I've been carrying that image in my memory for over forty years. This week I finally went looking for it. New article on The Photographer's Eye. The story of the first frame, and what it still means now. -- #photography #substack giles.li/4cA7YLL

Busy exploring more abandoned buildings with my camera yesterday. — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #urbanphotography

Made an off the cuff stop this week and ended up exploring and photographing one of the coolest locations I’ve ever been to with my camera 🤩📸 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #documentaryphotography

Back on the 📷 wagon over Easter in #Norfolk: a boat, Benet's Abbey, woodland light at Lynford Hall, and an unexpected hospital car park shoot. Plus, is Light Around The Home zine-worthy? Watch this space. My latest #Photoweek is live 👇 -- #photography

Light, shade and textures around the Cafe. — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography

What happens when a non-flower photographer discovers iPhone macro? 🌸📱 𝗠𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸: native vs. Moment lens, and why I keep reaching for the phone already in my pocket. -- #photography

Simple a case of being in the right place at the right time. Got to be in it to win it I guess 😁📸 Have a great weekend all! — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography

I’m starting to wonder if someone is sneaking around ahead of me, leaving things for me to photograph. 🤔 That or I'll just photograph absolutely anything!? 😂📸 — #photograph #everyday

Not every week needs to be epic. After a packed trip to the Lakes, this week's photoweek is a smaller, gentler collection. Spring light around the home and a few moments spotted around town. Sometimes the quiet weeks have their own charm. giles.li/4ck4E7h

Substack Spotlight is back. This time I'm chatting with perfectlight about isolated trees, industrial worlds, film cameras that chose them, and the creativity beast that demands to be fed. giles.li/410jOZe

Its a bumper crop in this weeks Photoweek, as I return to The #lakedistrict for a long weekend with #photography friends and our cameras. Enjoy! giles.li/3No4uT2

One of my highlights from the #Lakes last week was a morning #run along the Old Coach Road. Stunning wide open views of the northern Lakes and even made a friend along the way. 🐴☀️📷 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots

In this weeks newsletter I focus in on one focal length, two cameras, and why 28mm works for me and just feels like the way I see the world. giles.li/4bp2zGV -- #photography

Something a little different from me this morning. A colour photo! 😳😂 — #photography

In this weeks #photoweek, I take a trip to #Lacock in #Wiltshire with my #camera, amongst other places and the usual suspects as well. Enjoy! -- #photography

Couldn’t agree more 👌🏻📸

Another from the Kingdom of the East Angles project: Fishing Boat, Dunwich, Suffolk, 2025 www.hawkins-weeks.com/portfolio/ki... #photography #boat #landscape #BlackAndWhite #holga #film #BelieveInFilm #EastCoastKin

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 I haven’t done one of these for a while. Here’s a shot from just before Christmas in the woods. Why don’t you have a try? Open your photo library ➡️ Close your eyes ➡️ scroll and select. — #photography

This week I take a deeper dive into my approach to #mobile #photography. How I shoot my shots, the apps I use, and how I edit the final image, all on my trusty #iPhone. giles.li/4bnDUBd

This weeks #photoweek has the usual random assortment of photographs, including an exploratory drive down some some new #fenland droves, off the back of a #woodland walk. Enjoy! giles.li/3OVRbtp#photoweek#fenland#woodland #photography

Scenes you find on the fringes of #woodland. — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #woodlandphotography

My latest Month Long Exposure video is up, where I take you through a handful of my favourite photographs from last month. Enjoy! giles.li/4b9CUSB -- #photography #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography

Out exploring the Fenland Road to nowhere at the weekend. — #photography #sharemondays2026 #fsprintmonday #momo #monomonday #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography

This weeks photoweek contains a lot of nocturnal #photography 📸 There are also plenty of shots captured while working in and around #cambridge, plus all the usual suspects while out running and around the home. Enjoy! giles.li/4s9oqbr

Spring morning light ☀️ — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #sharemondays2026 #fsprintmonday #momo #monomonday

In this weeks #substack, I discuss what makes a good #photo. Is it light, composition, subject and/or the story it tells? Read on to find out how I feel it’s all of those things, and at the same time, maybe none of them at all. giles.li/4bd7Fpv#substack#photo- #photography

𝗜'𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 documenting my burnout journey, how #photography helped me navigate it, and has become central to my wellbeing. It'll include my photography too. Writing and #publishing work like this is new to me, so if you've tackled a #book project, I'd love your advice. Thanks in advance!

Some supermarket car park randomness with the camera last night. Yes I was getting some really strange looks from the other shoppers 😂📸 -- #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography

Some things I saw on my wander back to #cambridge station yesterday 📸 -- #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography

This weeks #photoweek is a whopper, with trips to the #woods, #coast, a #castle and a bumper crop of light around the home. Enjoy! giles.li/4aKsWqB#photoweek#woods#coast#castle#photography

I had an hour to kill while eldest was football training, so took a photographic wander with my phone, and here is some of what I discovered. 🌙📸 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #bnwphotography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography #mobilephotography

Just back from a wonderful weekend away on North Norfolk Coast, celebrating 30 years since we got engaged. Of course I took some photos … lots of photos 😂📸

In this weeks #newsletter I talk you through my love for #panoramic #photography and how it has evolved over the years.

This weekends #substack #newsletter is a deepish dive into #panoramics and my love of them in my own #photography. Out 17:00 UK. In the meantime, here is one I captured yesterday, while out on a #run.

A busy week of meetings, which had the bonus of providing a number of new locations for some nocturnal wandering with my camera. This plus all the usual suspects make an appearance in my latest photoweek. Enjoy! -- #photography

Some scenes I saw at Framlingham Castle, during our freezing wander around the battlements yesterday. — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography

This week I kick-start a new series on my newsletter, Substack Spotlight, where I sit down with photographers and creatives whose work has genuinely moved me. The folks creating meaningful work and generous enough to share their process, their philosophy, and their journey.

Random scenes from around town yesterday — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography

We haven’t done this for a while, so let’s have a Scroll Select Saturday 😁 Open your photo library ➡️ Close your eyes ➡️ scroll and select. Here is one I captured last year in Shotesham church, where waiting to photograph runners. Have a good weekend all! #photography

A few nocturnal scenes from the last few evenings in Cambridge. -- #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography

A quieter local week, for #photoweek, after my travels in the last edition. A trip into #cambridge was fruitful with the #camera, as was some time in a local coffee shop. There are a handful of shots from Light Around The Home, and the usual mix of scenes I saw while and running and walking. Enjoy!

I’m not a big on taking photos of people, as I’m quite shy and find it uncomfortable. I couldn’t resist this candid shot of a man waiting in Cambridge last week though. How do you get overcome this fear with your #photography? — #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #streetphotography

Some things I saw on the short walk back to the car last night. — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography

Something a little more personal this week, as I lift the lid on the last twelve months and how #photography, and #creativity more generally, has provided calm amongst the storm and respite from the noise. -- #mentalhealth #healing #healing #momentsofpeace #calmyourmind #grief

I took an elongated walk back to the car yesterday while in Cambridge, and here are a few things I captured along the way. 📸 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography

Some random scenes from a brief wander around town earlier this week. — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography

What a photographic week last week was! From mines to woodland. From snow to sun. From fog to night. It had it all, and I've pulled together a good selection for you to enjoy in this week's photoweek. Enjoy! giles.li/4kf2KHr -- #photography

A few random scenes from a wander in the woods yesterday. — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #sharemondays2026 #fsprintmonday #momo #monomonday #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography

In this weeks #newsletter, I take you with me on a work trip photographic detour, which led me to a winter wonderland and one of Britain's best-preserved lead mines. -- #photography #substack

I was treated to a misty wintry wonderland on my impromptu visit to Magpie Mines, on my way home yesterday. A full write up, along with a plethora of photographs, coming tomorrow. 😁 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography