London's changing skyline: Helicopter photos reveal how towers have soared and huge developments have sprung up over the past 20 years
EXCLUSIVE: Helicopter photographer Jason Hawkes has captured the capital over the past two decades He told MailOnline he was surprised at how much his own part of London has changed over the years
AdvertisementLondon's skyline is both iconic and ever-changing as ambitious developers continue to add new structures in a bid to meet the ever-increasing demand for living in the capital.
Helicopter photographer Jason Hawkes, who has captured the city for 20 years, shows how the capital's infrastructure has changed over the past decade in a stunning "before" and "after" series.
Mr. Hawkes took the photos while suspended from an open AS355 twin-engine jet-turbine helicopter. While the technology has changed throughout his career, he says the way he takes images has remained "pretty much the same". While he now uses a digital camera instead of a film camera, he still flies over the same spots with some of the same pilots.
This what has changed, however, is what the capital has looked like over the years. Mr Hawkes says it is 'incredible how much the city is changing' and claims London has changed 'more in the last three to four years than I have ever seen'.
< p class="mol-para-with- font">He says that because construction work moves "relatively slowly" - as skyscrapers take many years to build - it can be easy to overlook how even your own neighborhood is different.'Particularly in the area where you live, you don't think about changes,' he told MailOnline . "You might be thinking, 'oh it's changed a bit,' but it's only when I look at a photo from 10 years ago that I think of how the buildings have been demolished and the new skyscrapers sky installed."
His stunning photo series comes as developers like
London's skyline is both iconic and ever-changing as ambitious developers continue to add new structures in a bid to meet the ever-increasing demand for living in the capital.
Helicopter photographer Jason Hawkes, who has captured the city for 20 years, shows how the capital's infrastructure has changed over the past decade in a stunning "before" and "after" series.
Mr. Hawkes took the photos while suspended from an open AS355 twin-engine jet-turbine helicopter. While the technology has changed throughout his career, he says the way he takes images has remained "pretty much the same". While he now uses a digital camera instead of a film camera, he still flies over the same spots with some of the same pilots.
This what has changed, however, is what the capital has looked like over the years. Mr Hawkes says it is 'incredible how much the city is changing' and claims London has changed 'more in the last three to four years than I have ever seen'.
< p class="mol-para-with- font">He says that because construction work moves "relatively slowly" - as skyscrapers take many years to build - it can be easy to overlook how even your own neighborhood is different.'Particularly in the area where you live, you don't think about changes,' he told MailOnline . "You might be thinking, 'oh it's changed a bit,' but it's only when I look at a photo from 10 years ago that I think of how the buildings have been demolished and the new skyscrapers sky installed."
His stunning photo series comes as developers like
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