The Metropolis

Overexposed: The five most over-taken photos of London

Mike Pollitt | Thursday 23 June, 2011 12:47

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We should probably all stop with these right now.

Ooooh, it’s so industrial
Gasometers on Regent's canal, Haggerston
It now exists only for us to take photos of.

Generic generic generic St Paul’s plus cranes
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We’ve all tried it, and it never looks good.

Just, you know, some really cool juxtaposition, yeah?
Squirrel on Shoreditch
I hate this.

Trying to do something arty with the tfl logo
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You can’t make it arty, it’s a transport logo.

Extreme Close up of a very famous building
reflective gherkin
You haven’t found a “new perspective”, you’ve just photographed the Gherkin.

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