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Bookkeeping for photographers

Photographers take deposits well ahead of a wedding or shoot, collect the balance close to the date, and spend on gear, editing software and print orders along the way. We look after day-to-day bookkeeping for photographers across Australia.

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Businesses in Professional Photographic Services (ANZSIC class 6991)

Actively trading businesses across Australia
9,355 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, June 2025, checked 15 October 2026
Of those, classified as non-employing
7,344 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, June 2025, checked 15 October 2026
Of those, with 1 to 4 employees
1,757 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, June 2025, checked 15 October 2026

Businesses by main state or territory

These counts are for the ANZSIC class Professional Photographic Services, which also takes in video filming of weddings and other special events. Businesses whose main work is aerial surveying or motion picture and video production are counted in other classes, so they are not in these counts.

  1. New South Wales3,392 businesses
  2. Victoria2,721 businesses
  3. Queensland1,652 businesses
  4. Western Australia799 businesses
  5. South Australia462 businesses
  6. Tasmania160 businesses
  7. Australian Capital Territory122 businesses
  8. Northern Territory46 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 2025. Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2: Businesses by main state by industry class by employment size ranges (8165DC02.xlsx). Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Businesses by number of employees

  1. Non-employing7,344 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees1,757 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees206 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees46 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 2025. Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2: Businesses by main state by industry class by employment size ranges (8165DC02.xlsx). Checked 15 Oct 2026.

What we look after

What the books involve

  • Booking deposits: retainers taken to hold a wedding or event date recorded against that booking, then set against the final invoice when the balance is paid closer to the day.
  • Galleries and print sales: orders through online gallery and print platforms reconciled to each payout, with the print lab's charges entered as costs instead of being taken off the sale.
  • Camera gear: bodies, lenses, lighting and drones recorded when bought, with any equipment finance repayments matched to the lender's statement and repairs or gear hire coded on their own.
  • Software subscriptions: photo editing, gallery hosting, booking and website plans coded to their own accounts each month, with receipts attached to the card transactions that paid them.
  • Second shooters and editors: invoices from freelance photographers, retouchers and assistants entered against the shoot they worked on, so the cost of each wedding or commercial job is visible.
  • Travel for shoots: fuel, flights and accommodation for destination weddings and location work recorded against the job, showing the full cost of shooting away from home.

Sources

  1. Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2: Businesses by main state by industry class by employment size ranges (8165DC02.xlsx)

    Australian Bureau of Statistics. Actively trading businesses at 30 June 2025, released 16 December 2025. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, June 2021 to June 2025, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Correspondence, GCCSA 2021 to GCCSA 2026 (CG_GCCSA_2021_GCCSA_2026.csv)

    Australian Bureau of Statistics. ASGS Edition 4, July 2026 to June 2031, released 22 July 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.

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