London At Night....

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Aman Jatt
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Renowned aerial photographer Jason Hawkes has spent the last year capturing the British capital from 1,000 feet above the ground for his new book, "London At Night"





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"All my work is done from a twin engine helicopter flying between 800 to 1500 feet above the ground," said the 42-year-old from London. "The door is opened and I am strapped into a harness and I begin taking my pictures.




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Aside from the aesthetic qualities of Jason's pictures, the practical applications are quite varied. "Architects and virtual planners value night photographs above day in their visualisation of sky-scrapers at the early design stage," says Jason





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"I'm looking to do other cities at night, and still hoping to get over to Dubai at some point, as there are so many amazing structures to photograph there," says Jason





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The BT Tower, previously known as the Post Office Tower. The rotating restaurant at the top of the tower is due to reopen in time for the 2012 London Olympics




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The glass roof of the Great Court at the British Museum, designed by Foster and Partners




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Trafalgar Square, with Nelson's Column in the foreground and South Africa House behind




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Harrod's in Knightsbridge




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The Albert Bridge, illuminated with thousands of light bulbs




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Buckingham Palace and St James's Park




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Oxford Circus, with its new Tokyo-style diagonal pedestrian crossings




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Piccadilly Circus illuminated by its giant neon signs




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Looking west over the Houses of Parliament




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St Paul's Cathedral and the City of London
 

aman1987

Aman Jatt
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Tower Bridge and the City at dusk




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Set for general release next week, London At Night, published by Merrell Publishers, will be available at £24.95
 
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