Gigapixel
Below is a selection of gigapixel photography, including cityscapes looking across the London skyline and other cities worldwide. These gigapixel images are extremely high resolution and will print beautifully at very large scale. This is just a selection of the images, and similar views at a different time of day may be available.
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Hampstead Heath View 2012
Looking beyond the greenery of Hampstead Heath towards London and its iconic Landmarks. The newly completed Shard is a striking addition to the skyline. The panorama stretches from BT Tower in the west to Broadgate Tower in the City of London.
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Gigapixel 360 Panorama from the Shard
This is a 360 gigapixel panorama which I shot from the crane at the top of the Shard, London Bridge while it was still under construction. At the time of its opening, The Shard was the tallest building in the European Union. As at 2025, it’s the second tallest (outside Russia), beaten only by the…
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View From The South Bank
Panoramic view from the South Bank London looking out onto Canary Wharf, the City of London, The Shard, St Pauls Cathedral and The Olympic Village. This is a very high resolution panorama, you can zoom in to see details and further explore London’s landmark buildings, including Tower 42, 30 St Mary Axe, The Barbican, Heron…
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London In Detail
In this panorama you can view The Shard under construction, with Canary Wharf seemingly just behind it. The level of resolution allows you to zoom in and see an incredible level of detail. Please click the ‘Fullscreen’ button for the best viewing experience and you can further explore the image to find many more of…
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London Eye Panorama in Black and White
A panoramic view between Waterloo Bridge and Hungerford Bridge (also known as Charing Cross Railway Bridge) with the London Eye at its centre. Also visible in this panorama are the Shell Centre, County Hall and the Sea Life London Aquarium, the Royal Festival Hall and St Thomas’ Hospital. The image is designed to print at…
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Nautical Twilight, City
Panoramic London cityscape at twilight with views over the City of London. The Shard lit up though still under construction can be seen in the far right of the image, with familiar buildings the Gherkin (St Mary Axe), Tower 42 and the Heron Tower in the City of London to the left. The image is…
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Hyde Park Dusk
Aerial London panorama by Hyde Park with views of the Serpentine, Albert Hall, Battersea Power Station, London Eye, the BT Tower, The Shard with the City of London and Canary Wharf in the distance.
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Shard View at Night Panorama
I captured this panorama of the London skyline at night from the Shard at around the 35th floor, whilst the building was still under construction. The Shard’s height has given me the opportunity to show the London cityscape from a new angle, looking down on the Thames as it snakes through the city from London…
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Vauxhall Bridge View
View across Vauxhall Bridge looking south onto Albert Embankment, where MI6’s Nilotic building sits on the bank of the River Thames. The SIS Building is the headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service. Visible on the right of the bridge is St George Wharf, a London riverside development which is part of the overall regeneration…
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The Shard London Bridge – Blue Hour
The Shard is one of London’s most exciting buildings. It was completed in 2012, then becoming the tallest building in the European Union. I shot views from the Shard for the developer, and the sheer height of the building has made it one of the most exciting series of cityscapes I have worked on –…
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Hampstead Heath Views – London Panorama
I’m fortunate to live within easy reach of Hampstead Heath – a 790 acre stretch of land where the view over London is protected by law! The height of the Heath makes it a great place to capture London’s landmark buildings from a distance. This view includes the Gherkin (St Mary Axe), Tower 42, The…
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Sundown over Holborn
Panorama looking from Holborn over London at sundown. This London cityscape includes the following landmarks: Shard London Bridge; Strata Tower; Guy’s Hospital Tower; 33 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin); Tower 42; the Heron Tower; King’s Reach Tower; the Barbican; Canary Wharf; the Tate Modern; the London Eye; the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
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Dubai Marina
Dubai Marina spans a 2 mile man-made coastline in ‘new Dubai’ United Arab Emirates. The marina development includes Dubai Media City and Dubai Internet City and is seen here in this panorama along the coastline. Home to the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, Dubai is the capital of the Emirate of Dubai.
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Waterloo Bridge London
London panorama captured from Waterloo Bridge over the River Thames looking west along the South Bank towards Festival Pier, Hungerford Bridge, the London Eye, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
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Sunlit London Panorama
Panorama looking across Westminster towards the City of London, with the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, the BT Tower (Telecom Tower), the London Eye, Lambeth Palace, Shellmex House and over in the City, visible are Tower 42, the Gherkin and St Paul’s Cathedral. Zoom in to view the details and spot Nelson’s Column, the Oxo…
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Golden Mile
London Skyline Panorama This London skyline panorama is titled ‘Golden Mile’. Capturing it took a couple of evenings of standing around on top of a building. It had been a warm day in London and the heat of the city could still be felt as the sun set – it was great not to be…
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Waterloo Sunset Panorama
Panoramic view looking up the River Thames from Waterloo Bridge along London’s South Bank, past the National Theatre towards Blackfriars Bridge and St Paul’s Cathedral to the skyscrapers of the City of London, the Gherkin and Tower 42. Click the full screen button and zoom in to explore the details.
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John Hancock Center, Chicago Skyline
Panoramic photography of the Chicago Skyline looking towards the John Hancock Center by Will Pearson. These panoramas are created at a massive resolution and are ideal for large-scale prints, interior architecture and street furniture.
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East Wacker Drive Chicago Night Cityscape
Chicago cityscape panorama showing the view along the Chicago River with Marina City Towers and the John Hancock Center in view on the skyline. Panoramic photography by Will Pearson. Fine Art Print Along The Chicago River, archival print Framed Fine art print, framed Museum quality · Archival Acrylic Face-mounted acrylic Acrylic glass · Aluminium Dibond…
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City Rooftops, Chicago
Panoramic view across the rooftops of Chicago. Prominent landmarks include the Sears Tower (now known as Willis Tower), 35 East Wacker (The Jewelers Building) Marina City Towers and down onto the Chicago River flowing out to Lake Michigan.
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Sears Tower Skyline, Chicago
Chicago skyline panorama showing the view along the Chicago River and East Wacker, visible in the cityscape are the Sears Tower and the Marina City Towers with the Jewellers Building in the foreground. Panoramic photography by Will Pearson. Fine Art Print Sears Tower Skyline, Chicago, archival print Framed Fine art print, framed Museum quality ·…
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London from the South
London cityscape panorama with views from the south of the city across to the Isle of Dogs, Canary Wharf and Greenwich with the O2 Arena (Millennium Dome) visible. The construction of the new Pan Peninsula Towers is almost complete.
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The City of London Illumes
Panorama of London as the City of London skyline starts to light up at dusk. Please click the fullscreen button and then use the ‘+’ button to zoom into the panorama and see it bigger. This panorama is available at a very high resolution (much higher than is shown here), making it ideal for large-scale…
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Chicago from Lake Michigan
Chicago panorama looking across the Lake Michigan waterfront towards Chicago, encompassing the John G. Shedd Aquarium, the Sears Tower, John Hancock Centre and many more of Chicago’s most prominent landmark buildings.
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London Eye Panorama
This black and white London Eye panorama (originally known as the Millennium Wheel) captures the South Bank and the River Thames in exceptional detail. Shot as a gigapixel cityscape, the image shows the stretch of central London from the Royal Festival Hall on the left to St Thomas’s Hospital on the right. At the centre…
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The Bund, Shanghai, China
Shanghai skyline panorama, showing the Bund (the area on the edge of the Huangpu River) with the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Jin Mao Building. Panoramic stock photos available at super high resolution, please contact me for more examples of details of the resolution available. The quality of these panoramas makes them ideal for large-scale…
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Blue Hour over the Huangpu River, Shanghai
Panorama looking over the Huangpu River at The Bund in Shanghai, China. The blue hour was given an ethereal haze by the heat and business of the city during the day. Peeking out from behind the Oriental Pearl Tower are The Shanghai World Financial Center and the Jin Mao Tower. Fine Art Print Huangpu River,…
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The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
This panorama shows the views over London from The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich. The Naval College site was planned out by Sir Christopher Wren for use as a home for retired sailors. Now the Naval College themselves have moved on, the palladian building is used by the University of Greenwich and Trinity College of…
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Yosemite National Park
High resolution panorama shot in Yosemite National Park, California, picturing a road tunnel in the mountainside above a deep valley. Panoramic stock photography available.
The term gigapixel refers to images made up from a billion pixels, but it has widened to incorporate all ultra-high-resolution images. What matters in practice is not the pixel count but what the resolution lets you do: crop a single frame many different ways, print it at architectural scale, or hand it to a production to use as a background plate.
These images are shot to be examined closely. Zoom in and the detail holds — individual windows, figures on a bridge, the weather over the estuary. That is the point of working this way, and it is why the same capture can serve a gallery print, a licence and an LED volume without being reshot.