4548 x 6064 px | 38,5 x 51,3 cm | 15,2 x 20,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
28 janvier 2026
Lieu:
London, England, UK
Informations supplémentaires:
Walkie Talky City of London, City of London, London, England, UK. Photographed on 28 January 2026. The image is centred on Walkie Talky City of London, with enough of the surrounding setting at London retained to establish how Walkie Talky City of London appears in everyday life. Visible lettering, materials, neighbouring buildings and street furniture around Walkie Talky City of London add specific physical context rather than reducing the scene to an isolated object. The photograph preserves the appearance of Walkie Talky City of London and its immediate surroundings at one identifiable moment in the recent history of the location. The surrounding physical details help identify Walkie Talky City of London precisely and distinguish the location from a generic urban scene. The composition therefore preserves both Walkie Talky City of London and the immediate environment in which it was encountered. 20 Fenchurch Street, widely nicknamed the Walkie Talkie, was designed by architect Rafael Viñoly and completed in the 2010s as part of the changing skyline of the City of London. Its top-heavy curved profile makes it readily identifiable among the cluster of modern towers that contrast with older streets and historic buildings in the Square Mile. Walkie Talky City of London is closely tied to London; the surrounding street, building or public-space details help explain how the subject functioned or was encountered at the time. The setting around Walkie Talky City of London records a recognisable part of everyday life in London, retaining local context that can be lost when businesses, buildings or public spaces change.
