Tower Bridge colour and black and white prints.

It's one of London's urban legends that an American entrepreneur once thought he was buying Tower Bridge, but whether it was cockney slight of hand or just a mistake he purchased London Bridge instead. I’ve been photographing Tower bridge for years in colour and in black and white.

Night and day Tower bridge looks spectacular and I’ve spent many an evening dodging the traffic on the road under the bridge trying to get the perfect light streak shot. This colour panoramic also includes many of London’s new buildings in the city. You can see the walkie talkie, the cheese grater, and the gherkin. I took this in the middle of the day which was great for the reflection on the water. I mostly take photographs at the beginning or at the end of the day because I can make a more contrasty print and the shadows can be part of the composition.

Tower Bride lends itself to black and white photography. It’s angular and architectural and photographed against the sky or the river the and a few together make great sets. During the day the bridge is mostly grey and pastel colours but during the night it’s spectacular and it comes alive with lighting everywhere. You can see all of these prints in the London Black and white galleries here.

You may have seen in the blog where I talk about movement I’ve got a print of commuters on London bridge. The above is the panoramic version of that print. You can see it here. You’ll be please to know I didn’t have to risk my life taking this print as there are railings and a raised island in the middle of London Bridge.