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

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... #photographer- #photography

Brief stop on last nights 🚴‍♂️ ride to capture my youth, and a good old flat eight grab 🚜😁 — #photography

A few from a very hot and sweaty #cambridge yesterday 🥵📸 — #photography #appicoftheweek

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

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

A few things I saw while out for a run over the weekend. — #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

A few random 📸 from my week so far — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots

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

I’ve been hanging around in a car park with my camera again 📸😁 — #photography #appicoftheweek

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 🙏🏻

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

Religious or not, step inside an old church and the noise of the world falls away. The air cools. Your footsteps echo. And you realise you're just a blip on the timeline, in a place that has seen it all before. gilesthurston.substack.com/p/try-the-do... -- #photography

One of my favourite times of the year. That point when the fields start to shift from green to gold and I can turn to my kids, just as my Father used to do to me, and declare “The barley is turning!” 😁 — #photography

A handful more from my recent trip to #london. Some wonderful light, especially if you dodged the showers on the first day 📸 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots

A productive week across fewer outings than usual. Cambridge delivered a proper haul, including some colour courtesy of an unexpectedly orange office, with a weekend ride and a couple of runs filling in the rest. My latest Photoweek is live - giles.li/446JnJj — #photography

Inbound 🚆 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #london

A few from my running and cycling adventures over the weekend. — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots

Writing my first camera club talk taught me something I didn't expect. My photography hasn't evolved over the years. It's come full circle. This week on The Photographer's Eye, I get into tripods, instinct, and why I shoot the way I do. giles.li/4eb1wuh -- #photography

I popped into a local #church in search of photographic light while out on a run. As usual, I was not disappointed. 🤩 #haddenham #cambridgeshire — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots

I took some time after a meeting earlier this week for one of my favourite past times, a quick explore with my camera on the way back to the car. 📸😁 — #photography #urban #appicoftheweek

The Knife Angel came to town last week, and it made for a striking subject. This week's Photoweek also takes in a half-term heatwave, plenty of running and cycling, a trip into Cambridge, and an overnight at Whipsnade. Enjoy! giles.li/4uj05Ql -- #photography

No new article this week. Instead, a link post: a mix of recent writing and a few older pieces from the archive for anyone who's missed them. Also, if you're in Norfolk next week, I'm giving a talk at Wayland & District Photographic Club. Details in the article. giles.li/49whOfS

A few industrial scenes, captured while out on my bike yesterday. 🚴‍♀️📸 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots

Some (colourful) scenes I stumbled upon while out running earlier this week. Have a great weekend, all! — #photography #appicoftheweek

Back in the groove this week. A flying trip to Devon opened things right up: car parks, churches, woodland, and plenty of stumbled-upon scenes along the way. giles.li/4fMk4Dx -- #photography

There's nothing quite like a car park and amazing light to get my creative juices flowing. 📸 — #urbanphotography #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots

Had a wonderful express trip to #devon to see friends with the family. So many photographic opportunities and have returned with an impressive haul. Am really enjoying shooting in colour too. I still love black and white but maybe 2026 is the year I lean back into colour again 🤔📸 — #photography

I popped into the bakery, and was on my way back to the car when something stopped me. Loaf on the front seat. Phone in hand. Ten minutes of unplanned quiet on a pavement I'd walked a thousand times. Read my latest #photography exploits over on #substack giles.li/42KSOxK

A slow start to the week, then the floodgates opened. A new running route, a church, a woodland cabin, and then the stars of the show - Highland Coos, up close and very much in charge. A surprisingly good week. Photoweek is up now. giles.li/3PCps1j -- #photography

Here are a few random shots from the weekend 📸 Have a great Monday all! — #photography #sharemondays2026 #appicoftheweek #fsprintmonday #momo #monomonday

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: I have an embarrassing number of camera bags. Five rucksacks, a few messengers, a small army of slings, and a wishlist that keeps growing. After years of this, I've started to suspect the perfect camera bag doesn't exist. giles.li/3Pt0yB9 -- #photography

Bank holiday weekends were made for this. Running and cycling with a camera led to some unexpected finds this week: abandoned farm machinery and a WW2 pillbox among them. Plus a rare colour outing. Photoweek is live now and there's a bonus Substack Live too. Details at the end. Enjoy! -- #photograph

🤫 don’t tell anybody but I shot some colour at the weekend 🫣😂 — #photography

This week I take you through 5 things that have been feeding my creative brain recently. #books from @quintinlake.bsky.social, Sebastião Salgado and @austinkleon.bsky.social, the amazing photography of @davidmiller-photo.bsky.social, and the #podcast I never miss from @photowalk.show. Enjoy!

Sometimes the best shots come from a spontaneous u-turn. This week's Photoweek has that, plus a long-overdue bike ride around the Fens, a couple of woodland walks, and a few shots from around the home. A properly random week but in the best way. -- #photography

Had a wonderful half hour exploring this little Norfolk gem, that I stumbled upon while out in the car last week. Well worth the stop. Here are six of my favourites. 📸 — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography

Art galleries do something remarkable: they give us permission to stand still. In a quiet corner of the Tate Modern, I discovered why this matters - especially when you're trying to photograph it. -- #photography #london #tatemodern

Not every week flows perfectly, but there's still plenty to share. A trip up north for Mind Over Mountains, a day in London, some running shots and a few from around the home. Even ventured into colour this week. My latest Photoweek is live now. Enjoy! -- #photography

Doorways. Alleyways. Now stairways. There's a new pattern emerging in my photography, and I've finally started writing about it properly. See my latest piece on Substack exploring why these transitional spaces keep drawing me in. -- #photography

More light, shapes, textures and moments from my time in #London earlier this week. I so love spending time in this city with my camera. — #photography #appicoftheweek #smartshots #monochrome #bnw #monochromephotography #bnwphotography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #documentaryphotography

That moment when someone walks past and says quietly to their friend “𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨?”, to then exclaim “𝘰𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺!” and immediately stop behind you and capture their own shot. 📸 Proof, if needed, that we’re not total idiots 😂 — #photography

Manic week at work, a running injury slowing me down, but the camera still came out. Cambridge, a few local wanders, and a sneaky Light Around the Home shot. Photoweek is short but (hopefully) sweet this week. Enjoy! -- #photography #substack

I've written about wandering, about finding my "why," about seeing familiar places with fresh eyes. But I'm starting to think there's been one thread connecting all of it that I hadn't properly named until now. giles.li/4sKQgtX -- #photography

Abandoned buildings. Harsh light. A drone in the air. This week's #photoweek has all of that, plus a few finds from a run, a car park, and a wander round the house. My obsession with forgotten places is very much back! 📷giles.li/4syvjSZ#photoweek-- #photography #substack #abandoned

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