For over 55 years, Kent Photonews has served the community, providing first class photography for weddings, special occasions, newspapers and magazines and a processing and printing service for photographers from all around the country.

Now, my wife Alison and I have decided that the time has come to hang up our cameras, close the darkroom doors and enjoy these later years of our lives, although nothing could match the enjoyment that we have experienced when meeting so many wonderful people in our careers.

We would like to say a huge thank you to the community that has supported us so much over so many years and to our loyal and hard working  staff who helped make Kent Photonews such a well respected name in the world of photography. We estimate that we have photographed some eleven thousand weddings, and taken around five hundred and fifty thousand wedding photographs. In our studios we have taken photographs for around two hundred and eighty six thousand families and individuals. We have had many thousands of our pictures published, photographed royalty, members of the government, served the theatrical community, providing press and publicity pictures and in a voluntary role we have helped publicise a great many worthy causes.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, it has been a pleasure to serve you

Very Best Wishes

Derek & Alison Hope

Thanks for the memories - We shall miss you