Level ground for prams
Family sessions at Manor House Gardens in Lee, on level paths that suit pushchairs and slower walkers.
Family Photographer in Lewisham
Family photography for Lewisham, outdoors in Lee or Ladywell or indoors at our Northwood studio, with prints, canvases and albums to follow.
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Northwood HA6 studio, or a Lewisham park with room for the children · free consultation
Serving Lewisham
Families and newborns, from Lee to Forest Hill
Family sessions cover Lewisham and take in Catford, Deptford and Forest Hill. Manor House Gardens in Lee is the outdoor choice for most of the year; from November the Northwood studio is the drier and warmer one, and it suits anyone under three who will not last long outside.
Camera height changes a family picture more than anything else. Held at adult eye level it looks down on children and shortens them, so we drop to the height of the smallest person in the group and let the adults lean in instead. It also puts the lens where a child will actually look at it.
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What we offer
Family photography in Lewisham
Three generations together
Several generations in one booking, photographed in a running order that puts the youngest last.
Extended family groups
Short by design, because a group with toddlers in it is at its best in the opening stretch.
Local and experienced
Patient family sessions around Lewisham
Thirty to forty minutes is the working span for a group with toddlers in it. Everyone together first, then pairs, then the children on their own, with nothing held for longer than a small person will hold it.
Grandparents and extended family are welcome in the booking, and worth including, because a group assembled once every few years is the one people keep. You receive an edited gallery, colour with mono alternatives where they suit, sized both for a frame and for sending round.
Recent work
Every generation, in one gallery
Lewisham green spaces for a family session
For toddlers and grandparents alike, a level path, somewhere to sit and grass to play on count for more than a sweeping view. These Lewisham parks each come with a linked council or published source, so you can check facilities before choosing one. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
- Mountsfield Park Mountsfield Park in Catford has a play area, bandstand, meadow and ornamental garden, hosts a weekly parkrun and offers views west over Catford to Crystal Palace. Source: Lewisham Council - Mountsfield Park
- Ladywell Fields play and river dipping The northern field of Ladywell Fields has a diverted river where river dipping and paddling are popular in summer, and the park also has play areas, an adventure playground and a skate park. Source: Lewisham Council - Ladywell Fields
- Mayow Park Mayow Park in Sydenham, originally named Sydenham Recreation Ground, is the borough's oldest municipal park and has a play area, café, cricket pitch and meadow area. Source: Lewisham Council - Mayow Park
- Blackheath Blackheath straddles Lewisham and Greenwich along the A2, giving views over London, Essex, Kent and Surrey, and is known as the starting point of the London Marathon. Source: Lewisham Council - Blackheath
Good to know
Family Photographer in Lewisham, FAQs
Yes. The floor is kept clear, the room is warm, and there is nothing breakable within reach. For a family in Lewisham the real question is whether the trip earns itself. Between spring and October, Manor House Gardens in Lee makes the better session. In deep winter, or with a child under two, the drive to Northwood buys an hour that does not depend on weather.
Let us know as soon as you can. Small children get ill and have bad days, and a rearranged session is always better than photographing a miserable child. We will move the session to another date, and if it was planned for Manor House Gardens we can simply pick a drier day.
Yes, and it is a lovely session to photograph. We take gentle portraits of a newborn with older brothers and sisters, capturing that early bond beautifully. Letting the older children set the speed keeps everyone calmer, and the connection shows in the pictures.
Yes, and timing matters more than location. The useful window is the last couple of months, before walking any distance becomes tiring. In Lewisham that usually means Manor House Gardens in Lee, chosen because the walk from the gate to where we photograph is short, or the Northwood studio if you would rather be warm and indoors. Either way it is a short session.
The early weeks are best, while newborns still sleep deeply and curl up comfortably. Get in touch before the birth and we will pencil in a date near your due date, then adjust once the baby arrives.
Serving Lewisham
A family photographer near Lewisham
Our family sessions reach Lewisham and the neighbourhoods around it from the Northwood studio. It sits close to Greenwich and Bromley, which we cover too. Family sessions in the borough are about 20 miles from Northwood, so travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote before you book.
The Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, founded by tea trader Frederick Horniman and opened in 1901, was named Art Fund Museum of the Year in 2022. Hilly Fields near Ladywell has a cafe and wide views over Lewisham and the City of London, and Beckenham Place Park, the borough's largest green space, has a lake and ancient woodland. Sessions on location near Lewisham can use Manor House Gardens in Lee, with The Horniman Museum and Gardens at Forest Hill close at hand.
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How it works
Lewisham shoots, at your venue
Most Lewisham family sessions would take place at home or in a park near you, since Northwood is around 20 miles away. On location we bring our own lighting, so a winter afternoon in a Lewisham living room is no obstacle. The Northwood studio is always an option too, especially for babies and toddlers in the colder months.
Family sessions are photographed by Kaushik Bathia, FBIPP and FMPA, who has run the Northwood studio since 2001 and holds five European Kodak Gold Awards.
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