Hawkes also gave a specific tip for taking photos from one of BA’s Embraer 190 aircraft on the London City-Edinburgh route – sit in seat 3A for the outbound leg, and 3D for the inbound, for unobstructed views.
Commenting on the work Hawkes said:
“I’ve spent the last 25 years of my working life hanging out of the sides of helicopters shooting aerial views all over the world. In a helicopter your first thoughts are safety, both for yourself and the pilot, and of course also for those below you on the ground.
“It was a very different experience altogether shooting from a British Airways aircraft, certainly the first time I’ve been offered such good coffee whilst I’ve been working! In the helicopter the doors are either taken right off or open, but in a standard aircraft the first thing you’ll have to deal with are reflections and glare from the window.”