London
London Photography & 360s by Will Pearson. Will specialises in beautifully detailed images which print at very large sizes.
Will has been documenting London and its skyline for many years. His work features major London landmarks and buildings. Not all work is displayed online, so please get in touch if you have a specific request.
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Sky News Studio Backplate
I am a London photographer who has been capturing the city’s skyline for many years. So, I was delighted to have been commissioned to shoot the new Sky News studio backplate. Project specs The Sky Newsroom Brief Sky News are now based in Westminster. They wanted a background for the LED volume behind the newsreaders.…
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Roseate London
The view in this image encompasses so much of the London skyline and many of its iconic buildings. To the left, you have the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. The London Eye with Buckingham Palace nestled behind it within St James’ Park. Move along the Thames to cross the city into the centre of…
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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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Will Pearson, A London Photographer
Will Pearson is a London photographer, working solo and collaboratively with other creatives. He specialises in cityscape, architectural and landscape photography. If you have a project in mind, please send us your details in the contact form below and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Will Pearson is a London photographer specialising…
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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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Artillery Ground, Evening
This cityscape overlooks a part of the City of London that many of those dashing down the streets of Finsbury will never see. The vibrant green of the Artillery Ground contrasts sharply with the surrounding buildings. It belongs to the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC). The HAC building, Armoury House (not in view here), overlooks the…
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Ultra High Resolution Images for Exhibitions
The images I capture are big – created through capturing and stitching multiple smaller images. Using medium format allows me to capture ultra high resolution images so when the final image is made, the file and the resolution is enormous. Size really does matter when you want to print big, without losing any quality along…
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Fine Art Photography Print Shop Launches
It has been a long while in the making but I’ve now launched a brand new site – WillPearson.com – dedicated to selling fine art prints of my work. The site makes it simple for anyone looking to buy fine art photography online to: – see how every image will look both framed and unframed–…
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Arthritis Research UK Campaign – ‘The Nation’s Joint Problem’
As a London 360 photographer I often capture incredible spaces and views, but it’s great to be involved in a campaign which can make a real difference to people’s lives. I recently worked with M&C Saatchi on a campaign for Arthritis Research UK. Over 10 million people have arthritis, but the impact is not only…
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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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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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Fine Art Photography Collection at CNA Hardy
Fine art photography Corporate clients often approach me for fine art photography for their offices. I was recently commissioned to provide images for CNA Hardy, the specialist commercial insurance provider. CNA Hardy have their European headquarters at 20 Fenchurch Street (‘the Walkie Talkie’). The CNA team wanted art for their walls at very large scale.…
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30 St Mary Axe 360
Dawn to Dusk from The Gherkin In this 30 St Mary Axe 360 you can explore the views from one of the City of London’s most iconic buildings. Although 30 St Mary Axe, commonly known as ‘the Gherkin’, is no longer among the very tallest in the City, it still stands out as one of…
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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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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…
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London from The Shard
A changing view across the capital Captured in 2014, ‘London from the Shard’ was taken from the very top of The Shard, 310 metres above the city. My shoot position was around 60 metres higher than the public viewing platform on the 72nd floor. From this vantage point, London appears immense: a city of movement…
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Large Scale Photography: Motion@Waterloo
Gigapixel images at supersite scale Motion@Waterloo is the UK’s largest indoor advertising screen, stretching 40 metres wide by 3 metres tall. It will certainly capture your attention if you’re wandering through the concourse at London’s Waterloo Station, the busiest train station in the UK, which sees over 100 million passengers each year. Created by JCDecaux,…
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Constant Thames
Tower Bridge Panorama This high resolution Tower Bridge panorama follows the River Thames as it flows through the centre of London. Past HMS Belfast, More London, including City Hall, towards Tower Bridge, resplendent in blue and white. Across the river, in the City of London, many of its iconic skyscrapers are bursting into light as…
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Infinitely London
London photos documenting the skyline Infinitely London is part of an ongoing series of London photos capturing the capital’s skyline as it evolves year by year. This high-resolution panorama captures a moment when several of the City of London’s now-familiar towers were nearing completion. A point in time when London’s architectural identity was shifting from…
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Rays Over London Panorama
A dramatic panorama of London, looking up the River Thames past Waterloo Bridge, Hungerford Bridge towards Westminster. The Sun’s rays are bursting through a stormy sky, illuminating many of London’s well known landmarks. These rays are known as crepuscular and often appear in conjunction with stratocumulus storm clouds. Visible in the panorama is the London…
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Trafalgar Square Twilight Panorama
Trafalgar Square at twilight is one of London’s defining views. This high-resolution panorama captures the moment the lights come on across the square: Nelson’s Column and the Landseer lions illuminated against a darkening sky, the fountains catching the last of the day, and the grand facades of the National Gallery, Canada House and South Africa…
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Sundown Over Waterloo
London panorama taking in the view across London. Some south London landmarks can be seen including Battersea Power Station, Waterloo Station and the BFI Imax, and the front of the Imperial War Museum between the trees. View at fullscreen and zoom in to see the detail and you will pick out many more London sights…
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Battersea Power Station Control Room
This 360 allows you to explore inside the Battersea Power Station Control Room. The decommissioned 1930’s power station is an incredible example of Art Deco architecture and getting the chance to explore inside this building was an exciting experience for me. The dials you can see inside the control room were all still beautifully solid.…
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Greenwich View Twilight
A Twilight gigapixel panorama shot from Greenwich looking towards Canary Wharf with the City of London in the distance. The River Thames flows past the Millennium Dome (the O2) with the many skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, including one Canada Square, towering above the river. Further into the distance you can see the iconic structures of…
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Twilight view from the Shard
Twilight view from the Shard – London’s tallest and most spectacular skyscraper, The Shard at London Bridge. The River Thames sweeps past the illuminated City of London from Tower Bridge past London Bridge to Millennium Bridge and beyond. Many of London’s landmarks are visible in the cityscape, from Canary Wharf to the towering City of…
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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 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…