The Photographer’s Eye
Giles Thurston, perfectlightSharing my passion and creative process for photographing our human landscape, our interactions with it and nature, especially the often-overlooked or seemingly mundane.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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A Deluge Of Randomness - Photoweek: #19 2026
My photographic week started slowly, with only a handful of photos to show for my efforts. As the weekend approached, the floodgates opened, and scenes poured through my lens from all directions.
A Saturday run along a new route brought fr...
A Shelf of Almost’s: Confessions of a Camera Bag Addict
Let me get the confession out of the way early. I have an embarrassing number of camera bags.
Five rucksacks, a few messengers, an armful of everyday shoulder bags, several camera cubes and umpteen slings sit on my office shelves. Others h...
Back On My Bike - Photoweek: #18 2026
A bank holiday weekend in the UK meant more opportunities to run and cycle with my camera, which was most welcome. These led to unexpected discoveries and numerous encounters with seemingly abandoned farm machinery and a World War 2 pillbox...
Reading, Listening, Looking: Five Places I’ve Found Photographic Inspiration Recently.
It’s been a while since I took a proper look at what’s been inspiring me recently away from the camera. Back in October, I wrote about four photography books that I keep returning to, and the response was genuinely lovely. Several of you go...
Divine Light - Photoweek: #17 2026
A productive and random week with my camera last week, the highlight of which came as a result of a u-turn in my car to check out a small church I spied. I was not disappointed with the amazing light resulting in some interesting compositio...
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UK photographer focussing on human interactions with the landscape, both urban and natural. The more mundane the better!
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