England
June 2026
· 14 frames
· Fujifilm X-M5
- 32°C 24–35°
- Clear and intensely sunny
- 60%
A brief stop in England during a scorching, record-breaking heatwave. The kind of heat the country rarely sees and isn't really built for. Trains ran late, plans fell through, and more than a few things were delayed or cancelled, so I didn't get to see nearly as much as I'd hoped.
Westminster Bridge crosses the Thames to the Houses of Parliament.
Elizabeth Tower, home of Big Ben, rises above the trees and railings of Westminster.
Elizabeth Tower framed through the wrought-iron railings of the Palace.
The Gothic Revival front of the Palace of Westminster on Old Palace Yard, Richard the Lionheart on horseback at its foot.
The Great Clock of Westminster, set in Elizabeth Tower since 1859.
The London Eye turns beside County Hall on the South Bank.
The Golden Jubilee Bridges carry walkers across the Thames toward Whitehall Court.
A small tree takes root on a pier of the Hungerford railway bridge.
Looking upriver from the Golden Jubilee Bridges: the London Eye, Westminster, and the towers of Nine Elms beyond.
The Victorian towers of Whitehall Place, between the Embankment and Trafalgar Square.
