The Distillery District is pleased to be chosen as a popular location for personal photography, family pictures, and wedding and engagement photo shoots. The heritage backdrop of The Distillery’s red brick offers a unique setting for your special photos.
Permits are required for all personal photography taken for ‘non-recreational’ purposes at The Distillery. Distillery Personal Photo Permits are $225 + HST = $254.25, for four consecutive hours of photography, and are available for purchase online.
Distillery Personal Photo Permits provide for pictures to be taken outdoors at The Distillery only. Distillery Personal Photo Permits do not allow for pictures to be taken on the patios of restaurants or cafes, in the door ways or entrances of the stores or tenant spaces, or inside any store, restaurant or space in The District.
Distillery Personal Photo Permits can be purchase online by clicking here.
For more information about Distillery Personal Photo Permits, please email: rc@thedistillerydistrict.com


The Victorian architecture and red brick of The Distillery District makes a great setting for your next magazine cover, fashion shoot, or product placement photography. Professional photographers, marketing and talent agencies, models and directors are required to obtain a Distillery Commercial Photo Permit when taking pictures in The Distillery for public feature and/or commercial use.
Distillery Commercial Photo Permits range in cost from $1000-$2500 +HST per day, depending on the nature of your shoot and the areas preferred for use at The Distillery.
Interested in shooting at the Distillery? Please download and review:
Commercial Photography Request Form (Right click to download MS Word document)
For more information about commercial photography at the Distillery, please email: rc@thedistillerydistrict.com