Friday, December 23, 2011

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Italy

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Italy, built by Giuseppe Mengoni between 1865 and 1877 - photography by Simon Kirwan www.simonkirwan.com 2011

Hi-res version at Lightbox Photo Archive. Image copyright Simon Kirwan - www.the-lightbox.com 2009

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, the San Siro Stadium, Milan

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, the San Siro Stadium, Milan, home of both A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano - photography by Simon Kirwan www.simonkirwan.com 2011

Hi-res version at Lightbox Photo Archive. Image copyright Simon Kirwan - www.the-lightbox.com 2009

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers FC

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Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers FC. Opened in 1882, it is the second oldest football stadium in the Premier League - aerial photography by Simon Kirwan www.aerial-photographer.co.uk 2011

Hi-res version at Lightbox Photo Archive. Image copyright Simon Kirwan - www.the-lightbox.com 2009

The Gherkin, 30 St Mary Axe, London

The Gherkin, the Swiss Re building at 30 St Mary Axe, London, designed by Norman Foster and Arup engineers, erected by Skanska in 2001 - 2003 - architectural photography by Simon Kirwan www.the-lightbox.com 2011

Hi-res version at Lightbox Photo Archive. Image copyright Simon Kirwan - www.the-lightbox.com 2009

Liverpool ONE Under Construction 2006

Liverpool ONE Under Construction 2006 - photography by Simon Kirwan www.the-lightbox.com 2011

Hi-res version at Lightbox Photo Archive. Image copyright Simon Kirwan - www.the-lightbox.com 2009

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

RNAS Anthorn site, Cumbria, contaminated by radioactivity from WW2 military hardware

RNAS Anthorn, Cumbria, now Anthorn Radio Station, operated by Babcock International, NATO facility used to transmit VLF radio signals to submarines, contaminated by radioactivity from WW2 military hardware - aerial photography by Simon Kirwan www.aerial-photographer.co.uk, from 2009 North West Coastal Aerial Survey

Hi-res version at Lightbox Photo Archive. Image copyright Simon Kirwan - www.the-lightbox.com 2009

Monday, December 19, 2011

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Culcheth & Glazebury from the Air

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Culcheth & Glazebury from the Air : looking south over the East Lancs Road - aerial photography by Simon Kirwan www.aerial-photographer.co.uk 2011

Hi-res version at Lightbox Photo Archive. Image copyright Simon Kirwan - www.the-lightbox.com 2009

Fiddlers Ferry Power Station From The Air

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Fiddlers Ferry Power Station From The Air - aerial photography by Simon Kirwan www.aerial-photographer.co.uk 2011

Hi-res version at Lightbox Photo Archive. Image copyright Simon Kirwan - www.the-lightbox.com 2009

Yaoklev Yak-52 G-LYFA, Fox Alpha Group, Barton Airfield

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Yaoklev Yak-52 G-LYFA, Fox Alpha Group, 360 hp Ivchenko Vedeneyev M-14P nine cylinder radial engine, at Barton Airfield - photography by Simon Kirwan www.the-lightbox.com 2011

Hi-res version at Lightbox Photo Archive. Image copyright Simon Kirwan - www.the-lightbox.com 2009