24 more dramatic photos of London from Umbreen Hafeez

Brooding skies, modern architecture and solitary figures loom large in these beautiful photographs

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Wednesday 18 February 2015

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We featured Umbreen Hafeez's photography back in 2014, and she's been hard at work ever since capturing London's beauty. So, without further ado, here are some more striking views of our favourite city.

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‘Speed Kills’

A fish-eye view of speeding tube trains at Hainault station, east London.

‘Dining in the Sky'

Guests drink at the Sky Pod bar, part of the Walkie Talkie's Sky Garden.

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‘Dark Side of the More’

The Bankside ‘More London’ complex, with the Shard in the background, looking ominous at night.

‘One Bishops Square’

Curtains of LED lights festoon this void within a City office building.

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‘Nighthawks’

A man looks out the window at Shoreditch Grind, a coffee shop on Old Street.

‘Tower Bridge’

London's most iconic bridge caught in the low winter sun.

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‘Evil Frog’

The National Theatre at night, looking positively amphibian.

‘Walk Away’

A solitary suited man walks through the under-river Woolwich Foot Tunnel.

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‘Docklands’

Forbidding skies over Canary Wharf.

‘A Room with No View’

Guests at the View From The Shard discover the drawbacks of visiting on a misty day.

‘Princelet Street’

Paint flakes off this building on Princelet Street, ‘a Georgian time capsule behind the Old Spitalfields Market.’

‘Brick Lane’

Two friends enjoy a beer on Brick Lane.

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‘V&A’

At the other end of town, museum visitors have a cup of tea in the grand environs of the Victoria & Albert Museum.

‘The Grand Staircase’

Looking down on the Grand Staircase at the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel.

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‘Dark Corners’

A woman descends a staircase at the Tate Britain gallery.

‘Syon Park’

Two figures explore the Enchanted Woodland at Syon Park, south-west London.

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‘Go Slow’

‘A completely self-indulgent shot. We were in Canary Wharf, checking it out for our next photo walk, when inspiration struck and I made Arpad pose for me. I wish there had been a few more people in the photo, but other than that I really like it.’

‘Blue Hour’

A view of the Shard from the Sky Garden at 20 Fenchurch Street.

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‘Bridges’

Southwark, Millennium, Blackfriars and Waterloo bridges spanning the Thames at sunset.

‘The Wall’

A footpath over a busy road on a gloomy day.

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‘Left Behind’

Two men in conversation on a doorstep, east London.

‘Moon Walk’

An astronaut mural on Brick Lane, Spitalfields.

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‘Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep’

An angel on a grave at Manor Park Cemetery, east London.

‘Tall Ships’

A ship sails towards the Thames Barrier, headed for the Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Festival, as seen from Woolwich Dockyard.

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