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Where every photograph on From Ashes comes from, who took it, and the licence it is used under.

We avoid AI-generated imagery and never show a product that does not exist. Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences, or from Spogad. Images are resized and cropped to fit the page; nothing else is altered. See also our editorial standards.

A blue laboratory-grown diamond, brilliant cut, on a white background
Homepage; diamonds guide
Photo: Igor Stratichuk / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
A yellow laboratory-grown diamond, brilliant cut, on a white background
Homepage
Photo: Igor Stratichuk / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
A glassblower's bench with bowls of coloured glass frit
Homepage
Photo: Gerardus / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
A young tree, newly planted and staked, on a lawn
Homepage
Photo: Ktkvtsh / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Five small rough synthetic diamonds on a black background
Diamonds guide
Photo: Erik Lundblad / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
A pink heart-shaped pendant made with ashes, held between two fingers in a garden
Homepage
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A cream heart-shaped remembrance stone engraved "Buddy", resting in a carved wooden base
Remembrance Stones from Ashes: The UK Guide
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A pink remembrance stone shaped as a seated cat, on a round wooden base by a window
Memorial Stones for Pets: A Stone Shaped Like the Animal You Lost
Photo: Spogad / spogads.com · Provided by Spogad
A diver swimming among concrete artificial reef structures on the seabed
Memorial Reefs: Ashes Cast into the Seabed
Photo: Olivier Dugornay / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Gold and white fireworks bursting against a black night sky
Memorial Fireworks from Ashes: How They Work and What They Cost
Photo: CTracy0803 / Wikimedia Commons · CC0
Rows of urn niches inside the San Francisco Columbarium, lit by daylight from a domed ceiling
Cremation Urns: Sizes, Prices and How to Choose One
Photo: Frank Schulenburg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
A pale heart-shaped pendant made with ashes, worn on a fine cord over a white top
Cremation Jewellery from Ashes: The UK Guide
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Close-up of a person's tattooed hands resting together
Ashes in Tattoo Ink: What Actually Happens, and Why Studios Say No
Photo: Tanja Heffner / Wikimedia Commons · CC0
A high-altitude balloon and its payload photographed high above the clouds
Sending Ashes into Space: The UK Guide
Photo: camelNotation / Wikimedia Commons · CC0
A turntable playing a teal-coloured vinyl record
Ashes into Vinyl Records: The Complete UK Guide (2025)
Photo: M. Johnson / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
An oak sapling growing from the moss-covered stump of an old tree
Turning Ashes into a Living Tree: The Complete UK Guide to Memorial Tree Burials (2025)
Photo: W.carter / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
A hand-made glass paperweight with swirls of colour sealed inside
Glass Art from Ashes: The Complete UK Guide (2025)
Photo: Edwinb / Wikimedia Commons · CC0
A pink heart-shaped remembrance stone engraved "Rose 2012–2024", resting in a wooden base
What to Do With All the Ashes: Best Options for a Complete Memorial (2025 UK Guide)
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