Damian says: ‘My plan was to get up early, head to the south side of the Thames, and take some long-exposure shots of the city across the motionless water. I love photographing around or near the river – there is always so much to discover.
‘I arrived at about 7am, the sky was clear, and the view was clean. The swans and other river birds were enjoying the morning sun, and I took my position to capture the first image. I took a step back and turned again to view the river scene to find that it had disappeared – a thick, heavy fog had descended and masked all but the nearest objects.
‘The faded background gave a wonderful backdrop to the foreground features, isolating them and simplifying their outline. Meanwhile, above the fog, everything was apparently unchanged – the sun was shining and reflecting off the windows of the tall buildings that cut their way through the fog.
‘The speed with which this scene changed was amazing, and within 30 minutes all traces of the fog had gone. No-one was around, so no-one witnessed this secret beauty except me and my camera.’
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