TOP York photographer Kippa Matthews’ funeral will take place on Friday at York Crematorium.

The talented and highly respected photographer, who worked in York for about 35 years, covering many of the city’s biggest news stories and cultural events, died suddenly last month, aged 54.

His partner Haley Capon said then it was believed he had been stung by a wasp and tests were being carried out to ascertain if this had caused his death. She said yesterday the results were not yet known.

The funeral takes place at 1.40pm on Friday at the crematorium in Bishopthorpe, with people asked to make donations instead of flowers to Marie Curie, the Arts Barge Project and Joseph Rowntree Foundation.