The Latest Journal Entries from Thurston

When you lock eyes with one of these apex predators, I can guarantee any opinion you may have that is negative toward the industry will most likely...

If you're a photographer and unsure what kind of gear to use to get the shot you're after, then this little snippet of info is for you...

I’ve just spent the past month in the beautiful archipelagos of Vava’u, Tonga, where I had the awesome opportunity to work alongside...

After years of searching and anticipating, waiting eagerly for that perfect alignment of elements to occur, my brother and I were out on the Jetski, a mere spec amongst one of the largest swells in history...

Today we are living in an incredibly digital culture that thrives on an instantly gratifying lifestyle. An information era of screens and visual demands that is advancing much faster than our..

I still remember the day my first Canon lens arrived. It was such a delightful experience, I opened up the box and simply stared into that glass for ages, dreaming of what I would one day see through its...

I’ve had some pretty nervous moments in the ocean over the years, from near drowning in Hawaii when I was just 17 to horrific hold downs and riveting reef slams over my years as a waterman...

I'm currently sitting on a train on my way to the airport to fly to Western Australia and embark on a road trip to the deep remote south of this beautiful great southern land. Has got me thinking how many...

The collection at Thurston Photo initially begin accumulating as a result of my willingness to support my brother Glen in his pursuit of professional bodyboarding...

From time to time I get asked whether I use photoshop with my images, as if it’s almost become a default response in photography these days; if it looks good or different, it must be photoshopped...

The beautiful thing about tomorrow is that it’s unknown, we can plan, forecast, predict and even hope but not a soul on earth really knows what tomorrow will bring...

It was about 20 years ago when my fascination for the ocean began, first as a frothing grom on a bodyboard which carried through my teens before I picked up my first camera at the age of 17 on my...

Really excited to have finally finished a huge revamp of thurstonphoto.com. This site has been designed with the modern day user in mind, it's image rich, user friendly and elegantly compatible across every screen and resolution that 2015 has to offer.