Britain in Pictures: Gallery
South East
 - Battersea Power Station, London
© Jill Furmanovsky
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"Battersea Power Station, the mythical building made famous on Pink Floyd's album cover 'Animals'. I had always been intrigued by the place and jumped at the opportunity to see the building properly. My idea was to reproduce the cover by legendary designer Storm Thorgerson. This was a challenging test for the camera. To catch a flying pig (thrown in the air rather than flown as the real one had been!) required split second timing and I found that the camera was not up to it. However, I was able to strip the image together, much as the original artwork had been done. I am very happy with the finished piece. It is still recognizable as a homage to 'Animals' but the decay adds an extra layer of melancholy." (Jill Furmanovsky)
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