Kaushik Bathia photographs weddings anywhere in South London and comes to you for family, newborn, portrait, headshot, event, pet and commercial sessions. Richmond upon Thames, the nearest borough, is about 12 miles from the Northwood studio, and Lewisham, the farthest in this area, about 19.8.
The short answer
Yes. Kaushik Bathia Photography, established in 2001 and rated 4.8 from 580+ Google reviews, works in South London from Richmond and Kingston in the south-west to Greenwich and Lewisham in the south-east, all between about 12 and 20 miles from 21 Joel Street, Northwood Hills. Weddings are photographed at any venue in the area. For sessions Kaushik comes to your home, a park, your office or your venue, and travel from Northwood to South London is set out in your written quote before you book.
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Three corners south of the river
The south-west corner is the nearest. Richmond upon Thames is about 12 miles from the studio, and it is the only London borough on both sides of the Thames: Richmond and Barnes to the south, Twickenham to the north, with the council based at York House. Kingston upon Thames follows at about 14 miles and New Malden at 15. About half of Richmond's borough is parkland, taking in Richmond Park, Bushy Park and Kew Gardens.
The inner band runs along and just below the river. Wandsworth is about 13.7 miles out, Lambeth 14.7 and Southwark 14.9, with Tooting at 16 and Merton at 16.1. Southwark is the oldest part of South London, having grown up at the southern end of London Bridge, where Roman engineers built the first crossing around 43 AD. Clapham Junction, where the routes from Victoria and Waterloo converge, sits in the middle of this band.
The farthest points lie to the south and south-east. Sutton is about 19.1 miles from Northwood, Greenwich 19.4 and Lewisham 19.8, so the whole area falls inside a 20-mile reach of the studio. Greenwich became a Royal Borough on 3 February 2012 for the Diamond Jubilee, and Lewisham was London Borough of Culture in 2022, when its We Are Lewisham programme ran 696 events.
How it works here
Weddings have no distance limit, so a South London wedding is planned like any other: by its events, its guest numbers and the venues you have chosen. Wedding photography is from £750. Packages are built around your day, and a second photographer, an engagement shoot or a hand-finished album can be added. Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Christian, civil and register office weddings are all covered.
For sessions south of the river, Kaushik comes to you. That might be a family shoot on Wandsworth Common, newborn photographs in your living room in Kingston, a headshot morning in a Richmond office or a christening lunch in Lewisham. If you would rather travel yourselves, the studio is at 21 Joel Street, two minutes from Northwood Hills station on the Metropolitan line. South London session prices are given on request: call or WhatsApp 07956 505383.
Every South London booking lists the travel from Northwood in the written quote, so the cost of the journey is in front of you before you commit. That holds whether the shoot is 12 miles away in Twickenham or nearly 20 miles away in Catford.
Backdrops and their rules
Three Royal Parks fall in this area: Richmond Park, Bushy Park and Greenwich Park. Wedding, civil partnership and lifestyle photography such as family portraits in them needs a permit from the park office, and each permit covers up to ten people for one hour. Plan the group around that limit, or use the permit for the couple or the immediate family and photograph the wider group somewhere else.
Richmond Park covers more than 5,000 acres, is a National Nature Reserve with around 600 red and fallow deer, and has a view to St Paul's Cathedral from King Henry's Mound. The view from Richmond Hill is the only view in England protected by an Act of Parliament, and Turner and Reynolds both painted it. Greenwich Park, enclosed in 1433 and laid out to André Le Nôtre's plan in the 1660s, looks over the London skyline from its highest hill.
The commons are less formal. Wimbledon and Putney Commons cover 460 hectares protected by an 1871 Act, with Wimbledon Windmill near the centre. Tooting Common is noted for its large oaks and historic avenues, and Wandsworth Common is common land of medieval origin with woods, lakes and heath. Morden Hall Park, 125 acres of National Trust land on the River Wandle, has river channels crossed by footbridges and two snuff watermills.
Getting about
Rail links matter when guests or staff travel in. Clapham Junction is described as the busiest station in Europe by number of trains, with 100 to 180 an hour. Wimbledon is the only London station where the Underground meets Tramlink, and Morden is the most southerly station on the Underground. Lewisham is the terminus of DLR services from Bank and Stratford, and London Bridge, opened in 1836, is the oldest station in fare zone 1.
Crossings shape a day that moves between boroughs. Kingston Bridge, a five-arch Portland stone bridge opened in 1828, links Kingston with Hampton Wick and Bushy Park. In Greenwich the foot tunnel of 1902 runs 370 metres under the Thames to Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs. Allow for these when a ceremony and a celebration sit on different sides of the river or at opposite ends of the area.
Where next
The nine South London boroughs here each have a page of their own. Start with Richmond upon Thames or Kingston upon Thames for the south-west, Wandsworth, Lambeth and Southwark for the inner boroughs, and Merton and Sutton further south. In the south-east, read Greenwich and Lewisham.
For weddings, the area guide is South London wedding photography, with a separate page for Asian weddings in South London. Family sessions are covered on South London family photography, and business portraits on South London headshots.
Every service
Kaushik photographs weddings at any South London venue, from York House in Twickenham to Woolwich Town Hall, the Royal Borough of Greenwich's register office. Each borough runs its own ceremony rooms, and Southwark Council alone lists more than 25 licensed venues. Wedding photography is from £750, packages are built around your day, and the journey from Northwood is shown in your written quote. See South London weddings.
Weddings in South LondonMulti-day Asian weddings in South London can move from a home mehndi in Tooting, where 28.8% of residents were Asian or Asian British in the 2011 census, to a town hall signing and a banqueting suite on the same weekend. Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Gujarati and Tamil weddings are covered event by event, from £750, with a second photographer available. Read Asian weddings in South London.
Asian weddings in South LondonFor family photography Kaushik comes to your home or garden, or meets you in a park: Battersea Park's 200 Victorian acres, Brockwell Park with its walled Old English flower garden, or Southwark Park's boating lake and bandstand. Royal Parks portraits need a permit for up to ten people for one hour. Travel from Northwood is in your quote. More on South London family photography.
Family photography in South LondonNewborn photography happens at home in the first 5 to 14 days, so a baby in Kingston, Merton or Lewisham is photographed in familiar surroundings. The session runs at the baby's pace, around feeds and sleep, and siblings can join in. Ask by phone or WhatsApp for the price. See newborn photography in South London for how it works at this distance.
Newborn photography in South LondonMaternity photoshoots suit 28 to 34 weeks, and South London has gentle outdoor settings for them: Terrace Gardens on Richmond Hill above the Thames, Cannizaro Park's azaleas and rhododendrons beside Wimbledon Common, or the walled garden at Manor House Gardens in Lee. Sessions can also happen in your own home. Details on maternity photography in South London.
Maternity photoshoots in South LondonEngagement and pre-wedding couples photoshoots can follow the river: Canbury Gardens on Kingston's riverside, the promenade in Battersea Park, or Potters Fields Park between City Hall and Tower Bridge. In Greenwich, the Grade II listed buildings around the market and the old houses of Croom's Hill give a street setting. See couples photography in South London.
Engagement and couples shoots in South LondonHeadshots and corporate headshots are taken at your office or venue: The Shard above London Bridge station, the office buildings of Richmond town centre, or Design District on Greenwich Peninsula, home to more than 170 businesses. One sitting runs around 20 to 30 minutes. Travel is quoted before you book. More on South London headshots.
Headshots in South LondonPortraits for individuals, graduates and personal branding can use the area's history: the Grade I Clattern Bridge in Kingston, built around 1175, the Georgian Pembroke Lodge in Richmond Park, the 18th-century houses of Deptford, or Windrush Square in central Brixton beside the Black Cultural Archives. See portrait photography in South London for locations.
Portraits in South LondonEvent photography covers birthdays, anniversaries, community celebrations and corporate evenings at halls, restaurants and homes in South London, along with christenings. For a church christening, check the photography guidance with the vicar or priest before the day. Prices are given on request. See event photography in South London.
Event photography in South LondonPet photography here follows each park's rules. The Royal Parks ask for dogs on short leads all year in Richmond Park and from March to September in Bushy Park, Greenwich Park keeps dogs out of its Flower Garden, and the lower half of Telegraph Hill Park is dog-free. See pet photography in South London.
Pet photography in South LondonCommercial photography for products, premises and staff suits the area's markets and high streets: Borough Market, on its current site since 1756, Brixton Market's 80-plus street pitches, Tooting's two indoor markets and Kingston's daily Market Place. Royal Parks shoots for business go through a separate filming team with its own fees. See commercial photography in South London.
Commercial photography in South LondonPlanning
Richmond upon Thames at about 12 miles and Kingston at 14 are the closest parts of South London to the Northwood studio, with New Malden at about 15.
Greenwich and Lewisham sit at about 19.4 and 19.8 miles, at the outer edge of the 20-mile reach for sessions; weddings have no such limit.
Portraits in Richmond, Bushy or Greenwich Park need a lifestyle photography permit, issued for up to ten people for one hour, so plan the group around it.
Wandsworth publishes separate dog control maps for its parks and commons, Lewisham caps any one walker at four dogs, and Merton has no dog control orders in force.
Landmarks and places across South London that come up when planning a shoot, each with its source.
Sources, facts checked October 2026
Town by town
The South London boroughs and towns below are listed with their distance from the Northwood studio, from Richmond upon Thames at about 12 miles to Lewisham at about 20.
Good to know
The South London boroughs here sit between about 12 and 20 miles from 21 Joel Street, Northwood Hills. Richmond upon Thames is the nearest at about 12 miles, then Wandsworth 13.7, Kingston 14, Lambeth 14.7, Southwark 14.9, Merton 16.1, Sutton 19.1, Greenwich 19.4 and Lewisham 19.8. Kaushik travels out to you for sessions, and the travel from Northwood appears in your written quote.
Yes, with a permit. The Royal Parks require one for family portraits and other lifestyle photography in Richmond Park, as in Bushy and Greenwich Parks, and each permit covers up to ten people for one hour. Apply through the park office. If your group is larger than ten, a session in your own garden or a split session is worth discussing when you enquire.
Yes. Tooting has a large British Asian community and a concentration of South Asian restaurants, and in the 2011 census 28.8% of its residents were Asian or Asian British. Kaushik photographs Hindu, Sikh and Muslim weddings there and elsewhere in South London, from home ceremonies to banqueting suites. Wedding photography is from £750. See the Tooting Asian wedding page.
Merton Register Office, based since November 2000 in Morden Park House on London Road, Morden. The house is a Grade II listed Georgian manor built in 1770 by John Ewart, with three main ceremony rooms and a courtyard. Morden station, the southern terminus of its branch of the Northern line, is on the same road.
Yes. Kaushik photographs headshots at your office, whether that is near London Bridge, along the South Bank or in a Brixton workspace. Each person's single sitting takes around 20 to 30 minutes, as at the studio. Session prices are given on request by phone or WhatsApp, and the travel from Northwood is written into the quote.
Session prices are given on request by phone or WhatsApp on 07956 505383, because they depend on the type of shoot, its length and where it happens. The one published figure is for weddings, which are from £750. For anything in South London, the journey from Northwood is listed in your written quote so you can see it before you book.
Yes. Greenwich is about 19.4 miles from Northwood and Lewisham about 19.8, both within reach for sessions. Greenwich Park has views of the London skyline from its highest hill and from One Tree Hill, and Blackheath, which straddles Lewisham and Greenwich along the A2, looks out over London, Essex, Kent and Surrey. Weddings in the Royal Borough are covered too.
South London enquiries
Send the borough, the date and what you have in mind, and Kaushik will reply with availability and a written quote that includes the travel from Northwood.