Great pictures. I have to send them to my daughters Debbie, Tonia and Natascha in Essex.

This is very cool i hope that i can go to London some time theese pictures look sweet its freakin awesome

THIS IS GREAT.I LOVET.KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.WELL DONE.EXCELLENT!!!!!!!@

I was in London for the first and only time in 1997 and it was fabulous! I was at many of the places pictured and these beautiful pictures brought back wonderful memories and I hope to visit London again sometime soon.Daryl...Pleasanton,Ca.

Absolutely wonderful photography. Also I can't get over how tidy and well maintained London looks. Many buildings I've never seen before in these pictures.
I'm a huge fan of British culture, humor and just generally of all things British. My family is of British ancestry (and German, D'oh!) and I've always wanted to visit England. This just makes me want to visit even more. Well done.

what pictures it brings back memories we are going back in june 2009 my sister lives in kings cross ,thank you

Fabulous pics - reminds me of one of my most wonderful trips to my very favorite city. - Kathy C., Hoboken, N.J.

Incredible pictures. Gives me vivid memories of my visit in 2001. I was only there for a week, but I will always remember and will look forward to my next one soon.

Simply put, nowhere in the world can beat London.t. I was born there, grew up there, met my husband there, then came to the U.S. But my heart will always be in England. Seeing those pictures makes me very homesick.
..Charleston, WV

Stunning pictures, unreal

I think these pictures are great, I was born in Liverpool, and have only been to London once,a lot of years ago. I have a chance to see London this April,on a cruise ship, was not going to bother to take the shore trip to London, after seeing these pictures I will definitely go.Thanks for these pictures!

nice :)

where in london is pic number 5 located? it looks to be next to the thames, but i can't for the life of me figure where.

When I flew into London one night, my mother and sister in tow, I remarked to myself that it looked like diamonds flung across black velvet. These pictures bring back that occasion. I don' t much care for London these days, however, as someone mentioned, it's hard to meet a native. Still, I always find a pub - or several - and order a shandy. I still go to the parks, the antique stores, looking, maybe for that first visit in 1972 when Carnaby Street defined London. Still, all that it has to offer is incredible, in spite of the modern world intruding upon our sensibilities. I stood once in Westminster Abbey, in Poets Corner, perusing the gravestones when I turned and saw Chaucer's tomb. I burst ito tears as all those English voices came down through the ages to speak to me. These pictures capture the magic. Thanks.

lIVING MY LIFE VICARIOUSLY AND THESE SUPERB PHOTOS MADE MY VISIT TO lONDON EXTREMELY ENJOYABLE. mY ONE RECURRING THOUGHT WAS - THEY WOULD MAKE EXCELLENT jIGSAW pUZZLES - AND THAT IS A COMPLIMENT, AS IT IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PASTTIMES.
Kathy C., London, Ontario, Canada

Not having been there, we was confused by the descriptions. Could not always figure out which building was being described.

thanks , absolutely amazing
I'll forward this graet images to a friend who lives in London

Been living in London since 2001, and I'm not bored yet. The city is beautiful from any angle, any time of the day...great pictures it makes you love the city even more.

what an amazing set of photos! I am a Canadian born woman, never been to London and this now makes me want to go. The only thing is, seeing London by the ground is not the same as seeing it from the air as the photos show. So we'll have to do a night flight! :)

In response to comment #1408- Why you always bringing up the past?
In response to comment #1413- In these days of conservation, how much energy is expended when you publish a useless comment such as yours?
In response to comment #1505- While your at it, have your friend foward you a "Graet" book on the English language from England, might sharpen up your spelling skills.

These pictures make me want to go back to London! A lovely place to visit with so much culture and history. Truly lovely . . .

I thought the photos were rather incredible since I had no idea what London really looked like, simply amazing in a way, but for me, it would be nice to have them explained with more definition. If you notice the slight hesitancy to going all out in praise, it is because I read the after comments and received some very different slants. The Reality somewhere in between???? But I sure know what it looks like at night!

Great photography - I can't really say much more other than to remind some of the folks (those who have commented on the 'waste' of electricity) that in the winter months it actually gets dark in London at 4pm; lots of people will still be working in their offices - and probably will be for the next two or three hours!
Enjoy the beauty of these photographs, admire the artist's talents - and please, don't always seek the downside because life is far too short!

London will always be my hometown, even though it has grown much since 1971 and you can't drive into it. That's what buses are for.
Ex-pat in Michigan USA

Spectacular photos !!! Born in Egypt, living in the south of France, have been to London (which I love) several times, but have never had a nighttime bird's eye view such as this. Wonderful. Thank you Jason Hawkes.

TOOK MY BREATH AWAY, SUCH BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHY.

fantastic pictures !! man's a genius

Marvellous pictures!!!!

Very nice pictures and very nice town I was in London visiting my brother

wonderful pics, makes me so homesick!!!!!!!!

Just fantastic vues.

A fantastically stunning body of work - A real marvel...

Thank you & ell done.

Great pictures! Wish I could be there - hovering over London!
Thank you, Babe Fargas, for sharing them with me.

That's my London....... beautiful, spendour galore, exciting, extraordinary, and welcoming. The people aren't bad either.......always willing to help a lost tourist, and direct them to where they want to go. People say we are either shy or stand-offish.....well I smile a lot, and I always get a smile returned. By anybody and every body. I find my London is one of the friendliest places in the world, and our London policemen just terrific and so helpful. I cannot think of a lot of other places I would rather be, even with our very odd weather pattterns !!!! I like where I am and where I live .LONDON, YOUR GREAT !!!

My Wife and I Visited London 2005 & 2006 Loved every moment And Old Old City That never get old.

JUST ABSOLUTELY AWSOME. VISITING LONDON IS A MUST FOR ME,JUST TOOK MY BREATH AWAY.
THANK-YOU.

I agree with one of the comments:- Life is too short, just enjoy the stunning photos of stunning London and her stunning people.

Best City in the world, and I have been to a lot of places,
I was born in Bognor Regis but always enjoyd a trip to London.
great pics

I lived in London for two years it was amazing time for me! And now seeing these pictures like I never left city! Photos might be rated as AAA! Amazing, Astonishing, Awesome ;)

I arrived in London from Argentina in mid October 1941 at about 10PM, during an air raid, to join the RAF. London was not welcoming. Outside Euston Station was a blackness I had never seen before in a City but thunderous noise and blinding flashes allowed me to find a taxi. What an astounding change is reflected in the magnificent portrayal of this unique, beautiful, inspiring city through the brilliance of your lens. Yes, London is still a resplendent inspiration and your pictures so vividly create this awe!

I was born in London in 1930 and was raised there until I married and came to the U.S. three years later. These pictures have made me so very homesick, although I am fortunate to come "home" fairly frequently. Of course London has grown (up and out) but it's just as beautiful and the history is more than most other places can boast. Thank you for these wonderful photos but where is Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London? Please take more for us who cry for something of home and who wish they could come back to live.
Gratefully,
Pat Wiggins

I lived in London until 1960 when I emigrated to Australia. I was back in London this year for a months holiday, I saw the sights during the day and now I wished I had seen it by night. The photos are incredible. Thanks to Jason for taking these I will keep them for ever.

really wonderful,what beautiful scenes,never mind the electricity waste much worse is being squandered in the country! We need to see something uplifting now and again.
Thank you
Irene Anderson
Somerset

What brilliant pictures of our fine city. Ok very different during the day but still one of the most beautiful cities in the world. "Coz i love London town"

this picture,s are very awsom and they have helped me alot in school because we had to research some stuff about london and this picture,s and what you,ve written is very good.good work and you,ll even get more better stuff.love cindy>3

They were very nice photo's,nothing like the London I remember.I live in Israel now
talk about lovely sights now thats something to see.

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Great (quality) Pictures of a great city. Well done

Fantastic shots ! Only disappointment is not seeing St. Paul's Cathedral.
I worked in the Central Telegraph Office a block away right after the war ended and lived in S.E. London throughout the war. Loved London then. Played cricket in Hyde Park. Congratulations on such an excellent presentation.

Fantastic views of a great city

Beautiful,
shame about the ozone layer though!
everything come's at a price.

Visited London many time, this pictures brought great memory, great job.

I am a born and bred eastender and I thought I had seen London. Obviously not.
Fantastic pictures and thank you for sharing them with us.

Looks great from above; zoom in and you will see chavs and rubbish scattered about and probably someone getting shot!

This is the London I know. Love it!
Wouldn't it be better If it was all L.E.D. lighting...

London Booya! Check that view out! x

whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
what amazing scenes
give me more of them.

We are headed over to England for Christmas to be with our son and his family who live about 30 miles from London. We've been to London on two other visits and it is a fascinating city. I love history and that's abundant. Thank you for the lovely photos!

Well. I haven't seen so many lovely pictures. It is so beautyful town.
I know London from the ground level during the late evening and night only.
Amazing.

These look better than the real thing!

I have visited London many times and always get a buzz when I am on the MI travelling down south from Yorkshire. It is an amazing city with wonderful historical buildings to wander round, beautiful parks to sit in and the fantastic shops in which to to spend your money. Most of all I love the theatres and over the years have seen many top stars appearing in the top quality shows. We have met many friendly Londoners and have always had a laugh with the taxi drivers. Long live London. ps The photos are excellent showing London from a totally different view.

I cried when my daughter moved to London 3 years ago from australia but since then I go to London every year and loved it. yes even more than Paris. Hey! and I am french!!! Of of the nicer cities of the world. Stunning photos.

My husband and I visited London for just 3 days in Sept 2006 with our daughter and son-in-law who live in Scotland. We had been travelling for 6 weeks around Scotland, Ireland and some of England and by then were both really weary. At the time I certainly did not appreciate the amazing sights, sounds and atmosphere of London, and look forward to the time when I can return and spend time at a more leisurely pace looking around. I did 'revisit' though when scrapbooking our trip and it was then that I longed to return. These photos are truely amazing. Thank you for sharing them and your incredible photographic abilities. Well done.

I was there in the mid eighties with a bunch of Boy Scouts form the U.S. It is truly a great city with great people I will never forget the experience.

Lovely pictures and great photography. I am really impressed at how clean London appears. I saw no sign of trash or graffiti in any of the pictures. I was surprised at how large London is. The variety of architechture was very interesting, too. I would love to see it up close and inperson one day.

When I first arrived in London in '65 with three girl friends, the cabbie said "Ah, four more girls for the wicked city!" I've loved it ever since!

It makes you want to go there again to the wicked city, eh?

But what a photographer...even though he had to use 1 oe 2 gyros.

Everywhere around this great globe are people who have been to the Great City of London as have I. I was stationed in England with the U.S. Air Force at RAF Alconbury 1958 - 62 and I sure do miss London. I never ran out of sights to see and great people to meet.

Putanayda na kasanting king London!!Anakputa mibalik ku ken!More power!!!
Dr Pelayo
Philippines

All the posts here are saying "Oooh, gee whizz, awesome!"
But what about the extravagant energy wastage that these pictures really reveal? How many of those illuminated office buildings are actually being used? If they are empty their lights should be switched off.
Further energy wastage comes from floodlit public buildings which in the current climate of concern about climate change and global warming is no longer acceptable.
More thought should be given to the consequences of our actions when light is abused at night.

I was only in London for a weekend after visiting my husbands relitives in Wales in 1967 and what a change, i didn't realized how beautiful it realy is, I hope to be in England in May of 09 with any luck i may get to see some of London again..
Jan W. --------Pembroke , Massachusetts, USA

I have seen oil slicks on water look beautiful. Behind the art of these pictures there is another more important story. Conrad was prescient when he wrote 'Heart of Darkness'.

Brilliant Photography
What an enticement to visit London.

Congratulations Jason, it must have been a lot of fun to get such good shots from the air. All familiar to me but from a different perspective. Can we see more please?

I have never been to London and probably never will, so it was great to view such wonderful pic's.

Jason Hawke has a wonderful name and is shooting a wonderful city (my home town) but they are merely snapshots anyone (with a helicopter) could have done. No essence or feeling here, such a pity.

My first visit was in late 1943. I was a fighter pilot (USAAC). Visited several times as we moved across Europe and by coincidence flew back on May 8, 1945 the night the lights came back on. Keep it lit like this forever!

An absolute disgrace!! Doesn't anyone give a damn about light pollution?? I live in this city and have to put up with this nonsense every night.

Been to England 6 times, I still want to go back . I am first generation Canadian so all my cousins still live there. Love these pictures.

Jayson, You have an eye for beauty where most of us just cant see it until it is put in front of us like this. Thank you for sharing your sight with us commoners.

Welcome sight for my homesick English wife of 42 an a half years. Almost as pretty as Alaska, where we live now.

LOVED IT JASON, YOU ARE MAKING ME FEEL HOMESICK, ALL MY OLD STAMPING GROUNDS, ALL LIT UP,
from an expat Pom in Australia

Must be a word than beautiful that describe that city. I love that city.

Oh! London the City where I live, so beautiful, great and wonderful, as everybody can see from these amazing pictures, what can compare to this amazing place, I think London is unique, it is why I am in love with my City.

impressive photos. I live in London and am surprised how quiet some of the streets look. It must be late night on some shots. Even at 3am places like Piccadilly Circus are very busy.

Comment 1508. You are ill-placed to criticise others' spelling when you cannot distinguish between "your" and "you're" and misspell "forward" as "foward". Those in glass houses...

I,ve got a book of photo,s, 100 sights of London, way back in the twenties/thirties and would like to have someone take the same photos at the same location and see what a changes there has been since then. I know one thing has changed and that is in every photo all the males from boys to men are all wearing head gear from caps to top hats. fasinating just to wonder what time was and is today.
p.s..your photos are right up to date and brilliant.

I was a child in London in the late forties. All that these pictures show me is that London now looks like every other big city.

To all those who think these scenes are awesome. You and your children will be paying for it, maybe you already are.

My message to the Canadians who posted is 'being a Londoner I prefer Bracebridge'.

I first came to London as a child in 1952 and was there for the Coronation. I fell in love with London then and have never recovered. I've been back twice since and am 'coming home' again next year. Is there any chance of a night shot which includes the new Globe theatre? For a drama teacher, that would be the icing on the cake. The photos are marvellous, stunning. Samuel Johnson was right.

In one word.. WOW!

Beautiful pictures...was in London in October, 2004 with a dear friend. She knows London well and brought me over to spend my 50th birthday. It was a fabulous week. It was truly a trip-of-a-lifetime and I am looking forward to visiting again.

Wowser!! Guess I'll go over and check it out for a day!

"Wow" factor in every photo. The clarity and sharpness is outstanding. Congratulations on a creative endeavour extremely well done.

Last time we were in London, the "eye" was just begun! What a grand sight it is now!
All the photos are beautiful , far beyond description and so very many and soooooooo brilliant! I envy the master of this piece of work!
My age is such that I doubt I will be able to go back again, but Thank You for a wonderful tour!
P.S. Seeing the scope of this "town" allows me to realize why I was lost so many times!

Jack Miller, Colorado, USA

Wow! The streets look almost like streets of gold. I've never seen so many lights! Thank you for sharing with a farm girl from Missouri, USA

NICE ONE

It is a beautiful city. They appreciate history in England. We here in America don't have that appreciation. We tear down our buildings or let them fall down in our cities. We are the disposable generation. I have always loved London. We lived there for a year when I was in my twenties. I was too young, and busy with young children to appreciate it as I have in the last 20 years.

come to the north then you will understand friendship.

those pic's make me hope my next visit will have a fly-over at night...

WOW! What ab fab pics!!!!!!!!! Startling, vivid and very abstract.......

Thank you for these absolutely incredible photos. You've shown true artistry in capturing this wonderful, vibrant city. I've been to London 2 times in the last 2 years and intend to make an annual visit...the city is that marvellous. Thanks again for the photos!

No he estado en London; las fotos me dan una buena idea de lo que la ciudad es. Gracias por participar estas impresionantes fotografías y felicitaciones al fotógrafo.