Britain From The Air, exhibition: Glorious photograph captures a bird’s eye view of west London

Bathed in warm sunshine, this is Kensington seen from the skies.The photo shows landmarks including Hyde Park in the middle distance, the Natural History Museum, on the left of the foreground, and the V&A, on the right.

It is part of the Britain From The Air exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington Gore from Thursday.

The society’s director, Dr Rita Gardner, said: “Britain From The Air is one of the Society’s most popular exhibitions and we’re excited to bring it to London for the first time. The exhibition offers a fantastic opportunity to see Britain’s incredible natural and human landscapes from a unique perspective.”

The exhibition was previously shown in Bath, Oxford, Chatham, Edinburgh and Leeds, being seen by an audience of more than five million people.

Britain from the Air, 1 Kensington Gore, SW7 2AR, May 12 until July 12, rgs.org

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