Hiring a Professional Construction Photographer Across the UK
Matthew Jones specialises in construction and civil engineering photography, helping contractors, developers and engineering firms showcase their projects by combining technical competence and creativity with strong story telling. From residential developments to large scale commercial and infrastructure projects. This is photography that captures progress and processes as well as also the expertise, professionalism, capabilities and safety compliance that sets your business apart.
Simply put we help you tell your story with impactful imagery.
Who is our service for?
For clients who prioritise reputation andhigh standards, who are looking for ways to promote their business. For anyone who understand and wants photography that is more than documentary content; they are marketing assets that help you win contracts, build trust with stakeholders, and reinforce your position as a market leader.
Key benefits:
- Win more tenders and contracts with professional, creative images that show rather than tell
- Showcase quality, safety, and compliance to clients and stakeholders
- Reinforce trust, credibility, and a reputation for doing things better
What We Photograph
Matthew Jones captures the full scope of construction and civil engineering projects, ensuring every image tells a story of professionalism, expertise and operational excellence.
Construction & Civil Engineering Projects
- Residential developments, commercial buildings, and larges scale structures
- Foundations, structural work and complex engineering processes
- Highlighting workmanship, organisation and adherence to high standards
Infrastructure & Utilities
- Roads, bridges, power stations and other major infrastructure
- Demonstrating scale, technical complexity and meticulous planning
Groundworks & Early-Stage Construction
- Excavations, trenching, rebar, and initial site preparation
- Essential for progress documentation, compliance, and marketing communications
Plant & Machinery in Operation
- Cranes, excavators and specialist construction equipment
- Showcasing capability, scale, and professionalism of site teams
Each image is created with technical competence, strong composition and lighting that elevate your projects, providing content that works across tenders, marketing materials, investor reports, websites, and social media.
Why Construction Clients Choose Us
Clients choose Matthew Jones Photiography because they need more than just images, they need a reliable and trusted supplier who understands construction and civil engineering. Matthew Jones has an eye for detail and is conscientious,
They need someone one who will communicate clearly to understand the brief and the purpose of the shoot and use his experience to will help get the most out of the shoot and advice how to go about turning ideas into a workable plan.
- Site expertise: Experienced in live construction environments, with full PPE ensuring photography does not disrupt workflows, working with site mangers and operators.
- Creative vision: Images that capture the scale, complexity and craftsmanship of your projects, reflecting the professionalism of your teams.
- Operational reliability: Punctual, organised and adaptable, able to work within tight schedules and across multiple project sites. There is no charge for last minute rescheduling due to weather.
- Marketing impact: Photography that supports tenders, investor presentations, websites, PR campaigns, and social media, helping your business stand out and win trust.
- Reputation reinforcement: High quality imagery communicates your commitment to standards, compliance and being the fist choice supplier in your field
With Matthew Jones as your construction photographer, projects becomes a marketing asset and a credible record of your expertise, allowing your business to build trust, demonstrate capability and reinforce its leadership in the industry.
We can help you with the brief. Sometimes it about the physical construction of a structure, other times it's about the people and processes and others it may be about a specific product or service. Most often it is about all of these.
There are examples and case studies through out this post of construction, ground work and civil engineering projects.
Matthew Jones has eye for detail, and is conscientious,
How Construction Photography Is Used
Professional construction photography is rarely created for a single purpose. For most of our clients the images we produce become long term commercial assets that support bidding, marketing, reporting, and stakeholder communication across multiple channels.
Supporting Bids, Tenders, and Pre-Qualification
High quality construction imagery plays a critical role in competitive tenders and PQQ submissions. Decision makers are not only assessing technical capability, but also professionalism, organisation, and confidence in delivery.
Clear, well composed images help demonstrate:
- Well managed sites - Competence
- Strong health and safety culture - Compliance
- Skilled operatives and effective supervision - Organisational trust
- Quality workmanship and attention to detail - Capability
Rather than relying solely on written claims photography allows you to show how you work. This is particularly valuable when bidding for framework agreements or higher value projects where trust and reputation are decisive factors.
Marketing, Brand Positioning, and Business Development
Construction photography underpins effective marketing, whether for websites, brochures, presentations, or social media. Consistent, high production value imagery reinforces your brand and positions your business as professional, reliable, and established.
Clients frequently use our images to:
- Refresh websites and sector pages
- Support case studies and project features
- Strengthen LinkedIn and trade media presence
- Create sales and capability decks
The focus is not on dramatic visuals alone, but on images that accurately represent your processes, people, and standards; building confidence before a conversation even takes place.
Stakeholder, Client, and Investor Communication
Construction projects involve multiple stakeholders, often with differing levels of technical knowledge. Professional photography helps bridge that gap.
Progress and completion images are commonly used for:
- Client updates and reports
- Investor and board presentations
- Public consultation and community engagement
- Internal communications and staff engagement
Clear visual records help explain complexity, demonstrate progress, and reinforce confidence that a project is being delivered safely and competently.
Progress, Documentation, and Long-Term Value
Construction progress photography provides a structured visual record of a project over time. When done properly, it offers more than documentation, it becomes a resource that can be revisited for years.
Clients often rely on these images for:
- Retrospective case studies
- Award submissions
- Marketing future projects of a similar scale
- Demonstrating experience in specific sectors or methodologies
By considering future use at the point of capture, we ensure the photography remains relevant well beyond project completion.
Photography That Works Across Multiple Channels
Every construction shoot is approached with an understanding of how images will be used. We aim to deliver a balanced set of visuals that work equally well for:
- Web and digital marketing
- Print and editorial
- PR and media
- Social platforms
This approach maximises return on investment and ensures your photography supports commercial objectives, not just documentation.
Making life Easy for You
- One price - that includes travel, on site photography, post production and delivery of photographs in any format
- Packages and Bundles available - save money maximize your ROI
- Flexible dates - we can work in rain and snow or postpone the photography until a better day, at a moments notice with no cost to you.
- Quick turn around - if you need the photos quickly, that's no problem
- Full PPE - Ready to go
We have offices in Derby and Chesterfield and are well positioned to work on projects in Sheffield, Manchester as well as Birmingham and Leicester. There is more information on our 3 things to consider when searching for commercial photographers page.
Architecture Photography, Interior Photography, Drone Filming
We provide a range of associated services that feed in to our Industrial and Construction photography. If you are looking for an architectural photographer here's our link.
We are experienced and competent commercial photographers. Our small team provides other specials services to help you achieve your aims. Please click the link to discover more.
- Architecture and Interior Photography
- Editorial and PR
- Drone Filming
- Drone Surveying
For each project we provide still and drone photography (where it is safe to do so) in one package. Drone imagery brings an extra dimension to the end product and provides great value for money.
We hold a ECITB safety passport and have full PPE, Matthew our main photographer has prior experience working in the construction and engineering industry and is very Health and Safety conscious.
We can photograph all sorts of industrial products on-site and have photographed point of sales kit, explosives, trucks, quarry equipment and gigantic CMMs.
