diff --git a/frontend/src/api/photos.ts b/frontend/src/api/photos.ts
index ebbe18c..f8f7e5d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/photos.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/photos.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ export interface UploadResponse {
   errors: string[]
 }
 
+export interface BulkDeletePhotosResponse {
+  message: string
+  deleted_count: number
+  missing_photo_ids: number[]
+}
+
 export const photosApi = {
   importPhotos: async (
     request: PhotoImportRequest
@@ -119,6 +125,14 @@ export const photosApi = {
     return data
   },
 
+  bulkDeletePhotos: async (photoIds: number[]): Promise<BulkDeletePhotosResponse> => {
+    const { data } = await apiClient.post<BulkDeletePhotosResponse>(
+      '/api/v1/photos/bulk-delete',
+      { photo_ids: photoIds }
+    )
+    return data
+  },
+
   openFolder: async (photoId: number): Promise<{ message: string; folder: string }> => {
     const { data } = await apiClient.post<{ message: string; folder: string }>(
       `/api/v1/photos/${photoId}/open-folder`
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Search.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Search.tsx
index d0e2fc9..0f98bfb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Search.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Search.tsx
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export default function Search() {
   const [loadingTags, setLoadingTags] = useState(false)
   const [showDeleteConfirm, setShowDeleteConfirm] = useState(false)
   const [loadingFavorites, setLoadingFavorites] = useState(false)
+  const [deletingPhotos, setDeletingPhotos] = useState(false)
 
   // Photo viewer
   const [showPhotoViewer, setShowPhotoViewer] = useState(false)
@@ -454,6 +455,41 @@ export default function Search() {
     }
   }
 
+  const handleDeleteSelectedPhotos = async () => {
+    if (selectedPhotos.size === 0) {
+      alert('Please select photos to delete.')
+      return
+    }
+
+    const warningLines = [
+      `⚠️ WARNING: Permanently delete ${selectedPhotos.size} photo(s)?`,
+      '',
+    ]
+
+    warningLines.push('This action CANNOT be undone. Continue?')
+
+    if (!confirm(warningLines.join('\n'))) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    setDeletingPhotos(true)
+    try {
+      const response = await photosApi.bulkDeletePhotos(Array.from(selectedPhotos))
+      const missingNote = response.missing_photo_ids.length > 0
+        ? `\nMissing photo IDs: ${response.missing_photo_ids.join(', ')}`
+        : ''
+      alert(`${response.message}${missingNote}`)
+      await performSearch(page)
+      setSelectedPhotos(new Set())
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      console.error('Error deleting photos:', error)
+      const errorMessage = error?.response?.data?.detail || error?.message || 'Failed to delete photos.'
+      alert(`Error deleting photos: ${errorMessage}`)
+    } finally {
+      setDeletingPhotos(false)
+    }
+  }
+
   const handleToggleFavorite = async (photoId: number) => {
     try {
       await photosApi.toggleFavorite(photoId)
@@ -747,6 +783,14 @@ export default function Search() {
                 >
                   Tag selected photos
                 </button>
+                <button
+                  onClick={handleDeleteSelectedPhotos}
+                  disabled={selectedPhotos.size === 0 || deletingPhotos}
+                  className="px-3 py-1 text-sm border rounded text-red-700 border-red-200 hover:bg-red-50 disabled:bg-gray-100 disabled:text-gray-400 disabled:border-gray-200"
+                  title="Permanently delete selected photos"
+                >
+                  {deletingPhotos ? 'Deleting...' : '🗑 Delete selected'}
+                </button>
                 <button
                   onClick={selectAll}
                   disabled={results.length === 0}
diff --git a/src/web/api/photos.py b/src/web/api/photos.py
index 90bd9db..467e728 100644
--- a/src/web/api/photos.py
+++ b/src/web/api/photos.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from src.web.db.session import get_db
 from src.web.api.auth import get_current_user
+from src.web.api.users import get_current_admin_user
 
 # Redis connection for RQ
 redis_conn = Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, db=0, decode_responses=False)
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ from src.web.schemas.photos import (
     PhotoResponse,
     BulkAddFavoritesRequest,
     BulkAddFavoritesResponse,
+    BulkDeletePhotosRequest,
+    BulkDeletePhotosResponse,
     BulkRemoveFavoritesRequest,
     BulkRemoveFavoritesResponse,
 )
@@ -728,6 +731,60 @@ def bulk_remove_favorites(
     )
 
 
+@router.post("/bulk-delete", response_model=BulkDeletePhotosResponse)
+def bulk_delete_photos(
+    request: BulkDeletePhotosRequest,
+    current_admin: Annotated[dict, Depends(get_current_admin_user)],
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> BulkDeletePhotosResponse:
+    """Delete multiple photos and all related data (faces, encodings, tags, favorites)."""
+    from src.web.db.models import Photo, PhotoTagLinkage
+
+    photo_ids = list(dict.fromkeys(request.photo_ids))
+    if not photo_ids:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            detail="photo_ids list cannot be empty",
+        )
+
+    try:
+        photos = db.query(Photo).filter(Photo.id.in_(photo_ids)).all()
+        found_ids = {photo.id for photo in photos}
+        missing_ids = sorted(set(photo_ids) - found_ids)
+
+        deleted_count = 0
+        for photo in photos:
+            # Remove tag linkages explicitly (in addition to cascade) to keep counts accurate
+            db.query(PhotoTagLinkage).filter(
+                PhotoTagLinkage.photo_id == photo.id
+            ).delete(synchronize_session=False)
+            db.delete(photo)
+            deleted_count += 1
+
+        db.commit()
+    except HTTPException:
+        db.rollback()
+        raise
+    except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - safety net
+        db.rollback()
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            detail=f"Failed to delete photos: {exc}",
+        )
+
+    admin_username = current_admin.get("username", "unknown")
+    message_parts = [f"Deleted {deleted_count} photo(s)"]
+    if missing_ids:
+        message_parts.append(f"{len(missing_ids)} photo(s) not found")
+    message_parts.append(f"Request by admin: {admin_username}")
+
+    return BulkDeletePhotosResponse(
+        message="; ".join(message_parts),
+        deleted_count=deleted_count,
+        missing_photo_ids=missing_ids,
+    )
+
+
 @router.post("/{photo_id}/open-folder")
 def open_photo_folder(photo_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)) -> dict:
     """Open the folder containing the photo in the system file manager and select the file.
diff --git a/src/web/schemas/photos.py b/src/web/schemas/photos.py
index 193710d..253d224 100644
--- a/src/web/schemas/photos.py
+++ b/src/web/schemas/photos.py
@@ -74,3 +74,20 @@ class BulkRemoveFavoritesResponse(BaseModel):
     not_favorite_count: int
     total_requested: int
 
+
+class BulkDeletePhotosRequest(BaseModel):
+    """Request to delete multiple photos permanently."""
+
+    photo_ids: List[int] = Field(..., description="List of photo IDs to delete")
+
+
+class BulkDeletePhotosResponse(BaseModel):
+    """Response for bulk delete photos operation."""
+
+    message: str
+    deleted_count: int
+    missing_photo_ids: List[int] = Field(
+        default_factory=list,
+        description="Photo IDs that were requested but not found",
+    )
+