Photographer and film-maker Richard Bentley decided that at long last it was about time he turned his lens on the city he loves.
His focus for this beautiful time-lapse was the Shard, the striking building that now dominates the London skyline and dominates the record books for being the tallest building in Western Europe.
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Being both imposing and yet subtle is an incredible feat and yet it's something that Renzo Piano's building manages to accomplish.
Bentley's latest video is part of a larger body of work entitled 'Metropolis' which looks at cities as seen through the eyes of its inhabitants. By taking a series of well-placed time-lapse videos Bentley hopes to encompass an entire city in mere minutes.