photography studio — east london

where in east london is the studio

we're on fish island, hackney wick — a small canal-side neighbourhood in the london borough of hackney and tower hamlets, next to the queen elizabeth olympic park. postcode e3. fish island is the creative and industrial heart of east london — a mix of warehouse studios, galleries, breweries and independent restaurants, sitting between hackney wick overground station and the olympic park. the studio is a 5-minute walk from hackney wick station and a 10-minute walk from stratford international.

how east london creatives get to the studio

• 5 minutes' walk from hackney wick overground (london overground line)
• 10 minutes from stratford (jubilee, central, elizabeth line, dlr, national rail)
• 12 minutes from dalston kingsland on the overground
• 15 minutes from shoreditch high street on the overground
• 20 minutes from liverpool street via elizabeth line to stratford + short walk
• limited on-site loading available — most productions arrive by train

why east london is the right location for your shoot

east london has become the uk's most concentrated creative district — home to fashion labels, photographers, agencies, production companies and post houses. it's where a lot of the industry actually lives and works, which matters when you're putting a crew together. talent, stylists, muas and freelancers are almost all within 15 minutes' travel. rush-hour central-london gridlock isn't a factor. and the neighbourhood itself photographs beautifully — canal walks, warehouse walls, victorian brick — if your shoot needs a couple of environmental locations to complement the studio work, we're spoiled for options within a 5-minute radius.

what's included with every east london studio booking

• 1,600 sq ft of clear shooting space with 4m ceilings
• 20+ original victorian sawtooth skylights (north-facing daylight)
• three coloramas and a range of hand painted backdrops
• prop library — folding chairs, tables, plants, vintage furniture
• kitchen with full appliances and makeup / changing area
• high-speed wi-fi and tethering points
• free bowens lighting kit with every full-day booking (10 hours)

east london studio rates

studio hire starts from £50 per hour or £350 per day — genuinely one of the best-value daylight studios in east london. full-day bookings (10 hours) include a free bowens lighting kit worth £150+. for multi-day shoots, brand campaigns and fashion-week productions we offer custom multi-day rates. drop us your dates and brief and we'll come back with a tailored quote within hours.

frequently asked.

what's the postcode of the east london studio?

e3 — we're on fish island, in the london borough of tower hamlets, right next to the border with hackney. 5 minutes' walk from hackney wick overground, 10 minutes from stratford international.

is peanut factory studio in hackney or tower hamlets?

technically we're just inside tower hamlets on fish island, but hackney wick sits right on the border and most people (including us) refer to the neighbourhood as hackney wick. the whole area is one connected creative district, so whether you say hackney or tower hamlets, you're in the same east london ecosystem.

are there other east london studios nearby?

yes — fish island and hackney wick are dense with photo, video, ceramics and art studios. we're one of the largest single-room natural daylight studios in the area, which is what tends to bring people to us for editorial and campaign work. we're happy to recommend other local spaces if you need something we don't offer (e.g. blackout, cyc-wall, larger volume).

can i shoot on location in east london around the studio?

yes — a lot of clients book us for a half-day studio shoot and combine it with a half-day of location work on the canal, in the olympic park, or around the fish island warehouses. we can help scout locations and, for full-production shoots, handle location permissions and logistics.

how does east london compare to central or west london studios?

east london studios like ours tend to be larger, better-lit and better-value than central london equivalents (where rents force studios into basements or infill spaces). the trade-off used to be transport, but the overground and elizabeth line have made east london one of the fastest-to-reach parts of the city — often quicker than fighting central-london traffic to west london studios in ladbroke grove or shepherd's bush.