I spent Wednesday 16 February in London photographing St Paul’s Cathedral. A selection of images from my visit can be seen on the Season Images gallery – follow this link.
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t Paul’s is an amazing and inspiring building with a history tied closely to London and the life of the Anglican Church in the United Kingdom. St Paul’s is not an easy place to photograph. Ordinary visitors are not permitted to take photographs. A special permit needs to be pre-arranged and costs £300 per hour – I was very kindly given a special rate of £120/hr. A member of the Cathedral staff is required to accompany you. Given the hundreds of tourists and dozens of groups of children moving about on most days, this is no doubt a good thing. Many thanks to Hannah Talbot, the Cathedral Press and Communications Officer who was very helpful.
I joined the 12:30 Eucharist service which was great although a little lost in the cavernous vastness of the Cathedral. The West end of the Nave is striking in its simplicity whereas the East end with the High Alter is breathtakingly ornate.
A particular highlight for me was William Holman Hunt’s painting “The Light of the World” of Christ knocking on the door.
