Can of Ham
It’s not a moniker that’s been adopted as the official title for this new building at 70 St Mary Axe, but the Can of Ham certainly describes its form. At only 90 metres tall it’s one of the smaller additions to the City of London skyline, but it certainly makes up for this with its unusual design. Like its near neighbour at 30 St Mary Axe (the Gherkin) its semi-eliptical shape means its lower floors offer less surface area than the middle floors.
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Leadenhall Building 360
Captured from the courtyard of the Leadenhall Building, this interactive 360 panorama puts you at the heart of the City of London. It includes iconic landmarks including the Lloyd’s Building, the Gherkin, the Scalpel and St Andrew Undershaft. The scene reveals the historic layers of the City, where medieval churches sit alongside cutting-edge skyscrapers. Below…
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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 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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City of London Dusk
This gigapixel cityscape captures the City of London at dusk, as the windows light up and the city gets ready to wind down. Any fears about London’s future look utterly unfounded when you look at this skyline. When I started shooting the city the major buildings in this view would have been Tower 42 and…
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Silvered City
Silvered City is a high resolution cityscape showing the changing face of the City of London‘s skyline. The image captures many of the capital’s most recognisable buildings, seen here under the soft, reflective morning light that gives the photograph its name. In this view, St Paul’s Cathedral is the historic heart of London’s skyline. After…