Architecture
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The City Awaits
City of London Photography The City of London skyline is constantly evolving. And never more so than in late 2018, when I shot The City Awaits. At that time, the Square Mile was in the midst of an extraordinary construction boom. Tower cranes marked the horizon, new skyscrapers were rising almost daily, and the landscape…
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London Begins
A London Sunrise Panorama A new day over London, and the sunrise washes over the city. The square mile is drenched in light, the enormous buildings momentarily insubstantial. Usually, it’s the tall buildings that are the heroes of any cityscape. But here, the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court at the British Museum really proclaims its…
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London Wide
As a cityscape photographer, I’m often asked “what building is that?”. The London skyline is evolving so rapidly, it can be hard to keep pace with all the new additions. To answer that question I’ve built this ‘enhanced gigapixel’ – where information is overlaid onto the image. You can click on an info point to…
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Silver Gilded Photography at Sotheby’s
I’m delighted to have had one of my silver gilded photography images selected for an exhibition at Sotheby’s, London. Silvered City is a panoramic view over some of the City of London’s most iconic buildings. There is immense drama in these buildings, but their seriousness is lightened by the City’s oldest famed building peeping through…
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Switzerland 360 Photography
Rigi-Kaltbad The Rigi Kaltbad Spa, designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta, sits high on Mount Rigi with views stretching across Lake Lucerne and the surrounding Alpine peaks. The bathing complex forms part of the Hotel Rigi Kaltbad and was created to make the most of its extraordinary location. Fed by the mineral-rich waters of the…
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Canary Wharf Gigapixel
Canary Wharf Pier This Canary Wharf gigapixel image captures one of London’s most recognisable skylines, viewed from Rotherhithe across the River Thames. In the foreground sits Canary Wharf Pier. The Thames Clippers ferry commuters travelling up and downriver to work in the City of London – London’s financial district. At the centre of the composition…
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Canary Wharf Panorama
The Isle of Dogs This Canary Wharf panorama captures the dramatic skyline of London’s financial hub, viewed across the River Thames looking over towards the Isle of Dogs. Located on the banks of the river, the area once housed the West India Docks. As container ships grew in size during the 1960s, the docks gradually…
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Planate London – London Bridge Quarter
No.1 London Bridge (the building with the cut-out section right by the bridge) forms the foreground to the dramatic cluster at London Bridge Quarter, home to the Shard. It has become a more exciting section of the Thames to shoot, and the river moorings have a pleasing echo of the Shard’s shape. Many people’s experience…
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Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of Her Majesty the Queen. Originally called Buckingham House, built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1705, it became an official royal palace in 1837 with the accession of Queen Victoria. This high resolution virtual tour shows the beautiful interior of the White Drawing Room, which is occasionally…
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More London
‘More London’ is an exciting new development on the Thames on the South Bank opposite the Tower of London. The buildings were designed by the world-renowned Foster + Partners architects. Will Pearson was commissioned by the agency, Salter Baxter, to photograph ‘4 More London’ for their client, the law firm, Lawrence Graham. The panoramas showcase…