This image was shot with the clear air of a cool October evening. I had planned it for some time, having set up my tripod and Hasselblad camera on a terrace high up across the river, and was ready just at the magical moment when the evanescent blue light the sky is perfectly in balance with the warm yellow glow of the street lights and the illuminations of the buildings, with the additional purple and red tones of Blackfriars Bridge.

This is one of my favourite views of London, it has an interesting mix of historical and contemporary buildings, and the geometry of the composition with the majestic dome of St Paul’s cathedral acting as a central fulcrum is in perfect harmony. The full moon rising was an added bonus!

Multinational food and domestic products company Unilever plc, whose global headquarters is the curved, classical-style building with columns beside Blackfriars Bridge, has a 200cm wide print of this image in every one of their regional headquarter offices throughout the world.

This panorama is a digital composite image, created by stitching together many single photographs to create a highly detailed wide view.