Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf is London’s second financial district, located in West India Docks, a few miles from the City of London. Previously at was the world’s larges port, becoming known as ‘Docklands’ from the 1970s onwards. Its skyline has become as iconic as that of the City with many of its skyscrapers featuring in the UK’s tallest list.

Before the completion of the Shard in 2010, One Canada Square in Canary Wharf was the tallest building in the United Kingdom, a title it had held for 20 years. In 2024 it is listed as the third tallest – 22 Bishopsgate beating it to the number 2 position. Home to many major financial institutions Canary Wharf has expanded over the years and is now home to almost 100,00 workers. Many major construction projects are ongoing on the site.

Below, you can see a selection of gigapixel images and 360s featuring this iconic London area.

  • Canary Wharf Pier

    View across the River Thames from Rotherhithe over to Canary Wharf. Canary Wharf Pier is visible down on the water, and it’s here that the Thames Clipper docks with commuters coming from up and downriver to work at Canary Wharf. The tallest building in the image is One Canada Square, also visible are 25 Canada…

    Canary Wharf Pier

  • Isle of Dogs

    Canary Wharf was built on the old West India Docks in the Isle of Dogs. With the advent of major container ships in the 1960s, the docks, which were suitable only for smaller vessels, had steadily declined and by 1980 had closed entirely. The area has been reinvented as a major London business district, with…

    Isle of Dogs

  • Deep Zoom View From The Shard – Guardian Interactive Feature

    To mark the opening of the Shard’s viewing gallery (‘The View from The Shard’), today The Guardian are featuring 2 of my interactive deep-zoom images captured from The Shard in their online and print edition. The online edition features an exciting interface which allows you to zoom in and click on hotspots for information. As…

    Deep Zoom View From The Shard – Guardian Interactive Feature

  • Greenwich View Twilight

    A Twilight gigapixel panorama shot from Greenwich looking towards Canary Wharf with the City of London in the distance. The River Thames flows past the Millennium Dome (the O2) with the many skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, including one Canada Square, towering above the river. Further into the distance you can see the iconic structures of…

    Greenwich View Twilight

  • London Landmarks, Autumn Evening

    London’s tall landmarks bound together in one panoramic image as the sun sets on an autumn evening. From Earl’s Court, Kensington Gardens and the Albert Hall towards the west, then across the Serpentine to the iconic Battersea Power Station, Crystal Palace, Big Ben, the London Eye, Thames House at Vauxhall Cross (the MI5 building), Westminster…

    London Landmarks, Autumn Evening

  • View from the Docks Gigapixel Panorama

    This image was shot as part of a commission for the cable car across the Thames, the Emirates Air Line. It was captured near Royal Victoria Docks and takes in a huge view across South and East London, and distant landmarks like the QEII Bridge at Dartford. You can zoom in and explore in detail…

    View from the Docks Gigapixel Panorama

  • Gigapixel 360 Panorama from the Shard

    This is a 360 gigapixel panorama which I shot from the crane at the top of the Shard, London Bridge while it was still under construction. At the time of its opening, The Shard was the tallest building in the European Union. As at 2025, it’s the second tallest (outside Russia), beaten only by the…

    Gigapixel 360 Panorama from the Shard

  • View From The South Bank

    Panoramic view from the South Bank London looking out onto Canary Wharf, the City of London, The Shard, St Pauls Cathedral and The Olympic Village. This is a very high resolution panorama, you can zoom in to see details and further explore London’s landmark buildings, including Tower 42, 30 St Mary Axe, The Barbican, Heron…

    View From The South Bank

  • London from the South

    London cityscape panorama with views from the south of the city across to the Isle of Dogs, Canary Wharf and Greenwich with the O2 Arena (Millennium Dome) visible. The construction of the new Pan Peninsula Towers is almost complete.

    London from the South

  • The City of London Illumes

    Panorama of London as the City of London skyline starts to light up at dusk. Please click the fullscreen button and then use the ‘+’ button to zoom into the panorama and see it bigger. This panorama is available at a very high resolution (much higher than is shown here), making it ideal for large-scale…

    The City of London Illumes

  • The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

    This panorama shows the views over London from The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich. The Naval College site was planned out by Sir Christopher Wren for use as a home for retired sailors. Now the Naval College themselves have moved on, the palladian building is used by the University of Greenwich and Trinity College of…

    The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich