Hate That Photo on Google? Here’s How to Remove or Bury Unwanted Images from Search Results in the UK

You searched your name — and there it is. That photo.

You know the one. Maybe it’s from a bad day. Maybe it’s a mugshot. Maybe someone uploaded it without your permission. Maybe it’s just unflattering as hell and now it shows up first when people look you up.

Whatever it is, that image is now your first impression — and it’s completely out of your control.

And the truth is, when someone Googles your name, they don’t always read. They look. They click. And that one photo is telling your story before you’ve even had a chance to speak.

At ReputationAce.co.uk, we help people just like you remove, replace, or bury unwanted images from Google. This isn’t guesswork. This is war — and we know how to win it.


Why is that image still online?

Because Google doesn’t host images — it indexes them. That photo is sitting on some website somewhere (could be news, social, a forum, a directory, even your old blog), and Google’s crawling it, storing it, and ranking it based on activity.

If people click it? It stays up. If it gets shared or reposted? Even worse — it spreads.

And if the site it’s on has decent authority, like a newspaper or a trusted directory? That image starts climbing. Suddenly, it’s your identity.


Can you actually get an image removed from Google?

Yes. And no.

If the image violates your rights, it can often be fully removed — both from the source site and from Google’s index. That includes:

  • Photos shared without consent (especially intimate images)

  • Doxxing photos

  • Harassment-based content

  • Photos of minors

  • Copyrighted images

  • Fake images, AI-altered or deepfakes

We’ve had all of the above taken down — legally and permanently.

But if the photo is simply unflattering, old, or makes you look bad? That’s where suppression becomes the weapon of choice.


Suppression is how we make your image search clean again

If we can’t delete it, we drown it.

We build up a wall of positive, professional, high-ranking images under your name. That means creating content on authority domains — trusted platforms like business directories, media features, press releases, branded articles, and more.

These new images are indexed, optimised, and pushed above the one you want gone. Google updates. And suddenly, you decide what people see first.

That bad photo? Page two. Then page three. Then gone.


What about mugshots or police photos?

We deal with these every single week. And yes — we’ve had them removed, especially when:

  • The person was never convicted

  • The record was spent or filtered

  • The image wasn’t supposed to be public

  • The image was being misused for shame or harassment

We know how to fight those cases from both legal and SEO angles. And we never leave a mugshot hanging if it can be dealt with.


The cost of leaving it up is higher than most people realise

That image could be costing you:

  • Job interviews

  • First impressions

  • Relationships

  • Respect

  • Sales

  • Your own confidence

Most people try to ignore it. But every time they Google themselves and see it there, it chips away at them. Your digital self-image matters. And it’s worth fixing.

You deserve to show up how you choose to be seen — not how one picture decided for you.


We’ve helped thousands clean up their image search — quietly, legally, effectively

If you’re sick of cringing every time you see that photo… if you feel like your digital reflection doesn’t match who you are now… if you want your name to bring up your best, not your worst —

This is what we do. For real people. Every day.

📞 0800 088 5506
📩 info@reputationace.co.uk
🌍 www.ReputationAce.co.uk

Let’s fix what they see when they see your name.