The Forensic Imaging Division performs a variety of functions within the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences including forensic photography, graphic design, web design, and video production. The staff of forensic photographers are chiefly responsible for photographic documentation of every autopsy performed at HCIFS. Photographers are on-call 24 hours a day to respond to any scene of death at the request of the Chief Medical Examiner. Last year alone, more than 300,000 photographs were taken at HCIFS.

Additionally, the Forensic Imaging Division staff serves as instructors and consultants to other HCIFS personnel as well as law enforcement, criminal justice, and medical personnel in and around Harris County.

The mission of the Forensic Imaging Division staff is to provide photographic documentation for every case processed through the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, and to promote a professional visual quality to all photographic, video, web, and graphic presentations produced by the office.