London Eye photos

Photographing the London Eye

Something of a ongoing project documenting different ideas over a long period of time for photographing one of London’s most iconic landmarks – The London Eye.

Photo of the London Eye at Night — London Eye at Night

Taken with a Canon Powershot A80 compact camera in about 2003 this view of the London Eye at night is now about as cliched as they come. A bizarre set of circumstances ended up with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair saying how much he liked this photo when he visited Imperial College (true story). Although I’ve sold this photo a fair few times it serves as a reminder that as soon you put a photo up on the Internet lots of other people think its fair game. Consequently it appears on numerous other websites, many of which rank higher on Google image results.

Photo of London Eye, Blue sky — London Eye with Fluffy clouds

Adding weather into a London eye shot such as these ‘mackerel’ clouds is a way of capturing a more unique shot. I liked the sharpness of the structure against the fluffiness of the clouds.

Photo of London eye pods against a blue sky — London Eye with blue sky

Photographed at the top of their journey this photo of three London Eye pods is free from other distractions but still just about recognisable. Originally the Eye was designed to be a temporary exhibit but now its hard to imagine London without it.

More London Eye views:

Photo of the London Eye from the North Bank — London Eye from the North Bank

London Eye pod at the top of its journey — At the summit of the London Eye journey

View of the Imax from the London Eye — Imax from the London Eye

Photo of London Eye Pods from below — London Eye pods from below

Photo of the London Eye in the Spring — London Eye at Spring time

Photo of the London Eye in Winter — London Eye in Winter

photo of the London Eye at sunset — London Eye at sunset

Photo of a custom Red Nose Day London Eye Pod in 2007 — Red Nose Day London Eye Pod (2007)

Photo of a London Eye pod customised as a Tube Train in 2005 — Customised London Eye Pod – Tube train (2005)

Photo of a London Eye Pod customised as a London Bus (2005) — London Eye pod customised as a London bus