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London's Christmas lights: A view from the skies

News imagejasonhawkes.com An aerial view of the Thames featuring the a large ferris wheel and railway station lit up in pink jasonhawkes.com
Jason Hawkes photographed Waterloo, the London Eye and South Bank

London appears to be dazzling with festive light displays, with the best view of these being from above.

Aerial photographer Jason Hawkes has taken series of images from the sky, while flying across central London in an AS355 helicopter.

News imagejasonhawkes.com A very large fairground with many attractions such as carousels are lit up in many colours. At the centre of the image is a large ferris wheel lit up in blue.jasonhawkes.com
News imagejasonhawkes.com A very large fairground with many attractions such as carousels are lit up in many colours. At the centre of the image is a large ferris wheel lit up in blue. The attraction is pictured from a distance.jasonhawkes.com
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland looked spectacular from the sky on a dark, clear night
The brightly illuminated attraction in Kensington stands for some distance when seen from above

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