LONDON (AP) — When Associated Press photographer Frank Augstein moved to London in 2015, what struck him most was the crowds.
Augstein, who grew up in a small town in western Germany, thought Britain’s capital of almost 9 million people was the busiest place he had ever seen.
In years of covering political dramas, moments of celebration and tragedy and major sporting events, Augstein’s photographs have captured the city’s ceaseless movement: Pedestrians swarming over the Millennium footbridge spanning the River Thames. Travelers from the U.K. and continental Europe thronging St. Pancras railway station. Commuters following London transit etiquette by carefully ignoring one another on a crowded Tube train, or waiting patiently in a snaking bus queue.
A combo of images showing the Red Arrows flying over Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony in London on Saturday, June 8, 2019 and the the empty scene taken from the same angle on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. When Associated Press photographer Frank Augstein moved to London in 2015, what struck him most was the crowds. Augstein, who grew up in a small town in western Germany, thought Britain’s capital of almost 9 million people was the busiest place he had ever seen. In years of covering political dramas, moments of celebration and tragedy and major sporting events, Augstein’s photographs have captured the city’s ceaseless movement: Pedestrians swarming over the Millennium footbridge spanning the River Thames. Travelers from the U.K. and continental Europe thronging St. Pancras railway station. Commuters following London transit etiquette by carefully ignoring one another on a crowded Tube train, or waiting patiently in a snaking bus queue. Augstein revisited those sites in recent days after Britain — like other countries around the world — went into effective lockdown to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. More than 4,300 people with the virus in Britain have died, and health officials warning the peak of the outbreak is still days or weeks away. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A combo of images shows pedestrians strolling over the Millennium bridge in London on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 and an empty view from the same angle taken on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. When Associated Press photographer Frank Augstein moved to London in 2015, what struck him most was the crowds. In years of covering political dramas, moments of celebration and tragedy and major sporting events, Augstein’s photographs have captured the city’s ceaseless movement: Pedestrians swarming over the Millennium footbridge spanning the River Thames. Travelers from the U.K. and continental Europe thronging St. Pancras railway station. Commuters following London transit etiquette by carefully ignoring one another on a crowded Tube train, or waiting patiently in a snaking bus queue. Augstein revisited those sites in recent days after Britain — like other countries around the world — went into effective lockdown to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)A combo of images showing commuters on the Piccadilly Line tube in London on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 and the an empty compartment on the same London underground line taken on Thursday, April 2, 2020. When Associated Press photographer Frank Augstein moved to London in 2015, what struck him most was the crowds. In years of covering political dramas, moments of celebration and tragedy and major sporting events, Augstein’s photographs have captured the city’s ceaseless movement: Pedestrians swarming over the Millennium footbridge spanning the River Thames. Travelers from the U.K. and continental Europe thronging St. Pancras railway station. Commuters following London transit etiquette by carefully ignoring one another on a crowded Tube train, or waiting patiently in a snaking bus queue. Augstein revisited those sites in recent days after Britain — like other countries around the world — went into effective lockdown to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)A combo of images shows people queuing for a bus at Victoria Station in London, on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 and an image taken from the same angle on Thursday, April 2, 2020. When Associated Press photographer Frank Augstein moved to London in 2015, what struck him most was the crowds. In years of covering political dramas, moments of celebration and tragedy and major sporting events, Augstein’s photographs have captured the city’s ceaseless movement. Augstein revisited in recent days many of sites he has photographed, after Britain — like other countries around the world — went into effective lockdown to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)A combo of images shows people walking on a traffic free Regent street in London on Sunday, July 12, 2015 and an image of an empty street taken from the same angle on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. When Associated Press photographer Frank Augstein moved to London in 2015, what struck him most was the crowds. In years of covering political dramas, moments of celebration and tragedy and major sporting events, Augstein’s photographs have captured the city’s ceaseless movement: Pedestrians swarming over the Millennium footbridge spanning the River Thames. Travelers from the U.K. and continental Europe thronging St. Pancras railway station. Commuters following London transit etiquette by carefully ignoring one another on a crowded Tube train, or waiting patiently in a snaking bus queue. Augstein revisited those sites in recent days after Britain — like other countries around the world — went into effective lockdown to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)A combo of images shows people recording the last bell bong of Big Ben housed inside Elizabeth Tower in London on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 and the same view except this time an empty scene take on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. When Associated Press photographer Frank Augstein moved to London in 2015, what struck him most was the crowds. In years of covering political dramas, moments of celebration and tragedy and major sporting events, Augstein’s photographs have captured the city’s ceaseless movement: Pedestrians swarming over the Millennium footbridge spanning the River Thames. Travelers from the U.K. and continental Europe thronging St. Pancras railway station. Commuters following London transit etiquette by carefully ignoring one another on a crowded Tube train, or waiting patiently in a snaking bus queue. Augstein revisited those sites in recent days after Britain — like other countries around the world — went into effective lockdown to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)A combo of images shows Union flags flying on the Mall leading to Buckingham Palace in preparation for the State Visit of US President Donald Trump, in London on Friday, May 31, 2019 and the deserted scene taken from the same angle on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
