The amazing gallery shows parts of London shot from above – and the views are breathtaking. Jason Hawkes, an aerial photographer from Reading, England, captured the images over the past six months while flying in AS355 helicopters. Here: Aerial view of Wembley Park and Wembley Stadium, Brent. England with the towers of Central London in the far distance. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)





Aerial view looking along the River Thames with the Shard on one side and the skyscrapers of the City of London. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)





Dawn over Canary Wharf. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)





The Guard and tourists at Buckingham Palace and Victoria Memorial. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)





Night aerial view of SouthBank and the River Thames, London. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)





Aerial view of St. Pauls Cathedral, London. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)





The view across St Pauls Cathedral to the Southbank, London Eye and in the far distance the cranes at Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)





1800 ft over the City of London looking West to Westminster, London. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)





Sunset over London. Looking up the River Thames past Wapping to Tover Bridge, the Shard and the City of London. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)





It's Springtime in London. Here's a view of the Reformers Tree by Harry Gray. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)





Hyde Park. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)





The city of London at dusk. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)





Sunset looking through the towers in the City of London with the construction of 22 Bishopsgate. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)





Night aerial view of Piccadilly Circus, London. (Photo by Jason Hawkes/Caters News Agency)