Last week, I shared 5 Ways to Transform YOUR Landscape Photography in 2026. If you missed it, you can read it here.
Amongst the replies I received was one from Lee White:
“…getting out and practising is hard to do with my busy lifestyle.”
This is a common problem — and one I’m sure we can all relate to. However, the truth is that for many of us, photography is important. And if something is important, we need to find a way to make time for it.
The busiest man in the world
Let me introduce you to Giles, fondly regarded by other members of oneLandscape as “the busiest man in the world.”
Giles is a husband and father to two teenage boys. He has a demanding role as a CTO and sits on the board of trustees of the charity Mind Over Mountains. And when he can find the time, he also enjoys running ultra-marathons — for fun.
When Giles and I first started working together, it was difficult to see how photography could realistically fit into his busy schedule.
Fast-forward to today, and Giles is by far the most prolific member of the oneLandscape community. His ability to produce high-quality photographs week in, week out has helped him build a following of over 11,000 readers on Substack.
Here's how...
1. Be prepared
The simplest change made the biggest difference: Giles always carries a camera with him.
Sometimes that’s his Ricoh GR, which slips neatly into a pocket. Other times, it’s just his phone — and that’s absolutely fine. The point isn’t the camera, it’s being ready when an opportunity presents itself.
If you don’t have a camera with you, you can’t make a photograph. If you do, you just might.
2. Change your vision
Like many of us, Giles originally wanted to be a mountain photographer. There was just one problem — he lives in Cambridgeshire (which is about as flat as a billiard table).
Rather than waiting for the next trip to the hills, Giles learned to make the most of what was around him: farm buildings, drainage ditches, even telegraph poles (he has a particular fondness for abandoned pallets).
Once he stopped wishing he was somewhere else, he began to see opportunity wherever he looked.
3. Change your style
When time is limited, you don’t always get to choose the conditions you work in.
Instead of fighting the light, Giles adapted his approach. The majority of his work is now in black and white — a style that is far more forgiving when the light is too harsh or too flat for colour photography.
By working with the conditions available to him, rather than against them, photography became something he could do consistently — not just occasionally.
On the 28th January, Giles will be the first photographer to take part in our new In the Hot Seat feature.
He’ll be sharing the stories behind six of his favourite photographs with the other members of oneLandscape, along with deeper insight into his approach, his thinking, and how he makes photography work around a busy life.
Giles didn’t need more time — he just found ways to fit photography around his life. And you can too.
