Photographer in Southall
A photographer capturing life across Southall, for weddings, family portraits, headshots and commercial work, and a friendly service you can trust from start to finish.
★★★★★ Rated 4.8 from 580+ reviews
Studio at 21 Joel St, Northwood · about 6.5 miles from Southall · weddings from £750 · free consultation
In short
Visiting the studio from Southall
Kaushik Bathia's studio is at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, about 6 miles from Southall 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 Southall: portrait sessions, family and newborn sessions, headshots, pet portraits and commercial photography.
Looking for one service? Start with weddings, portraits or family sessions in Southall; every service we offer here is listed just below.
Services in Southall
Photography services in Southall
- Wedding Photographer in Southall
- Asian Wedding Photographer in Southall
- Hindu Wedding Photographer in Southall
- Sikh Wedding Photographer in Southall
- Muslim Wedding Photographer in Southall
- Portrait Photographer in Southall
- Headshot Photographer in Southall
- Family Photographer in Southall
- Newborn & Baby Photography
- Commercial Photographer in Southall
- Pet Photographer in Southall
The Owner is very friendly and professional. I have been using Mr Bathia for over 15 years and have seen him through multiple family weddings.
I was nervous about how my 2 year old would react, but we had a great photo session! Kaushik had plenty of props to keep my son entertained, laughing, and happily posing.Afterward, he was incredibly patient as we went through every single photo to pick our favorites, even though we kept changing our minds. I highly recommend his service and will definitely be back once my second baby is born!
An amazing experience from start to finish. The photographer was professional, friendly, and made us feel completely at ease. The photos perfectly captured genuine moments between us and turned out even better than we expected. Highly recommend for couples looking for high-quality photography.
What we photograph in Southall
What we could photograph for you across UB1 and UB2
Southall is a west London town long known as Little Punjab. We photograph clients at our Northwood studio and on location across Greater London, from homes and gardens to business premises and venues throughout Hayes, Hanwell and Norwood Green. Naming ceremonies, christenings and first communions are photographed quietly, catching the looks between relatives rather than posing each frame.
First birthdays, milestone anniversaries, a newborn's early days and wedding days are all occasions we photograph for families to keep. A gurdwara ceremony, a register office wedding or a celebration spread over several days, along with the engagements and family gatherings around it, can all be covered. Whether it is a multi-day Sikh, Hindu or Muslim wedding or a small ceremony at Ealing's register office in The Brentham Club, which holds up to 30 guests, we prepare with the same care.
For work, we take LinkedIn and acting headshots, photograph corporate events and conferences, and shoot branding and product images for Southall businesses. Practical work is done here as well: framing and enlarging prints, restoring faded or torn photographs and taking passport and visa pictures that meet the rules.
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Across Southall
The studio that serves Southall
Southall has its own mix of settings, from the Tudor Manor House in Southall Green to Brunel's Three Bridges on Windmill Lane, and we plan each session around the place. Southall is a west London town long known as Little Punjab, and we serve Hanwell and Greenford alongside it. Venues near Southall include Spice Village Southall, Monsoon Banqueting Hall and Fairway Pavilion at West Middlesex Golf Club.
Southall is a large west London suburb long nicknamed Little Punjab for its established Punjabi and wider South Asian community. The banqueting halls here run to genuine scale, and we plan for the pace of a full Southall wedding weekend. Southall station is on the Elizabeth line, and its signs are bilingual in English and Gurmukhi script. For pre-wedding and couple portraits, Southall Park is one option, with Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha on Havelock Road close by for a striking backdrop.
We start with a conversation about what you want, then suggest the studio or a setting such as Southall Park, agree an easy pace and leave space for the unplanned moments. Session times are flexible, fitted round nap times, working hours or the light you would like.
Why book us in Southall
A dedicated studio, not a side line
The awards matter less than the basics: arriving prepared, staying calm and delivering on every booking. Over 25 years of practice means each booking is planned with tight schedules and difficult light in mind, so neither needs to worry you.
We travel to Southall for shoots and take on location work right across Hayes, Hanwell and Norwood Green from the studio.
Framed prints and full storytelling albums are both made at the studio, so the pictures you love end up on display. About a week or two after your session, an edited online gallery of high-resolution images is ready, with albums, prints and framing available from the studio.
Southall at a glance: parks, landmarks and The Broadway
From Southall Park and the Manor House grounds to Brunel's Three Bridges, these notes sum up places a family, portrait or business shoot here could draw on, each with its published source linked.
- The Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha in Southall, opened in 2003, is one of the largest Sikh gurdwaras outside India and won the Ealing Civic Society Architectural Award that year. 1
- The Broadway. Southall's main shopping street, The Broadway, is part of the Uxbridge Road and holds one of the largest South Asian shopping areas, while Old Southall has a smaller commercial area on King Street. 2
- London's largest Sikh community. Southall is home to London's largest Sikh community and has ten gurdwaras, and at the 2021 census Sikhs made up 28.5 per cent of its population, Muslims 24.1 per cent and Christians 22.6 per cent. 3
- Southall station on the Great Western Main Line, opened on 1 May 1839, is in fare zone 4 with Elizabeth line services, and its signs are bilingual in English and Gurmukhi script. 4
- Ealing Council. Southall is a large suburban town in west London and one of the seven major towns of the London Borough of Ealing, about 10.7 miles west of Charing Cross. 5
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Good to know
Photography in Southall, frequently asked questions
Yes, either at the Northwood studio or at your premises, whether that is on The Broadway, King Street or elsewhere in Southall. One lighting set-up and one background keep everyone consistent, and people move through quickly so the working day carries on. Staff who join later can be photographed with the same lighting and background so they match the set.
Yes, event photography is part of what the studio offers. Conferences, awards nights, launches and celebrations are photographed discreetly, capturing the speakers, the guests and the atmosphere without interrupting proceedings. You get an edited set ready for internal channels, press and social media, delivered quickly so highlights can go out while the event is still recent.
We work in a relaxed, documentary way, so the day feels natural rather than directed. Moments, expressions and details are photographed as they happen, and we step in gently only for the group pictures you want. The finished set tells the day as it was, and the five European Kodak Gold Awards reflect the care taken with every gallery.
Yes, whether it comes from a Jubilee Park dog session or a Saffron D'or reception, every picture we deliver is edited by hand, one at a time. Exposure, colour and tone are corrected on each image, with light retouching where it helps, so the result stays true to life. Headshots and portraits can be retouched a little further if you ask, and we will agree the finish with you.
Yes, dogs are welcome, and the studio is a short drive north of Southall. The studio room is enclosed and quiet, which gives a nervous dog time to settle first. For a dog happier outside, Jubilee Park in Southall is a large open space popular with dog walkers and would suit a session. Whichever you choose, the pace is set by the animal.
It depends on the session. A portrait or headshot sitting usually produces a small selection of the strongest frames, whereas a wedding gives you several hundred edited images across the day. We would rather hand over the pictures worth keeping than every frame taken. Tell us whether it is a studio sitting or a full day at a Southall banqueting hall, and we will give you a rough image count before you book.
No, you receive a hand-picked, edited selection. Near-duplicates, closed eyes and missed glances are taken out, and the best frames are finished properly. The result is a gallery you will actually use, not hundreds of near-identical files.
Nearby
Photography near Southall
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. From our Northwood studio we also cover Hanwell, Greenford, Palmers Green, Chiswick, Yiewsley, Winchmore Hill.
At the studio
Visiting the studio from Southall (at the studio)
You will find the studio at 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, about 6.5 miles from Southall, near Northwood Hills station on the Metropolitan line. At the studio you can book a portrait, family or headshot sitting, or drop off prints, frames, old photographs and negatives for work in house. Passport and ID photos are taken at the studio too. For anyone coming up from Southall, the studio at 21 Joel St opens Monday to Saturday 10:30 to 18:00 and Sunday 13:00 to 18:00.
Wedding venues near Southall
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Kaushik Bathia FBIPP FMPA runs the studio he established in 2001 and holds five European Kodak Gold Awards.
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Popular sessions
Popular sessions for Southall right now include Christmas photoshoots, maternity photoshoots, couples photoshoots, cake smash sessions and corporate headshots.
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