Kaushik BathiaPhotography

Graduation Photographer in North London

Cap-and-gown portraits on graduation day, or a calmer session later at Kenwood, Canonbury Tower or a park near home. Kaushik comes to you anywhere in North London, and school and sixth-form leavers are welcome too.

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The short answer

Can I book a graduation photographer in North London?

Yes. Kaushik Bathia photographs graduation portraits around the ceremony, before the gown goes back, or on a separate date at a North London landmark such as Kenwood, Canonbury Tower or Sunny Hill Park in Hendon. The graduate is photographed alone and then with family, formally and informally. The drive from Northwood, 8 to 15 miles, appears in your written quote with travel itemised, and the price is given on request.

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What clients say

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I had an amazing experience with Kaushik Bathia. They were professional, friendly, and made me feel completely comfortable during the shoot. The photos came out beautifully — natural, vibrant, and exactly what I hoped for. Highly recommend

Abhi K., Google review, 2025

I did a fabulous photoshoot with Kaushik and thoroughly enjoyed it! I was very nervous, but he made me feel at ease! I will hopefully return for another one at a later date!

Abby I., Google review, 2018

I went the studio for the photoshoot and Mr Batia is proffessional, courteous ,efficient and cheerful. I love my photos and will come again. Highly recommend.

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On the day

Gown, cap and the hours before the hire goes back

Gown hire is usually returned on the day of the ceremony, so the session has to fit between the end of the ceremony and the return time. Send us both times when you ask, and the shoot is planned to use every minute without a rush. The classic formal portrait comes first, then relaxed frames, then the family groups, with the gown and hood arranged properly before every frame.

For a Middlesex University ceremony, Hendon Park is two to three minutes' walk from Hendon Central, close enough for a quick set of frames before the gown goes back. Families arriving from further away may prefer a separate date, when the graduate is not juggling friends, gown queues and lunch bookings. The national graduation photos page explains the session in full.

Graduate in cap and gown with her family, studio group portrait

Hendon

Middlesex University graduates and portraits around Hendon

Hendon is home to Middlesex University, which grew out of the Hendon Technical Institute, so Hendon is the natural place for a Middlesex graduate's portrait near campus. Hendon Park, a 12-hectare park opened in 1903 two to three minutes' walk from Hendon Central, has a Japanese maple named one of the Great Trees of London in 2008. Sunny Hill Park, 22 hectares on high ground at Church End, has extensive views north and west beside St Mary's churchyard.

For a civic setting, Hendon Town Hall on The Burroughs, opened in 1901 and Grade II listed, has a formal frontage that suits a gown. The RAF Museum on Grahame Park Way, free to enter, could appeal to an engineering or aviation graduate, subject to the museum's own rules on photography. Hendon is about 8.2 miles from Northwood, among the nearest parts of the area to us.

A later date

A separate session at Kenwood, Canonbury Tower or Charterhouse Square

A later date lets the portrait be about the achievement rather than the logistics, if your gown is available for longer or you own one. Kenwood, on the edge of Hampstead Heath, is a Robert Adam neoclassical house run by English Heritage in 112 acres of Humphry Repton parkland. Canonbury Tower in Islington, built between 1509 and 1532 and listed Grade II*, is the oldest building in the borough and was once home to Thomas Cromwell and Sir Francis Bacon.

In Clerkenwell, The Charterhouse, founded as a Carthusian monastery in 1371 and still an almshouse, faces Charterhouse Square, and St John's Gate, built in 1504 as the entrance to the priory of the Knights Hospitaller, is a short walk away. At the northern edge, the Hadley Highstone, an 18-foot obelisk of 1740, marks the site of the Battle of Barnet. Public parks with permit rules, such as the Heath and Alexandra Park, are booked once the permit is in place. See portraits in Islington.

Graduate in cap and gown holding her scroll, studio portrait

School leavers

Sixth-form and school leavers, from Mill Hill to Southgate

Leaving school is a milestone too. A leavers' portrait before the prom or ball, in the suit or dress chosen for it, can be taken at home, in the garden or in a nearby park, and a frame of the leaver with siblings can be added before everyone heads out. Mill Hill School, founded in 1807, is an independent day and boarding school for 13 to 18 year olds with a Greco-Roman School House by Sir William Tite; portraits on school grounds need the school's agreement, so the public road outside is the usual fallback.

In Southgate, the Southgate Green conservation area keeps a group of Grade II listed Georgian buildings around the old village green, a calm spot for a leaver's picture with parents. Grovelands Park nearby has lawns and woodland for a relaxed set. Our portrait photography in North London page covers individual sittings at other times of year.

Family groups

Grandparents, siblings and the people who helped you get there

The session can end with the family: parents first, then grandparents, then siblings, and a framed portrait for the people who helped you get there is the classic gift. Formal and relaxed frames are both covered, and posing is coached throughout so nobody is left unsure where to stand.

Kaushik travels to you from Northwood; the travel is quoted up front and set out in writing before you book, and the session price is given on request by phone or WhatsApp. If you would rather avoid weather and crowds altogether, the Northwood studio has controlled light and room for a family group. Prints, frames and albums can be ordered afterwards. For the area overview, see photographer in North London.

Graduate in cap and gown seated with her scroll, studio portrait

Planning

Planning around North London

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Hendon's Great Tree

Hendon Park, a short walk from Hendon Central, has a Japanese maple named one of the Great Trees of London in 2008, a good frame for a Middlesex graduate.

02

Views from Sunny Hill

Sunny Hill Park in Hendon is on high ground with views north and west, and sits beside St Mary's churchyard for a quieter second set-up.

03

Canonbury Tower in Islington

Canonbury Tower, built between 1509 and 1532 and the oldest building in Islington, gives a graduate's portrait a historic red-brick backdrop.

04

The gown deadline

Gown hire is usually returned on ceremony day, so send the ceremony end time and the return time, and the session fits between them.

Graduation backdrops in North London

Landmarks and parks across North London, with their sources, to help you pick a setting for graduation or leavers' portraits.

  • La Délivrance (the 'Naked Lady'): La Délivrance, a 4.9 m bronze by Émile Oscar Guillaume celebrating the First Battle of the Marne, has stood at Henlys Corner on Finchley's southern edge since 1927 and was upgraded to Grade II* in 2016. 1
  • Golders Green Hippodrome: The Grade II listed Golders Green Hippodrome beside the Underground station was built by Bertie Crewe as a 3,000-seat music hall, opened on Boxing Day 1913 and was later home to the BBC Concert Orchestra. 2
  • St Andrew's Church, Enfield: St Andrew's, Enfield's parish church on Church Lane, dates largely from the 14th and 15th centuries, holds the Tiptoft and Raynton monuments and has paved walks linking it to the vicarage walled garden and the old Grammar School. 3
  • Southgate House: Southgate House on the High Street is a yellow-brick house of about 1780, and a plaque records that John Lawrence lived there from 1861 until he became Governor-General of India in 1864. 4
  • Trent Park Water Garden and lake: Enfield Council has installed a new bridge across the dam at the eastern end of Trent Park's larger lake, allowing a full lake circuit past the Water Garden and the North Lawn of the mansion. 5

Sources, facts checked October 2026

  1. La Délivrance - Wikipedia
  2. Golders Green Hippodrome - Wikipedia
  3. St Andrew's Churchyard (Enfield) - London Gardens Trust Inventory
  4. A Walk in Southgate - Southgate Green Association
  5. New bridge in Water Garden completes lake circuit - Friends of Trent Country Park

Town by town

Graduation portraits across North London

North London towns are listed below with miles from Northwood and links to the portrait pages for each.

Good to know

Graduation photography in North London: questions answered

Yes. Send the ceremony time and the gown return time, and the session is planned around them. Hendon Park and Sunny Hill Park are close by for outdoor frames, and Hendon is about 8.2 miles from Northwood, with travel set out in your written quote.

Kenwood's Repton parkland on the edge of Hampstead Heath suits a later graduation portrait. The Heath's own photography rules apply around it, so the session is planned on a weekday with the right permission, and the house's own rules apply to its grounds.

Yes. A leavers' portrait before the prom or ball can be taken at home, in the garden or in a nearby park such as Grovelands or Broomfield Park, with siblings and parents joining for a few frames.

Yes. If your gown is available for longer, or you own one, a separate date is often calmer, especially when relatives are travelling in. Canonbury Tower, Charterhouse Square and Waterlow Park all work well for a later session.

Yes. Parents, grandparents and siblings join after the solo portraits, in both posed and candid groups. Tell us how many people are coming so the location has room for a group in two rows.

The price is given on request by phone or WhatsApp on 07956 505383, and it depends on the length of the session and the location. Travel from Northwood is shown separately in the written quote.

Graduation in North London

Tell us your ceremony date and gown return time

Send the date, the times and who is joining the photographs, and Kaushik will reply with a plan for the day, or a later date, and a written quote including travel.

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