Gillman & Soame

Creating photographic memories since 1856

Our History

  • 1989 - Gillman & Soame were the proud recipients of a British Design Council Award in 1989 for their patented staging system. Our teams could now quickly and safely organise and produce group portraits of up to 1,500 people in a fraction of the time normally involved.
  • 1996 - Gillman & Soame introduce a patented names system for group photography. Now there is a name for every face.
  • 2002 - Gillman & Soame unveils a state of the art digital production facility providing rapid turn around and superior print quality.
  • 2005 - Online ordering for all types of photography is launched, reducing administration for Schools & Colleges and providing more choice to the customer.
  • 2007 - Gillman & Soame creates ImageBank - a unique partnership with educational establishments that provides a complete online archive of image resource.