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Photographer in Maple Cross

A long established photographer for Maple Cross, covering everything from newborn shoots to commercial work, with careful, unhurried sessions and hand finished albums.

★★★★★ Rated 4.8 from 580+ reviews

Studio in Northwood HA6 · about 5 miles from Maple Cross · weddings from £750 · free consultation

In short

Visiting the studio from Maple Cross

Kaushik Bathia's studio is at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, about 5 miles from Maple Cross in a straight line (a little further by road). The studio is two minutes from Northwood Hills station on the Metropolitan line, with parking close by for anyone driving.

The studio opens Monday to Saturday from 10:30am to 6pm and on Sunday from 1pm to 6pm. To book a session, call 07956 505383, send a WhatsApp message or use the form on this page.

Portraits, families and newborns, headshots, pets and commercial work are photographed in the studio or on location within about 20 miles, and weddings further afield. Each has its own page for Maple Cross: portrait sessions, family and newborn sessions, headshots, pet portraits and commercial photography.

Looking for one service? Start with weddings, portraits or family sessions in Maple Cross; every service we offer here is listed just below.

Google reviews

What clients say

4.8 from 580+ Google reviews

…Kaushik is incredibly talented, artistic, and truly gifted with a photographer’s vision. He knows exactly what he wants each frame to look like and how to get the best out of his subjects. Honestly, there were moments during the shoot when I’d wonder, “What is he making me do?” – but when I saw the final shots, I was blown away. Every image looked beautiful, intentional, and natural.

Amrita A., Google review, 2025

I would HIGHLY recommend Northwood Hills Studios to anyone who wants to do family photos or special occasion photos.

Dharmesh K., Google review, 2017

Highly recommend!!! I came from Qatar and found this famous Photographer Kaushik Bathia who took my photographs! Absolutely incredible. He touched up on blemishes and really made the photo look so beautiful!

Farrah, Google review, 2023

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What we photograph in Maple Cross

Pick your session in Maple Cross

Maple Cross is a Hertfordshire village in the Three Rivers district. From our Northwood base we cover portrait work in the studio and on location shoots at parks, homes and venues throughout Mill End and Sarratt. For Asian and Muslim weddings, whether at The Grove, Denham Grove or another venue near Maple Cross, we plan around each family's customs so we are in place before the key moments.

An engagement shoot, perhaps by the lakes at Rickmansworth Aquadrome, is a relaxed way for a couple to get used to the camera before the wedding. A newborn sitting, a family reunion or a milestone birthday gets the same preparation as a wedding. A wedding at The Waterside Venue in Rickmansworth, with two gardens joined by a bridge over the river, might last an afternoon, while an Asian wedding can run across a week, and coverage is shaped to either.

For companies in the Maple Cross business area we offer product shots, branding images, event coverage and staff headshots, delivered as files for print, web and social. Pet portraits are given the patience of a nervous headshot sitter, and branding, product and corporate event work is booked through the week. We also take headshots and branding images for business owners, portfolios for actors and event coverage for companies, and the studio restores damaged family photographs too.

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Across Maple Cross

How far is the drive between Maple Cross and Northwood?

Maple Cross is about 5 miles from our Northwood studio, and we do not charge for travel there. Maple Cross is a Hertfordshire village in the Three Rivers district, and we cover Mill End and Rickmansworth on the same trips. In and around Maple Cross, we cover venues such as The Grove, The Waterside Venue and Moor Park Golf Club.

Maple Cross is a small Hertfordshire village on the western fringe of Rickmansworth in the Three Rivers district, made up largely of post-war housing. It sits beside junction 17 of the M25 motorway on the A412 Denham Way. For a few quiet portraits, the lakeside paths of Rickmansworth Aquadrome are a short drive away.

Before any session we agree its shape together, from a quiet studio portrait to a busy family afternoon. You pick the setting, whether the studio, your home in Maple Cross or a public park, and the session is paced calmly around it.

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Why book us in Maple Cross

What a Maple Cross booking includes

Twenty-five years of work means a boardroom headshot is prepared as carefully as a wedding. Since 2001 the habit has been the same: arrive prepared, with the plan agreed beforehand.

From our Northwood studio we reach Maple Cross quickly and cover shoots throughout Hertfordshire. For a shoot in the village itself, Maple Cross is reached from the M25 at junction 17 or along the A412 Denham Way.

Your edited selection arrives in a private online gallery with high-resolution downloads included, and prints can be ordered from it at any time. Albums, framed prints and large wall pieces are made to order from your chosen frames.

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Maple Cross places worth knowing before a shoot

These notes cover a handful of places around Maple Cross, from the Colne Valley lakes to the old Cross on Denham Way, each linked to the source the detail comes from.

  • Colne Valley Regional Park. Maple Cross sits at the northern end of the Colne Valley Regional Park, founded in 1965, which covers 43 square miles from Rickmansworth to Staines with 200 km of rivers and canals and over 60 lakes. 1
  • The Grove at Chandler's Cross (WD3 4TG), an 18th-century mansion converted into a hotel on a 300-acre estate, has 16 event spaces used for weddings and celebrations. 2
  • Maple Cross business area. Maple Cross has a designated industrial and business area east of the village, used by company offices for its access to the motorway network. 3
  • The Cross on Denham Way is a listed former inn with parts dating back to at least the 1700s; after local opposition stopped its demolition in 2010, the historic building was kept and converted into homes. 4

Sources

  1. Colne Valley Regional Park
  2. Events & Occasions - The Grove
  3. Maple Cross - Wikipedia
  4. Maple Cross - Wikipedia

Good to know

Photography in Maple Cross, frequently asked questions

Tell us what you have in mind and we will price that shoot rather than a standard package. Ring 07956 505383 or message us with the type of shoot, the Maple Cross address or venue, the date, and any extras such as an album or prints. You get an itemised quote back, and any questions answered, before you commit.

Kaushik Bathia opened it in Northwood in 2001, so it has more than twenty-five years behind it. Over those years the work has earned five European Kodak Gold Awards, and Kaushik is a fellow of both the BIPP and the MPA. That length of practice lets us take most briefs in our stride.

Both. In the Northwood studio the lighting is controlled, so headshots, newborn, portrait and product work look the same in any weather. When a natural setting suits better, we come to your home or venue, or to a public space such as Rickmansworth Aquadrome with its two lakes. One booking can also combine the two.

Of course. Prints in a range of sizes can be ordered from us as soon as the gallery is ready. We do the printing ourselves, so colour and detail match what you approved on screen. Favourites can be enlarged and framed in house, ready for the wall.

We go along with them instead of battling it. Play, movement and a bit of silliness tend to give better pictures of children than asking them to hold still. Sessions stay short, with breaks, and parents can join in whenever that helps. What you end up with looks like your child on a normal day.

Yes, each image is edited by hand for colour, exposure and tone, so the whole set matches. No heavy filters: the look stays natural. Frames chosen for an album or a large print get further work.

Yes, newborn and baby sessions are a speciality. The studio is kept warm and quiet, and the session is paced around feeds and naps. The pictures dwell on tiny hands and feet and quiet closeness, and parents and siblings are welcome in them.

Nearby

Photography near Maple Cross

From our Northwood studio we photograph clients right across the area. Browse all the areas we serve, or see our wedding, portrait and headshot photography. We also photograph clients across Hertfordshire, including nearby Rickmansworth and Chorleywood.

At the studio

Visiting the studio from Maple Cross (at the studio)

From Maple Cross the drive to the studio at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU is about 5 miles; by Tube, Northwood Hills on the Metropolitan line is the nearest station. Sessions there are by appointment, and we handle printing, framing, restoration and scanning on site. The studio opens Monday to Saturday from 10:30 to 18:00 and on Sunday from 13:00 to 18:00.

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Wedding venues near Maple Cross

Guides to what each venue publishes on capacity, catering, ceremony rules and parking — and what it does not say.

Kaushik Bathia FBIPP FMPA has run the Northwood studio since 2001 and holds five European Kodak Gold Awards.

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Popular sessions

Popular sessions for Maple Cross right now include Christmas photoshoots, maternity photoshoots, couples photoshoots, cake smash sessions and corporate headshots.

Weddings · Portraits · Family · Headshots · Commercial · Pet

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