The Cheesegrater panoramic photos, gigapixels and 360 panoramas

Bishopsgate Rising

Will Pearson — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 15:29:40 +0000

Documenting the City of London’s skyline is a project I envision taking the rest of my life. The changes have built pace so much over the last decade. Shooting medium format allows me to capture beautifully sharp images, and see so much of the detail in the scene. 22 Bishopsgate (TwentyTwo) dominates the City of […]

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The City Awaits

Will Pearson — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 12:33:08 +0000

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

Will Pearson — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 15:37:57 +0000

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

Will Pearson — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 13:35:12 +0000

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

Will Pearson — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 10:42:07 +0000

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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Shard 360 Gigapixel

Will Pearson — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 13:30:11 +0000

London from the Top of The Shard A Shard 360 Gigapixel 360 panorama captured high above the city. Shot from the very top of The Shard, more than 300 metres above the River Thames, this Shard 360 gigapixel panorama offers a rare opportunity to explore London’s skyline in exceptional detail. to explore London’s skyline in […]

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30 St Mary Axe 360

Will Pearson — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:00:04 +0000

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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Silvered City

Will Pearson — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:40:21 +0000

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 Leadenhall

Will Pearson — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:24:10 +0000

Leadenhall Building Panorama This Leadenhall Building panorama offers a rare view over the City of London from more than 200 metres above the streets below. The image was captured from the roof of the Leadenhall Building, known to many as ‘The Cheesegrater’ due to its distinctive shape. It forms part of my series of high-resolution […]

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London from The Shard

Will Pearson — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 11:54:06 +0000

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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