All the photographs on this site (with a few acknowledged exceptions) were taken in-house. The CHÂTEAUX were photographed by PHILIP HAWKES himself. He has been taking photographs of beautiful French houses since he arrived in France in 1966 and the Agency archives now contain well over 10,000 prints plus their negatives.

In addition PHILIP HAWKES is also happy to undertake private commissions to photograph Châteaux for Owners - “LE REPORTAGE CHATEAU” - who wish to have a panorama of their homes, or for reasons such as succession problems, architectural records, before and after, etc.

The PARIS PROPERTIES were mainly photographed for the sales documentation by VANESSA LAKREB or LAUREL CONWAY.

The PHOTOGRAPHS of the Paris Townscape which introduce and illustrate this site were the work of LUCY HAWKES who has been photographing Paris and other spots around the world with a discerning eye and a large dose of humour for many years.

Copyright is reserved on all photographs, sketches, texts and the layout of this website.