Tonga with Whales Underwater

Tonga with Whales Underwater

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

At the end of the Rainbow..

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...
Attaining Value

Attaining Value

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..
Quality glass with Canon

Quality glass with Canon

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...
Pushing YOUR limits

Pushing YOUR limits

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...
Destinations..

Destinations..

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...
Brothers; our second publication

Brothers; our second publication

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...
The Making of the Silver Surfer.

The Making of the Silver Surfer.

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...
Position Yourself to Encounter

Position Yourself to Encounter

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...
Review on the Canon 7D Mark II and the Aquatech Elite 7D2 Housing System

Review on the Canon 7D Mark II and the Aquatech Elite 7D2 Housing System

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...
New Website, New Vision.

New Website, New Vision.

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.