Passport, visa, ID photos taken by a professional photographer. 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington.
Expert service, photos guaranteed.

Expert professional photographer available for the best passport and visa photos in town. Also profile portraits, etc. Photospace, 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington

Prints and digital files for New Zealand and all international passport, visa and ID photos. Photographer: James Gilberd, B.Des.(phot.).
Digital photos emailed to you. Prints made instantly.

Photospace Studio, 1st floor, 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand

Contact: [email protected]   |  027 444 3899  |  04 382 9502 from 10am to 3pm

• Digital file only - $25.00 (such as for NZ passport or NZ visa online use)
• Printed photos - usually $28.00 with free digital file available
  
• Discounts available - see below
• All photos are taken by a professional photographer
• Expert service - passport photos have been a specialty since 1998
• Prints are ready in minutes - no return trip to collect your prints
• Your printed photos will be trimmed to the exact size required
• Digital files - soft copy - available straight away by email
• Yes, we're happy to take passport photos of babies and children
• Photos are guaranteed to work for the purpose intended
• Pay by PAYWAVE, EFTPOS, Visa, Mastercard, cash accepted.

Walk-ins are fine most days - see below. If you're bringing a baby or children or your whole family for photos, please make an appointment!

- Wednesday 18th February - available 10.00am-1.45pm today - walk-ins fine
- Thursday 19th February - available 10.00am-2pm today - walk-ins fine
- Friday 20th February - SORRY, CLOSED TODAY
- Saturday 21st February - available 10.30am-1.30pm today - walk-ins fine
- Monday 23rd February - available 10.00am-2pm today - walk-ins fine
- Tuesday 24th February - available 10.00am-2pm today - walk-ins fine
- Wednesday 25th February - available 10.00am-2pm today - walk-ins fine
- Thursday 26th February - available 10.00am-2pm today - walk-ins fine
- Friday 27th February - SORRY, CLOSED TODAY
- Saturday 28th February - available 10.30am-1pm only today - walk-ins fine
- Monday 2nd March - available 10.00am-2pm today - walk-ins fine

There is no online booking system, sorry. Please contact James Gilberd for an appointment: [email protected]   |  027 444 3899  |  04 382 9502 from 10am-3pm

Pricing

Due to increased production costs, printed passport and visa photos will now be $30.00 with digital files included for free if wanted.

• NZ and international passport photo for online renewal, digital file only: $25.00
• Visa photos for NZ and most other countries, NZ work visa, digital file only: $25.00
• UK passport photo - $25.00 JPEG photo emailed to you in the correct format to upload (but I don't provide coded access to a photo in the cloud)
• Malaysian Passport photos, prints only: $25.00, no digital file ($28 with file)
  
• ETA photo for UK travel - $25.00 - digital file emailed to you
• India - New Seva photos for visa, passport, police clearance; 630 x 810px, $25
• New Zealand printed passport and visa photos, hard copies: $28.00
  
• International printed passport & visa photos for all countries, hard copy: $28.00
  
• Passport & visa photos for babies, digital photos: $25.00, printed $28.00
  
• Irish passport photo - $25.00, digital format
• Kiwi Access Card (was called 18+ card), digital file $25.00, printed $28.00
  
• DISCOUNT for families or several people at a time - it varies, but yes!
• DISCOUNT for more than one type of passport or visa photo: yes
• Other types of photo (gun license, police check, security ID, etc) - digital file $25.00
• Newly printed copies of photos taken here earlier - $12.00
• Sorry, I do not make prints from photos taken elsewhere
• You can pay by Paywave, EFTPOS, Visa, Mastercard, or Cash
• Photos are guaranteed to work for the purpose they were taken for.
  (Please be aware that a photo taken for one purpose may not work for another.)

10 year New Zealand  biometric passport photos

You're going to be stuck with your NZ passport photo for the next ten years, so it makes sense to get a good photo that you're happy with.
I am a professional photographer who is also a specialist in passport and visa photos. I use good lighting and a professional level camera, and I take care to make high quality photos for around the same price as most other providers that are not necessarily experienced photographers.
www.passports.govt.nz/10-year-passports

Digital files of passport and visa photos are usually sent to you by email within 10 minutes of taking, If you haven't received your photo, please check your spam folder before emailing me at [email protected]

If you need a profile photo for business purposes, you will need to make an appointment, as it's a more complex photo shoot done in the big studio across the hallway.

Do I need to worry about...?

• Hair: if you have rather a lot of it, sometimes it's hard to fit within the strict photo measurements. Perhaps bring a hair clip or prepare to tie it back. If you have a fringe, make sure it can be kept clear of your eyebrows. This is a standard requirement for most countries' passport and visa photos.
• Glasses are usually no problem but if it looks like they could be, we'll give you photos with and without them on. Some countries do not allow glasses to be worn in photos.

• Clothing: Avoid white if the photo's background is also white (USA, Canada, Asia).
• Malaysian passport photos require more formal or semio-formal, darker clothing and for the skin to be reasonably covered below the neck. The photo may be rejected if clothing does not meet the standard. T-shirts are not recommended.
• Babies over 1 month old are usually no problem, but it can help to pick a time of day when your baby is usually both awake and reasonably settled. (We appreciate babies are not that predictable :-) The same often applies for photos of young children. Please make an appointment time for your baby's photo session.
• New babies are tricky to photograph, and under 14 days old it's even trickier. It may sometimes be impossible to get an acceptable photo of a new baby, but I will try.

Access

• Prams, buggies, and our stairs. We're up one flight of gentle stairs. There's no lift, sorry. Text or phone me when you arrive and I'll give you a hand to get your buggy up the stairs. Call me on 027 444 3899 or 04 382 9502
  
• Sorry, but there is no wheelchair access to my studio.
  
• There are 4 free 30-minute parks on Courtenay Place, just outside Photospace - no meters.
• Metered parking is plentiful just outside on Courtenay Place or across on Allen St.
  
• We are near the Courtenay Place bus stop and there is a taxi stand over the road.

UK Passport renewal? Yes...

I can provide digital photos suitable for UK passports, $25.00.
You can upload the JPEG file I email to you. I don't offer pass-coded cloud file uploads, sorry.
Print copies of passport photos are available if needed.

Google reviews

 If you've had good service here and feel like posting a positive review on Google, it's really helpful for my business and greatly appreciated. Search Google under Photospace - photospacenz.weebly.com
If things didn't meet your expectations, could you contact me to discuss it, please?  I'd rather hear from you in person than from Google.
[email protected] or 027 444 3899

New digital photos for India

As of October 2025, India is using digital photos sized at 630 x 810 pixels (white background), called Seva photos. I am able to make these and email them to you, as well as printed photos if you need them.

Link to Stuff article and video 'How to take a passport photo you won't hate for 10 years' - 31 May 2022.

Car parking

This links to TVNZ's Fair Go story on 15 May 2023 on passport photos being rejected by DIA. I can't claim a zero reject rate for photos I take, but it is less than 1%, and I guarantee my photos for the purpose they were taken. No charge to fix things up.

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Good news - the 4 parallel parks just outside on Courtenay Place between our entrance and Kaffee Eis are FREE for parking up to 30 minutes - perfect for passport & visa photos, and/or visiting Photospace Gallery!

Front of Photospace - come upstairs

Passport visa ID photo advert for James Gilberd Photography Ltd, 2022

For the best passport photos in town!

Different types of passport & visa photos

• New Zealand passport & visa photos - 35 x 45mm, neutral, light grey background (not white!) - pricing as above, sheet of 8 photos provided (trimmed for you). Digital files for uploading (for NZ passport renewal) are provided by email
• New Zealand Permanent Residence Visa photos: these are most often done online. Digital file supplied.
• Malaysian passport photos: I can do these correctly for you. Please be aware of the clothing specification (dark top covering shoulders, etc) and the requirement for your ears and forehead to be fully visible in the photo.
• United Kingdom - UK passport photos are now entirely digital. I can email you a correctly-sized photo. Sorry, I'm not offering the Secure Cloud Service option with the code provided to you.
• Irish passport photos are now provided digitally via email. prints available if needed.
• US passport, visa, Greencard photos - 2" or 51mm square, digital file suitable for US visas provided at the correct digital file specification.
• Canadian passport photos - I am very familiar with the 50x70mm photo requirements. Info will be written on the back as specified.
• Canadian visa photos can now be uploaded online with your visa application. Suitable digital files available.
• Dutch passport photos - yes, I can do them! If you're making a special trip to Wellington and require an appointment time outside my listed hours, please email me or phone 04 382 9502 or 027 444 3899
• Indian visa & passport photos - similar to US ones with white background, - 51mm square. Prints and digital file available.
• China - prints 48x33mm + digital file
• Hong Kong (35x45mm), Vietnam (40x60mm), Laos, Cambodia - white background
• Turkish passport photos, 4x6cm white background,10x15cm print available if needed
• Schengen visa for Europe - similar to NZ passport photo and most European photos - no problem
• Other countries not mentioned above - no problem. I have all of the specifications built into my specialised software
• Applications for university, language courses, employment forms, etc - yes, no problem
• Also we do photos for licenses and permits, such as for scuba diving, firearms licenses, martial arts certification, JET applications, APEC cards, medical certification, police checks, international drivers licenses, etc, you name it.