Buckingham Palace London England Illinois

Buckingham Palace London England IllinoisI really wanted to capture the palace at night, because everyone always sees the same scenes in the day time. The light gray hues of english overcast skies, with thousands of tourists with their cameras in front of the outer gates, and the red coated Imperial Guards with their big fuzzy black hats on guard duty, standing absolutely still. If you've ever visited London, you've probably seen this! Anyways, here is the same palace at night, when the

at the age of 20

I have wanted to photograph and capture its beauty for the longest time

I saw no alternative

Visiting this monument was truly a humbling experience

Taken in the Place Charles de Gaulle at the end of famous Champs Élysées

I was one with the environment

so getting off work at 7 on a sunday was a big deal

I ordered 11 more and they sold out within the week

I had to stand in the middle of the street with cars flying all over the place

I loved the people

This was shot about 15 minutes after sunset

But then the same thing happened