White stucco terraces, Notting Hill London, panorama distortion at sunset
Westbourne Terrace W2, white stucco buildings, panorama distortion, blue sky
Portobello Road from train bridge, Notting Hill London, panorama distortion
Porchester Square, Bayswater W2, black and white panorama, stucco building at corner
Gothic Quarter alley, Barcelona, panorama distortion, figure walking toward light
The Serpentine at dusk, Hyde Park London, panorama sweep, blue hour
Red Circle line train arriving at station, panorama distortion
Latimer Road tube station platform, golden hour light, panorama distortion
London Underground roundel sign, low angle, panorama distortion, dramatic sky
Bayswater tube station interior, Victorian brick arches, staircase, skylight
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Your phone can bend reality. Most people never try..
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Your phone can bend reality. Most people never try.

I lived in London for a few years, in the W11 pocket between Notting Hill and Bayswater. At some point I started taking photos on panorama mode and deliberately not doing it properly — moving too fast in parts, dipping the phone mid-sweep, pausing for a second. What came back were images that looked more like how the city felt than how it looked.

One from Barcelona too. The narrow alleys in the Gothic Quarter compress like this naturally — the panorama just makes it official.

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