟮 - Ely, 05/08/26 A simple walk with no set plan, to see what I can see and capture. Try it for yourself. Have a great weekend all! -- #photography #mindfulmeander #mentalhealth #mindfulness #wellbeing
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 06/08/2026
Our week in the Lakes came to a close, with some running, popular spots, and more Light Around The (Holiday) Home. It also produced two of my favourite photographs of the whole year but can you guess which ones they are? gilesthurston.substack.com/p/clumber-co... -- #photography #photoweek
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Clumber Conclusion - Photoweek: #30 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 05/08/2026
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
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 03/08/2026
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
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 02/08/2026
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
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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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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 31/07/2026
Grabbed this one while waiting in the car park yesterday, for my ongoing Utility project. — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 30/07/2026
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... --
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Some Place New - Photoweek: #29 2026
Weekly series highlighting what piqued my interest photographically in the last seven days.
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Giles Thurston @giles.foo · 30/07/2026
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
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