References for Shoots at Antwerp Mansion

Gothic Image

What an amazing place! A huge range of rooms, each with its own individual character. Xenia and spent an entire day there, shooting in virtually every room with different themes and setups and we still didn't use everything that we could have.

Definitely recommended!

C-Imagery

Urbexing without the hassle of an over enthusiastic security guard, Antwerp is the place to be! Plenty to explore, great little side details & just brilliant for that recently derelict vibe!

Very highly recommended & looking to return very soon!

Great Bear Photography

Just to add another great reference to Antwerp for their amazing venue and friendly staff. A pleasure to shoot there and will do again and again!

Chris Horgan

I had wanted to shoot at Antwerp Mansion for a while and yesterday I finally got my chance.

The owners were very nice and helpful and showed me around the place so I could work out exactly where I wanted to shoot. I’d booked Zone 1, but as no other photographer was shooting that day they very kindly let me use Zone 2 as well!

There was a nice natural lit room for doing the make-up and styling, along with places for the model to get changed. Plus, there was lots of seating to choose from in between setups.

Although my lighting was battery powered, it was useful to be able to plug in my pad and it was great that power outlets were readily available.

I’d looked on their profile and website to pick out locations to use but you really need to see the place and discover all the fantastic location options.

There’s lots of amazing locations to choose from and the shoot went really well and I am very happy with the images we’ve created.

The only downside was that there was ‘so much to choose from’ I’d need to spend an entire week there to make use of all the fab locations!

It was an awesome shoot, a fantastic location and I look forward to my next visit.

Many thanks.

NeilH

Had a brilliant shoot with model Lila for my first time at Antwerp Mansion, Its an amazing urbex setting in the middle of Manchester.

I booked Zone 1 of the former night club thinking there may have been another photographer there but in the end had the full run of the building giving me plenty of options for my shoot.

Highly recommend, go again some time in the future.

Daaave

I got to shoot here for the first time with Kelsie Wolfe and Valentina the Black Pearl as part of their studio day. A brilliant venue with so many places to work in.

The owners are really helpful and accommodating but leave you be once sorted to get on with shooting. Great available light but the sun goes off the huge windows early afternoon so bring lighting.

All in all a brilliant space to work in - dusty, grimy, ceilings missing, great posing props lying round all over; amazing staircase and, well, doesn't everyone have an armoured personnel carrier parked on the drive? Definitely gonna be back soon, thanks guys.

Granettalia

I booked antwerp for the day for myself and a group of my cosplay friends/togs. We made use of almost every room we could in the building across the day and the outside space. So much variety and many interesting corners/alcoves for us to use.

The owners were very friendly and gave good advice on things to do + how to keep safe. Very much somewhere we are considering again for the future.

Evie Kedavra

I modelled here yesterday as part of a group shoot and could not fault the place.

There's so much potential and different angles you can work from to suit different themes, 4 hours didn't scratch the surface.

The owners were more than polite when myself and another photographer ended up in the wrong section too, so thank you for that (and sorry again! :) )

Thanks again for being accommodating and the underfloor heating was an added delight.

Zoë Birtwhistle

Dusty old house with many interesting rooms. Bring wetwipes and an idea or three.

John Downey BSc

Shot with Paula W, joint shoot with tog Cheeky Monkey. This was my NINETEENTH shoot at the Mansion since August 2020, that say's it all really. The 20th shoot is already in the diary/

Fantastic location for those with a Victorian, Steampunk, Gothic, Alternative, Punk interest, and let's not forget the gig room for rock bands/musicians etc.

My favourite shoot location. Happy to consider collaborating with interested parties for future shoots at Antwerp Mansion....message me.

Cheeky Monkey1

I had my First shoot at Antwerp and it certainly won't be my last. It’s an Amazing location to shoot in. There are so many different areas with so many different looks giving you plenty of opportunity to create some amazing images.

Evie was on hand on arrival to meet and greet us and offer any assistance we needed. Highly recommended place to shoot and look forward to returning very soon.

Xeniamodel

Had my first at Antwerp yesterday after almost a year of desperately wanting to go!

The place is as gritty and as abandoned-looking as I imagined it will be like, also about 10 times bigger than I thought. I had absolutely amazing time shooting there for 4 hours and really appreciated that it was heated regardless of the freezing temperatures outside.

I want to come back and shoot there already again. What a space!

Thank you so much for having us, 100% recommend.

Xenia

Rich Davis

First time shooting at Antwerp and won't be my last. Amazing location if you're looking for that urban old look. Lots of different areas to shoot in with some amazing natural light to work with.

Staff on hand are wonderful and friendly, along with their four legged furry house manager. Highly recommended place to shoot and look forward to returning at some point.

Freya

Was my first time at the very much talked about Antwerp. Evie gave us the grand tour and showed us all around the fabulous place. There is just so much space and unique features to do a million and one things with. Lots of big windows for natural light shots and stunning staircase.

I will be definitely going back to model there again. So much more can be done there for sure. I did a horror/halloween Chucky shoot here and it was the perfect backdrop for sure. Evie even had a perfect rusty knife prop for me to use on the shoot too :)

Mick Egan

My third time shooting at the mansion and once again a great time had by all, for my Halloween group shoot.

It’s so easy to arrange and plan as Evie is just so helpful and accommodating.

We used one room for the make up artists and wardrobe with so much left to shoot our planned themes.

The mansion is just an amazing location with so much to offer, including plenty of power outlets and extension leads for lighting etc.

Always happy to recommend Antwerp and as a group we are all planning to shoot there again in a month or so.

Thank you & best wishes, Mick…

PaulSH

I reckon you could shoot here every day for a year and still not cover half of what you could achieve. Every turn leads to a different room or area you can shoot in.

Evie is a great host and once she's showed you around and given you the all the info you need to shoot, she leaves you alone to get on with it. She's only a shout or tap on the door away if you need anything.

Great venue for something different on your port.

As Arnie said "I'll be back" :)

John Downey BSc

Done at least a dozen shoots with models here, plus two shoots with no models to assess angles, light levels, ideas etc. Fantastic place, still finding new places and prop combinations. Love the darkness in the dark places, love the light in the light places, love the chaos in the chaotic places, love the emptiness in the empty places.

Would love to move in to the spare bedroom and shoot here for the rest of eternity !

Have several further shoots in mind............

Martin Liddament

What an amazing location! The building is huge and the rooms fascinating, with great natural light as well as masses of space to set up lighting. I could have spent all day there and then only scratched the surface of the possibilities.

The owners couldn't have been nicer and it was a really enjoyable experience with great results - the images are everything I hoped for, and more.

I will definitely be back to continue to explore the wonderful, edgy and gothic mood that the studio offers.

Highly recommended.

eyesofjobe

Such an amazing place, with lovely people too. My session at Antwerp Mansion was a birthday present from my mom for my 50th and what a present it was...

I loved my time there and it was simply not long enough to take it all in too. You really need multiple sessions here to make full use of the wonderful space and creative areas.

Like I said this place is run by such lovely people and they where so helpful for my shoot and couldn't do enough to make sure it was a great experience too.

I highly recommend this studio to those wanting something out of the ordinary and such a creative space.

Thanks,

Paul :D

djbestphotos

This was the 2nd time that I’ve been to Antwerp Mansion and it didn’t disappoint at all. The venue is unique and has so much character. The hosts are very helpful and welcoming and helped to get ready two of the sets to make the photos even more inventive. This venue is perfect for urbex shooting, grunge, vintage and even horror. There are so many different areas in which to shoot you could easily spend days here and not repeat the angle or background. A venue definitely recommended.