Thomas Keig
T S Keig
Stanley Keig
J Nick Keig
Tim Keig
About
The World's Oldest Family Photographic Company
Founded by Thomas Keig, a Cabinet Maker by trade who gave it up to pursue his hobby of photography and founded Keigs in 1862. A very keen astronomer and founder of the Manx Astronomical Society. He was first mayor of Douglas as well as an accomplished engineer.
Thomas Stanley Keig worked for his father in 8, Prospect Hill. After his fathers death in 1896 he turned his attention to the holiday trade and concentrated on portraiture and photo finishing for the holiday makers. Stanley Keig was 20 when he returned from the First World War. Times were very hard and there was no room for him in the family business. He became a travelling salesman for a local weavers and then became travelling companion to Prince Nicholas of Hungary. Tourism on the Island was booming again by 1928 and Stanley returned and set up a chain of Photo Kiosks and one of the earlier photo finishing labs.
Nick Keig returned to the Island in 1956 after completing 2 years National Service as a trainee pilot in the RAF. He joined his father in the business and managed it from 1960 until his retirement in 1992. He enjoyed the heydays of the tourist industry, employing some 100+ people during the summer months, had 15 summer shops and processed thousands of holiday snaps every day. His hobby was boat building and he raced some of the earliest trimarans which he built during the winters. These vessels were all named ‘Three Legs of Mann’ and were well known in international ocean racing circles.
Tim Keig became the 5th generation to take the reins in 1992. The Island holiday trade was diminishing and he ventured into photo finishing for Northern Ireland and Sweden. As the internet began to impact on the market, Tim took over and ran www.digital-cameras.com for several years which was to become one of the largest digital camera websites in the UK. In 2003 he became the proud father of Sam and 2 years later Ben. Will there be a 6th generation at Keigs? Only time will tell!
Keigs Photography has become the most comprehensive photographic company on the Isle of Man. Our services include:
- Wedding Photography
- Portraiture
- Glamour and Beauty
- Advertising and PR
- Location and Ariel Photography
- Sports Photography (including the world famous TT Races and Manx Grand Prix (MGP)
- Special Events (Christenings, Dance Festivals, Charity Balls, Royal Visits, Isle of Man Government Official Photography)
- Schools Photography
- Extensive in-house digital and traditional printing services (click here for more details)
- Retailers of digital cameras, camcorders, frames, albums, memory, portable storage,
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