Kaushik BathiaPhotography

Graduation Photographer in North West London

Graduation portraits for Brunel, Westminster's Harrow campus and college graduates, and for sixth-form leavers, on the day or at a calmer time at the studio or a local landmark.

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The short answer

Where can I get graduation photos taken in North West London?

You can have graduation photos taken at the studio at 21 Joel Street, Northwood Hills, or on location, for example near Brunel's campus in Uxbridge or at a landmark such as Swakeleys Park. Bring your cap, gown and hood, and family are welcome in the pictures. Studio sessions avoid weather and crowds. Prices are given on request, and travel to a location is set out in your written quote.

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I had a photoshoot recently and it was such a great experience. Everyone was lovely and made us comfortable. The pictures looks great as well I am very pleased. I will definitely come back when the opportunity arises again,

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I required some portrait shots to be taken. Mr Bhatia, did an amazing job, Very friendly and extremely professional and knowledgeable.I would highly recommend.

Naeha M., Google review, 2020

Really pleased with my photos. Kaushik is very professional and took lots of picture for us to choose from. Our shoot was comfortable and not too long. I would highly recommend him.

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Brunel in Uxbridge

Graduating from Brunel, about five miles from the studio

Brunel University of London, which received its royal charter in 1966 and is named after Isambard Kingdom Brunel, runs from a single campus on Kingston Lane in Uxbridge with more than 16,000 students. The campus was built from 1965 in a brutalist style, and its Grade II listed lecture centre was a filming location for Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. Uxbridge also has a nursing campus of Buckinghamshire New University.

On ceremony day, campuses set their own rules for photography, so check what yours allows before booking a photographer on site. A separate session is often simpler: Uxbridge is about 4.9 miles from the studio, a short drive, so the portraits can happen the day before or a week later without the crowds. If you would like the pictures in Uxbridge, Kaushik comes to you, and travel from Northwood is quoted up front and set out in writing before you book.

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

Other campuses

Westminster's Harrow campus and the college at Colindale

Northwick Park station on the Metropolitan line serves the University of Westminster's Harrow campus as well as Northwick Park Hospital. On the eastern edge of the area, Colindale is home to Barnet and Southgate College's Colindale campus, as well as the RAF Museum. Graduates from these campuses, or from universities further away with family living locally, can have the formal portrait taken close to home.

The studio on Joel Street is a short drive from Harrow and about seven miles from Colindale. For families in Northwood, Northwood Hills and Moor Park it is close enough to walk, gown over the arm. A studio portrait also suits graduates whose ceremony was far away, or who could not have the whole family there on the day. See graduation photos in Harrow and Northwood.

On the day or later

Gown hire, timing and a calmer studio date

Hired gowns usually have to go back on the day of the ceremony, so the portrait has to be planned around that. If you can keep your gown longer, or own it, a separate studio date is often calmer than the ceremony itself: no queue for the best spot, no weather, and time to arrange the hood properly before every frame. If relatives are travelling from further away, choose a date that suits them.

The session starts with the graduate alone in the classic formal portrait, then moves to more relaxed frames and the family groups. If the ceremony is at Brunel, the Grade II listed lecture centre on the Kingston Lane campus, built from 1965 in a brutalist style, makes a strong backdrop for a few frames after the formal portrait, where the university allows it. More on the format is on the graduation photos page.

Graduate in cap and gown holding her scroll, studio portrait

Local landmarks

A graduation portrait by Swakeleys Park, the canal or Uxbridge Market House

For an outdoor graduation portrait near Brunel, Swakeleys Park in Ickenham has a lake crossed by the River Pinn and overlooks the Jacobean Swakeleys House, and its Diamond Jubilee garden has benches set around a stone obelisk. In Uxbridge, the Grand Union Canal runs just west of the town, and the 1788 Market House on the High Street stands on around 50 Doric columns under a hexagonal clock tower.

Hillingdon Council requires permission for professional photographs in its parks and green spaces, including Swakeleys Park, so if you want a park setting there, allow time to apply through the Hillingdon Film Office before your date. In Pinner, the High Street of mainly 18th-century buildings leads up to the parish church of St John the Baptist, a setting that gives a graduation portrait a sense of place. For other portrait settings see portrait photography in North West London.

School leavers

Sixth-form leavers and the families who got them there

Graduation portraits are not only for university. Harrow on the Hill alone is home to three schools, Harrow, St Dominic's and John Lyon, and each summer the area's sixth forms send students on to university, apprenticeships and work. A leavers' portrait in uniform, or in the outfit for the leavers' dinner, marks the end of school in the same way a gown marks the end of a degree.

Photography has a long history on the hill: the Hills & Saunders studio photographed the schools, families and local area there in the 1860s, and its archive of about 80,000 glass plates survives. Today the studio in Northwood Hills is about 3.8 miles from Harrow on the Hill, and leavers' sessions can include parents, grandparents and siblings. For the wider area, see the North West London photographer page and the portrait page.

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

Planning

Planning around North West London

01

Return the gown on time

Hired gowns usually go back on ceremony day, so book the portrait around the hire or arrange to keep the gown longer.

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Check campus rules

Brunel and other campuses set their own rules for photography on ceremony day, so confirm what is allowed before booking on site.

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Swakeleys Park permission

Swakeleys Park is a Hillingdon green space, so a graduation portrait there needs Film Office permission first.

04

Uxbridge Market House

After a Brunel ceremony, the 1788 Market House on Uxbridge High Street, with its row of Doric columns, is in the town centre, a short drive from Kingston Lane, for the family groups.

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Leavers in uniform

A sixth-form leaver's portrait in school uniform or a leavers' dinner outfit can be taken at the studio, with the family joining for the groups.

Graduation backdrops in North West London

These are the landmarks and outdoor settings in North West London that suit a graduation portrait, with a source for each.

  • Rayners Lane station building: The station building, redesigned by Charles Holden and Reginald Uren and completed in 1938, was Grade II listed in 1994. 1
  • RAF Northolt: RAF Northolt opened on 3 May 1915 and is home to No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron, which flies government and VIP passengers, and the airfield serves as London's VIP airport. 2
  • RAF Museum London: The RAF Museum London on Grahame Park Way (NW9 5LL) occupies the site of the London Aerodrome and has six hangars of aircraft and exhibitions on RAF history since 1918; entry is free. 3
  • Ruislip Almshouses: The Ruislip Almshouses on Eastcote Road are a Grade II listed 16th-century five-bay timber-framed range with brick nogging and a steep tiled roof. 4
  • Church of St Martin of Tours: The Grade I listed Church of St Martin of Tours on Ruislip High Street is built mainly of flint rubble, with a 15th-century west tower and exposed medieval wall paintings. 5

Sources, facts checked October 2026

  1. Rayners Lane - Wikipedia
  2. RAF Northolt - Wikipedia
  3. RAF Museum London
  4. Ruislip Almshouses, West Ruislip (Historic England list entry 1358347) | British Listed Buildings
  5. Church of St Martin of Tours, West Ruislip (Historic England list entry 1285697) | British Listed Buildings

Town by town

Graduation portraits across North West London

The towns below are listed with their distance from the Joel Street studio, so you can see how far the studio is from home or campus.

Good to know

Graduation photography in North West London: questions answered

Yes, if the university allows professional photography on the day, so check its guidance first. Uxbridge is about 4.9 miles from the studio. You can also choose a separate session at the studio or a nearby park, which avoids the ceremony-day crowds and the rush to return a hired gown.

Yes. You can come to the studio on the morning of the ceremony or straight afterwards, before the gown goes back. If your gown hire allows an extra day or you own the gown, a separate date gives more time for family groups.

Yes, with permission. Swakeleys Park is a Hillingdon Council green space, and the council requires professional photos there to be approved first through the Hillingdon Film Office. The lake, the River Pinn and the Diamond Jubilee garden make a good backdrop, about 3.2 miles from the studio.

Yes. The Harrow campus is served by Northwick Park station on the Metropolitan line, a short journey from the studio in Northwood Hills. Graduates can come to the studio before or after their ceremony, or Kaushik can meet them at a location nearby.

Yes. The session covers the graduate alone and with parents, grandparents, siblings and partners, in formal and relaxed frames. Tell us how many are coming when you book, so the studio or location suits the group size.

Yes. School leavers' portraits follow the same format as a graduation session, in uniform or a leavers' dinner outfit, with family groups if you would like them. They are usually taken at the studio in Northwood Hills.

Ask for graduation prices on 07956 505383, by phone or WhatsApp, with your ceremony date. The quote depends on whether you choose the studio or a location, how long the session runs and how many images you want, and any travel from Northwood is set out in writing.

Your photographer is Kaushik Bathia, a fellow of both the BIPP and the MPA with five European Kodak Gold Awards, working from the studio he opened in Northwood in 2001.

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