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. The photographs for the interior was done first and then the next day I returned to photograph the exterior. As I had to work quickly and cover multiple floors, I kept lighting simple, with an off camera speedlite and natural lighting providing the lovely warm lighting you see throughout the photographs.

The exterior photography was also tricky as I had to photograph it before the heras fencing was removed. This meant shooting from a height opposite the hospital, to avoid the heras fencing that was still in place. I was very fortunate with the weather and had blue skies on that day.

But the results are striking and the client was extremely happy.