Royal Bournemouth Hospital Photography

Architectural photoshoot of the hospital

The latest section of Royal Bournemouth Hospital called the Beach was completed in 2025. Beach stands for Birth, Emergency, And Critical care and Child Health services. It is a state of the art facility and a significant upgrade on the previous facilities. Photographing it was a large project, involving two separate visits. First completed was the interior photography, where I photographed multiple theatres, wards and downstairs, the massive plant room (a dedicated space that houses the mechanical and electrical equipment that runs the hospital’s essential services).

How the shoot was organised

The window to organise this photo shoot was extremely small. I had just a small period of time, between the construction team finishing and the hospital opening. This is very often the case in a lot of different projects, whether they are large developments or smaller residential projects. The photographs for the interior were done day one and then the next day I returned to photograph the exterior. As I had to work quickly and cover multiple floors, I kept the lighting indoors simple, with an off camera speedlite and natural lighting providing the lovely warm lighting you see throughout the photographs.

Photography of Operating theatre

Exterior Photography - tricky!

For the exterior photography I arrived early afternoon to the site, when the sun was high in the sky and hitting the front of the building. I was very fortunate with the weather that day with the sun shining, giving me fantastic blue skies.

But it was a tricky shoot as the green heras fencing was still in place, and I had to get the photographs done as the hospital was opening the next day. To avoid the fencing I had to shoot from a height opposite the hospital, which was tricky but I managed it. It was worth the effort as the end the results are striking and the client was extremely happy.

‍ ‍ Exterior photography of Bournemouth Hospital

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