London aerial photographs and footage from helicopters

Category: helicopter

  • 2200ft over the City of London

    My latest commission was to shoot some almost vertical aerial views up over the City of London from just over 2000ft. The weather had been rubbish for weeks but eventually the skies cleared and we spent some time tipping the AS355 helicopter on its side in order to get views such as this below.

  • Night aerial view of London shot by aerial photographer Jason Hawkes from a helicopter

    Shooting new aerial views over Battersea, London for Apple

    It was a real honour to be asked by Apple to shoot new night aerial stills and footage for their celebration of the winners of Your Tree on Battersea, its public creativity on iPad competition. You can view them between 5pm – 10:30pm every day until 24 December. They look incredible. Below are a few…

  • New aerial views of Smithfield, Clerkenwell, Farringdon, London.

    Completed a new aerial shoot a couple of weeks back over London. The commission was for aerial footage and stills around the Smithfield, Clerkenwell, Farringdon areas both in daytime and dusk. Enclosed below are a few of the stills and you can view / license stock aerial views from this area on this link :…

  • City of London aerial helicopter photography

    Ive been shooting an enormous amount of new aerial views throughout 2025 of the City of London showing all the latest buildings in the City such as 8 Bishopsgate and 1 Leadenhall. Aerial shoots have been completed at dawn, sunset and dusk both stills and 5K footage, all from AS355 helicopters. Below are a few…

  • Aerial photography of Vauxhall, London.

    Latest dawn and dusk aerial photography helicopter shoot over development at Vauxhall, London.

    Great to be shooting new work for a client who has just completed a major development at Vauxhall, with incredible views over the River Thames to Westminster and up to Battersea. The shoot took place over two days, lifting at 5am to get the very first light. Deliverables were a set of 120 still images…

  • Aerial view of the O2, London.

    London aerial photographic helicopter shoot for the O2 via VCCP

    After supplying some stock aerial images for the latest O2 campaign it was great to be commissioned for a new set of aerial photography and film of the O2 on Greenwich Peninsula, London. After supplying a treatment to ad agency VCCP I flew at dawn , sunset and night shooting a new library of aerial…

  • Aerial footage of Vauxhall and Battersea, London.

    New aerial footage of Battersea, Battersea Power Station, Nine Elms and Vauxhall, London.

    Ive been up shooting new aerial footage clips for my stock aerial library. Here are a few recent clips of New aerial footage of Battersea, Battersea Power Station, Nine Elms and Vauxhall, London. If you’d like to license clips please see this gallery of stock London aerial footage , there are over 3000 clips to…

  • Aerial photography of the O2, Greenwich Peninsula, London.

    The O2 commissioned an aerial photography shoot, featuring locations such as North Greenwich and Royal Borough of Greenwich in London. The day had favorable weather conditions, and photos were taken from an AS355 helicopter, at heights ranging from 750ft to 2400ft.

  • Shooting aerial panoramas over London.

    Jason was shooting aerial panoramas of London for a client, utilizing a helicopter to capture expansive photos, which are later stitched together into large-scale images suitable for oversized prints. They mention flying at an altitude of 2400ft in cold conditions.

  • Aerial photography of Canary Wharf.

    I was shooting new aerial views around Canary Wharf this week, weather and visibility were fantastic as we orbited the area shooting from heights of 750 ft up to 2400ft. Search and license from 100’s of Canary Wharf aerial views here

  • Canary Wharf, aerial views.

    On January 5th, 2022, amidst unseasonably cold London weather, a flight was conducted with an open door to offer stunning views. A noteworthy image was captured from specific coordinates, offering an eastward glimpse of Canary Wharf and the Isle of Dogs.

  • Early morning mist over London

    This morning’s flight offered stunning views over London, particularly Canary Wharf, enhanced by the early morning light. Despite a bit of fog, city vistas were distinctly visible. After refueling the AS355 helicopter, another two hours were spent photographing London’s striking aerial views, including the Docklands and Isle of Dogs.

  • Broadgate Circle, City of London aerial photography shoot.

    This week I was flying for a client shooting multiple sites in the City of London. I shot at dawn, late afternoon and dusk, some of which like the image below of Broadgate Circle, were very tight crops looking vertically down finding interesting visual patterns of people.

  • BBC helicopter interview over London with photographer Jason Hawkes

    A freezing day over London with the BBC onboard. Which the piece here