I live in London, it hasn't always been this way. I spent my formative years in Scotland so far north it was 35miles to the nearest Macdonalds, the nearest city of any importance was Aberdeen and Danger Mouse was dubbed into gaelic and called "Donnie Murdo". I suppose you could call me a country boy.

When I first saw London though I fell in love with it. Everything about it from the grandeur of the tourist spots which were the first places I saw to the hustle and bustle of city life drew me in and made me decide I wanted to live here. To those people who don't understand this is a beautiful city whether its 50s brutalist archietecture or the enormous Victorian edifices that tower over Westminster - it's almost like 2000 years rolled into one.

I've been interested in photography for many years now, and thanks to the digital lightroom technology has opened a whole world of opportunities for any photographer - so armed with my trusty camera, lenses and a variety of filters I set out to try and capture something of London.

It's not just a matter of photographing historical landmarks and high-rise buildings in a conventional manner, to do just that is too easy. It's a case of capturing a scene you wouldn't normally see, or seeing something that can be manipulated on computer to create an image like that I have in my head. I like violent skies and peculiar perspectives, pictures that make you feel small but most of all sweeping panoramas.

To take a photo isn't enough, when you stand and watch a 'Waterloo Sunset' that isn't something that can be conveyed in a single shot, the human eye works in IMAX. So, with what we can do in today's lightroom there's no excuse to try anything less. It's not just a case of old fashioned filters anymore, go where your mind takes and show others along the same things. It's a beautiful city, I want you to think it that too.

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London : An Ancient City in the 21st Century.