Bearers lift a flag-draped coffin topped with flowers from a hearse beneath a timber canopy, at a funeral I photographed.

Funeral Photographer & Funeral Photography Across the UK

I'm Shaun, a specialist funeral photographer. I photograph funerals, memorials and celebrations of life across the whole UK, quietly and without posing, so your family has a true record of the day to keep.

Grief makes a funeral hard to take in while you're standing in it. Photographs hold who came, how the room felt, the flowers, and the small moments that are gone as soon as the day is over.

  • Funeral photography from £750

  • Typically 500–750 professionally edited images in a private online gallery

  • More than 2,500 funerals over 10+ years, and I attend every one myself

  • The whole UK, no travel limit, and short-notice bookings welcome

  • Consistently rated 5 star on Google

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What Is Funeral Photography?

Funeral photography is discreet, documentary-style photography of a funeral, memorial or celebration of life. It captures people, details and natural moments as the day unfolds, then delivers the images to the family through a private gallery.

It isn't like wedding photography. The service isn't paused for pictures, and there's no posing and no flash. I work from the edge of the room, change position during the hymns and switch lenses: a wide view of the church or graveside, then closer on someone reading, a hug, a wreath, a look between people.

Not sure it's right for your family? Read Is Funeral Photography Right for Your Family? or my funeral photography guide.

Real Funerals I've Photographed

Every photograph on this page and in my portfolio is my own, taken at real funerals. These are some of the services families have trusted me with:

You can see many more in my funeral photography portfolio.

My Funeral Photography Portfolio

What My Funeral Photography Includes

Every booking is tailored to your family. As standard, my funeral photography includes:

  • Me, in person, at your funeral

  • Discreet documentary coverage of the service and the parts of the day you choose

  • Natural, unposed images of family, friends, floral tributes, readings and meaningful details

  • Coverage at one or more locations: family home, church, crematorium, cemetery, natural burial ground or reception

  • Typically 500–750 professionally edited images

  • A private, password-protected online gallery within 2–3 weeks

  • The option to add funeral live streaming, funeral videography, a funeral slideshow or tribute film or AV support

The gallery takes you through the funeral in order: people arriving, the quiet before it begins, the service, the small gestures of care, and the goodbye at the graveside or reception.

A Discreet and Respectful Approach

I work from the edges of the service, without flash, posing or directing. I read the room carefully and stay as unobtrusive as possible. Most families tell me they barely noticed I was there.

Before the funeral, we agree which parts of the day are covered and anyone who shouldn't be photographed. If someone asks me not to photograph them, I don't. At the most private moments, I lower the camera.

Where a venue has its own rules, as Westminster Cathedral does during Mass, I liaise with the venue and the funeral director beforehand and use long lenses from agreed positions.

The aim is simple: a respectful, lasting record of the day, without ever becoming part of it.

Your Funeral Photographs and Delivery

Every image is individually edited: colour graded, sharpened and carefully selected. Duplicates, blocked views and closed eyes are removed.

You receive a private online gallery that's easy to view, download and share with family, including relatives who couldn't be there. Prints and albums can be ordered if required.

Some families look straight away. Others wait. I've had people get in touch years later to say they had only just opened the gallery, and that having the photographs mattered more than they expected. Families also use them in an album, or in a funeral slideshow or tribute film.

Funeral Photography Prices

My funeral photography starts from £750. That includes coverage of the main service, professionally edited images and a private online gallery.

Additional locations, such as the graveside, the family home or the reception, are quoted as extras depending on the coverage you'd like. Quotes are always clear, with no hidden charges.

If you'd like more than photography, funeral live streaming starts from £650 and funeral videography from £750. Each service has its own dedicated specialist, so when you book more than one, I bring in more of my team and nothing is rushed. Tell me the date, time and venue, and I'll send you a quote.

What Families Say

"We were so unsure whether to have a funeral photographer at our baby son's memorial, whether it would feel right or make people feel uncomfortable. However, Shaun was incredibly sensitive and understanding and captured all that we could have hoped for on the day, helping us create further memories of our little boy. Tangible memories have become so important to us and we wanted to document the day, including the love, laughter and tears; especially for Oliver's big brother, so that he'd have something to look through in the future to help him understand more. Seeing an example of photos from another family at their child's funeral helped reassure us that the photos would be sensitively captured and encouraged us to book Shaun. If the photos from Oliver's memorial can offer some reassurance to any other families facing the ultimate worst, then that is a good thing. Our photos were absolutely beautiful, very emotional and we're so glad to have them. Thank you."

Oliver's family - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"Firstly Shaun arrived early and introduced himself - he then went about taking photos so unobtrusively we weren't aware he was there. The finished album was beyond our highest Hope's - the photos were perfect.

Every aspect captured and presented in the most amazing photo album. Even being able to name the Photo album added that extra special touch. On what was one of the worst days of our lives - we have a wonderful reminder of all those who loved our special girl."

Charli Wheeler - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"They filmed my husbands funeral. It was beautifully filmed and the photos bought tears to my eyes. Shaun accommodated our needs on the day and was very discrete and professional. Thank you."

Chloë Trickett - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I'm consistently rated 5 star on Google. Read more reviews from families and funeral directors.

Family carry a coffin draped in the Jamaican flag through a London church, at a Caribbean funeral I photographed.

Funeral Photography for Every Faith and Culture

I regularly photograph Hindu, Sikh, Caribbean, Chinese, Buddhist, Nigerian and Zimbabwean funerals, as well as church services, natural burials, and services at gurdwaras and mosques. Each tradition has its own order, pace and places where I need to stand, so tell me about yours when you get in touch.

Hindu and Sikh Funerals

Families sometimes want the preparation of the body, the flowers and the prayers included in the record. I work slowly and quietly from positions agreed with the family and the funeral director, without crossing in front of the coffin.

Caribbean and African Funerals

These services are often longer, with more music, colour and people coming and going, and many families want the emotion in the pictures. See my pages on African and Caribbean funerals and Nigerian funerals.

Natural and Woodland Burials

A natural burial is shaped by the land as much as the people. I can work from behind trees and along the edge of the gathering. Read how I photograph a natural burial.

Military Funerals

Soldiers form up and move in set ways, so I plan where that will happen and make sure I'm not standing in the middle of it.

Baby and Child Funerals

I take my lead entirely from the parents. I photograph more of the surroundings and gentle details, and I lower the camera during the most private moments. Read my guide to photographing a baby's funeral.

Funeral Photographer Anywhere in the UK

I cover the whole of the UK with no travel limit, from London churches to a crematorium in Cumbria and a memorial woodland in Yorkshire. I take short-notice bookings, and I attend every funeral myself, so you know exactly who will be there on the day.

You can book directly with me or through your funeral director. Either way, I liaise with the funeral director and the venue.

Family and friends take turns with shovels to backfill the grave at a Caribbean burial I photographed.
A sitar player and a tabla player perform beside a Buddha statue at an Asian funeral I photographed.
Mourners in red, white and black read the order of service beside a white coffin at a Caribbean funeral in a London church.

Funeral Photography FAQs

  • My funeral photography starts from £750. That includes coverage of the main service, professionally edited images and a private online gallery. Additional locations are quoted as extras depending on the coverage you'd like, and every quote is clear, with no hidden charges.

  • Yes. Families book a funeral photographer because they want the day recorded properly by a professional, often for relatives who couldn't attend or for children to look back on when they're older. If the immediate family feel the funeral shouldn't be photographed, that's a good reason not to book.

  • I arrive early, work from the edges of the room and don't use flash. I don't pose or direct anyone. Most families tell me they barely noticed I was there.

  • I arrive early, work from the edges of the room and don't use flash. I don't pose or direct anyone. Most families tell me they barely noticed I was there.

  • Not during the service. If your family would like a few posed pictures, outside the church, after the committal or at the reception, I'm happy to take them. It doesn't need to be decided in advance.

  • Typically 500–750 professionally edited images. Each one is colour graded, sharpened and carefully selected, with duplicates, blocked views and closed eyes removed.

  • Within 2–3 weeks, in a private, password-protected online gallery. It's easy to view, download and share with family, and prints and albums can be ordered if required.

  • Yes. Before the funeral, we agree which parts of the day are covered and anyone who shouldn't be photographed. If someone asks me not to photograph them on the day, I don't.

  • Yes. I can cover the family home, church, crematorium, cemetery, natural burial ground and reception. Additional locations are quoted as extras depending on the coverage you'd like.

  • Yes, I take short-notice bookings. Call or text me on 07772 509101, 7 days a week, 9am to 10pm, with the date, time and venue.

  • Yes. I cover the whole of the UK with no travel limit, and I attend every funeral myself.

  • Yes. Funeral photography can be combined with funeral live streaming, from £650, or funeral videography, from £750. Each service has its own dedicated photographer, videographer or live streamer, so when you book more than one, I bring in more of my team. Tell me what you need and I'll quote for it.

  • Yes. I take my lead entirely from the parents, photograph more of the surroundings and gentle details, and lower the camera during the most private moments. I never share baby or child funeral photographs publicly without the family's written permission.

  • Either way works. You can book through your funeral director or come straight to me, so you can see the service and the price yourself. I then liaise with the funeral director and the venue.

    More answers are on my FAQ page.

More answers are on my FAQ page.

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Ready to Book Funeral Photography?

Bring everyone closer.

Call or text me with the date, time and venue. I'll check availability and send you a clear quote.

I'm available 7 days a week, 9am to 10pm, and short-notice bookings are welcome.

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Call or Text 07772 509101