When the Curtain Falls
Transforming Skies Over London’s Iconic Skyline
From a Hackney vantage point, every shift in London’s sky becomes a story—each cloud formation, ray of sunlight, and gathering storm tells of the city’s ever-evolving mood. These photographs chronicle how weather transforms the skyline, reflecting both the daily rhythm and the deeper narrative of our changing climate. Experience how the city’s architecture and atmosphere shape—and are shaped by—the lives below.
The City of London Skyline ( 2003-04)
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- Hackney. Wednesday 14 April 2004, 19:08 Hackney transitions into evening beneath a vast, cloudless sky, the city skyline glowing under the last light of day—a picture of calm as the sun sets in the distance.
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- Hackney—Monday 12 January 2004, 17:26. The City’s silhouettes loom beneath a fading winter sky, tinged with altocumulus and stratocumulus cloud layers as The Gherkin glows faintly at twilight.
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- Hackney—Saturday 17 January 2004, 14:21. Broad stratocumulus and altostratus clouds stretch over the City’s skyline, enveloping its famous towers in winter’s embrace.
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- Hackney—Friday 8 October 2004, 15:53. Towering cumulonimbus and sweeping stratocumulus clouds form a dramatic autumn backdrop for the City’s skyline, with The Gherkin, Tower 42, and One Canada Square in silhouette.
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- Tuesday 23 march – 15:36:36 pm. A perspective view on the City of London skyline from Hackney with the iconic buildings The Gherkin, Tower 42 and One Canada Square showcasing their iconic silhouettes.
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- Hackney—Saturday 27 November 2003, 14:29. A radiant sunburst streams from behind a dominant cumulus congestus cloud, spotlighting the London skyline with The Gherkin, Tower 42, and One Canada Square.
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- Hackney—Friday 2 January 2004, 15:41. Heavy stratocumulus and patches of nimbostratus clouds brood over London’s skyline, their presence accentuating the silhouette of the Gherkin and its neighbouring towers.
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- Hackney—Saturday 20 December 2003, 15:37. The iconic towers of The Gherkin, Tower 42, and One Canada Square stand shadowed beneath a heavy deck of stratocumulus and nimbostratus clouds, evoking London’s dramatic winter mood.
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- Hackney—Saturday 20 December 2003, 15:37. The iconic towers of The Gherkin, Tower 42, and One Canada Square stand shadowed beneath a heavy deck of stratocumulus and nimbostratus clouds, evoking London’s dramatic winter mood.
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- Hackney—Tuesday 13 April 2004, 16:04. The Gherkin, Tower 42, and One Canada Square rise under crisp spring sunlight, their profiles sharply defined against pockets of cumulus clouds.