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Fisheyed London: Photographer captures an ultra-wide view of the capital's streets

Experimenting with different lenses is a photographer's prerogative and it's something that can unearth the most unexpected images.

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All images courtesy of the photographer. Via The Photography Show.

All images courtesy of the photographer. Via The Photography Show.

For UK street photographer Gagan Sadana he recently decided to play around with an 8mm Fisheye lens and was amazed by the resulting monochrome, ultra-wide pictures of London's streets and people.

Sadana's work is often candid and mainly in black and white. Mostly shooting with a prime lens, he looks for a high contrast scene, created either by the natural light or available artificial light. Speaking of his experiment with the Fisheye lens, he said: "My priority was not to use the default distorted view to be a highlight of the photographs but the people, which is the core of street photography. It's something I'm now very comfortable with and try to shoot as much as possible with it. It's particularly useful when there are leading lines, either already in the scene or created by the natural light or shadows."

A member of Street Photography International and a Panasonic European Ambassador, Sadana is also going to be speaking at The Photography Show in March 2016. To find out more visit www.blackandwhitestreetphotography.com.

Man in white shirt on ultra-wide fisheye perspective of a London street with strong linear shadows and other pedestrians in the distance
Woman in dark coat walking down a narrow London street with dramatic shadows cast across the pavement, captured in black and white with a wide-angle fisheye lens
A silhouetted cyclist riding through a narrow London street at night, lit by street lamps casting long shadows in black and white
Black and white fisheye photograph of a lone figure walking through a modern building's curved corridor with dramatic geometric lines and lighting
Silhouetted man in suit walking through a modern urban arcade with curved architectural elements, shot with a fisheye lens in black and white
Silhouetted figure walking through a modern curved tunnel with white illuminated walls and recessed ceiling lights, shot with a fisheye lens in black and white
Silhouettes of pedestrians cast long shadows on a London street between towering cylindrical columns, captured with a fisheye lens creating a distorted ultra-wide perspective in black and white
Skateboarder performing a trick in mid-air above pavement with classical buildings silhouetted against bright sun, shot with fisheye lens in black and white
A solitary figure casts a long shadow across a wet London street at night, lit by bright overhead lights in this black and white fisheye photograph
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