Where Boris Lives

Dan Biggins

Where Boris Lives

The spiral staircase in City Hall, home of the Mayor of London, by the River Thames, London. Access was granted due to a number of private buildings being opened to the public over the weekend as part of London Open House, so I took full advantage and managed to take some shots without being frisked by an enormous security guard!

See more of my work at Dan Biggins Photography.

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"Tone It Down"! (3/day - No [EXPLETIVE] color allowed!), Architectural Photography, Black & White Photographers Showcase, Black and White Photography, Escher and Perspective Art 5/24, Perspectives, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, South East UK, Stairs and Staircases, Which Way - walkways, pathways, stairways, roadways, and railways and Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best Available for sale as

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Where Boris Lives by Dan Biggins
Where Boris Lives by Dan Biggins
  • Sally Green

    Sally Green

    great black and white dan!!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks Sally – really appreciate it!

  • PaulHealey

    PaulHealey

    Yeah – great shot mate -

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks mate…!

  • reflexio

    reflexio

    Super lighting and perspective.

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks reflexio – appreciate your comment.

  • Annette Blattman

    Annette Blattman

    love the perspective, works really well in bw

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks Annette – much appreciated.

  • Mark Tull

    Mark Tull

    yeah…. you rock.. :0)

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Why thanks Mark…! Cheers for the comment

  • Cain Doherty

    Cain Doherty

    mind warping!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Haha, certainly is…! It’s an amazing building…thanks for commenting.

  • SeanOlio

    SeanOlio

    Fantastic photo. Great exposure and composition. You’ve captured the building really well!

  • yankeegrl99

    yankeegrl99

    Awesome shot!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks yankeegrl – much appreciated! :-)

  • Neil MacPhail

    Neil MacPhail

    great shot! looks like an orange peel! a really great angle on it. Great!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks Neil-appreciate your comment.

  • NrthLondonBoy

    NrthLondonBoy

    Stunning – what a fantastic opportunity, and so well captured! Can’t believe I missed this event!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks a lot! Nearly missed it myself to be honest, and only found out on the local news on the Saturday night. Really wanted to go to the Lloyds Building, but that was only open on the Saturday…doh! City Hall made up for it though, and apparently it’s open most weeks so I may be back there again before too long! Thanks again.

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Wow, this is awesome!!!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thank you Mel – very kind! It’s an amazing building, that’s for sure.

  • MarissaBillings

    MarissaBillings

    oh wow! this is so cool=] looks great in black and white!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks Marissa! :-)

  • Avril Jones

    Avril Jones

    Superb angle!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Cheers Avril, and thanks for looking

  • Luka Skracic

    Luka Skracic

    WHoa, missed this, amazing perspective and hypnotic. will catch up soon, take care.

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks Luka, and cheers for looking in – much appreciated.

  • Mark Chapman

    Mark Chapman

    Nice angle, good shot and B7W shows up the detail bery well

  • KayDawson

    KayDawson

    wow! amazing! it has stunning detail in it i managed to miss london when all the buildings were open to public i was gutted!!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Cheers Kayleigh – I nearly missed the event myself but was lucky to hear about it on the news…well worth visiting next year

  • KayDawson

    KayDawson

    i’ll have to try and keep my ears open about it!

  • Di Jenkins

    Di Jenkins

    Fabulous!! Love all your work – you have a great way of viewing the World I think!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks Di – lovely comment, that’s made my day…! :)

  • Emazevedo

    Emazevedo

    Here it is another thing, for me, to visit in London. :) Excellent shot and angle! Looks great in B&W. I love these kind of stair shots. :)

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks Edite – yep, I have a fascination with stairs and this staircase is a fantastic example.

  • Jase036

    Jase036

    Wonderful pattern, very well captured and composed and great tonal range =D
    Congratulations.

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks a lot Jase – greatly appreciated! :)

  • onefourseven

    onefourseven

    very well captured and composed and great tonal range

    Fantastic Escheresque shot!!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Cheers 147 – appreciated! :)

  • mooner1

    mooner1

    I bet the builders were tearing their hair out on this one! Beautiful shot!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks mooner – I bet they did too! Thanks a lot for commenting :)

  • Catherine Hadler

    Catherine Hadler

    awesome shot!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks Catherine – very much appreciated! :)

  • noinvisiblehand

    noinvisiblehand

    It looks like the inside of Boris’s head!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    lol – you’re not wrong there! Thanks for looking Ian :)

  • Charlie08

    Charlie08

    I certainly hope they have an elevator! LOL This is an awesome capture Dan.. Hey has anyone ever told you, you look just like Derek Jeter of the NY Yankees.. Very handsome you are!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks Charlotte – you’re making me blush here by the way…! I appreciate the comment, many thanks.

  • PeterBusser

    PeterBusser

    Impressive what the spiral staircase does to this picture. Great shot!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thank you Peter – very kind.

  • photogenic

    photogenic

    wow. great shot. well composed. never seen the inside. thanks.

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks photogenic – it’s well worth a visit if you’re in the area. Cheers for commenting.

  • Rajdev D

    Rajdev D

    Fantastic photo!!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks Rajdev – appreciated!

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    outstanding;

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Cheers Scott – much appreciated.

  • luis ferreiro

    luis ferreiro

    Awesome!!! what a staircase…. Did Dali have anything to do with this design?

  • Dan Biggins replied

    He didn’t, but his spirit lives on in there! Thanks for the comment, and you can read more about City Hall here.

  • Maria Moro

    Maria Moro

    please consider one of your artworks for our Spiral Shapes Challenge

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks Maria – this has now been submitted, thanks for the heads up.

  • parmi

    parmi

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Many thanks parmi, and to Maria too-much appreciated!

  • LTPhotography

    LTPhotography

    Another great composition and image!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks again – really appreciate it!

  • suncent

    suncent

    COOL1 !

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks again – I love this staircase, glad you like the shot.

  • William Bullimore

    William Bullimore

    Wow. This reminds me of an Escher drawing. Fantastic use of perspective and the B&W suits the image perfectly.

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks William – much appreciated!

  • DevineDayDreams

    DevineDayDreams

    What a fabulous capture!!! Congratulations on the feature!!! :)

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thank you DDD! I’m thrilled with the feature, thanks a lot :)

  • hugh023

    hugh023

    Great shot, well taken. . .

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thank you Hugh :)

  • Ming Myaskovsky

    Ming Myaskovsky

    Great framing and lighting, that’s incredibly amazing, WOW!!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thank you Ming, very kind!

  • damonvm

    damonvm

    simply superb!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks a lot! Appreciated.

  • Shoaib .

    Shoaib .

    very amazing SHOT !!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks Shoaib!

  • CiaoBella

    CiaoBella

    the architectural equivalent of peeling an apple all in one piece – amazing shot

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thank you CiaoBella, very kind.

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    Absolutely fantastic Dan! Nicely captured :)

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks Shelly! Hope you’re okay and appreciate your comment.

  • Chester Tugwell

    Chester Tugwell

    Dan this is tops. Works really well in Mono. Bet you’ve got it printed out and on your wall.

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks for the kind words Chester, appreciate it.

  • Alexandra Muresan

    Alexandra Muresan

    amazing!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks again, really apppreciate it.

  • Bryan Freeman

    Bryan Freeman

    Awesome shot, love it.

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks a lot Bryan, appreciated.

  • reflexio

    reflexio

    Super work, Dan really draws you in, nicely framed.

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks reflexio – always good to hear from you, and glad you like the shot.

  • RRoca

    RRoca

    Excellent composition and angle!! Love it in B&W!!!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks so much, and thanks for the fave too!

  • Peter Zentjens

    Peter Zentjens

    Gorgeous architectural abstract!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks so much Peter!

  • Gorandos

    Gorandos

    wow!=) great one!

  • Dan Biggins replied

    Thanks Gorandos, glad you like it!

  • vampvamp

    vampvamp 20 days ago

    bloody great, well shot! :]

  • Dan Biggins replied 19 days ago

    Thanks vampvamp! Appreciate the comment :)

  • A1000WORDS

    A1000WORDS 16 days ago

    Very impressive – fantastic capture… =D

  • Dan Biggins replied 16 days ago

    Thanks a lot Ron, really appreciate it!

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