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James Ratchford

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@james_ratchford_photography
🗺 Professional freelance photographer in Sussex. Capturing landscapes and events. 🏞 Workshops, 1-2-1 tuition and prints available via link.
  • Art & DIY
  • Following 713
  • Followers 6.9K
  • Engagement 2.29%
  • Avg comments 16

About James Ratchford

James Ratchford (@james_ratchford_photography) is an Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY. The account has 6,896 followers and 593 published posts. Recent posts average 151 likes and 16 comments, an engagement rate of 2.29%.

James Ratchford belongs to the nano tier, the band usually drawn between 1,000 and 10,000 followers. James Ratchford follows 713 accounts, so the audience is roughly 9.7 times the size of the list followed. James Ratchford is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files James Ratchford under Artist, with Art & DIY as a secondary category.

The Instagram bio for James Ratchford runs to 17 words across 2 lines. Emoji sit alongside the words. The latest activity Flinque has on record for James Ratchford dates from May 2026.

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593 Posts

All 10 recent posts Flinque holds for James Ratchford are carousels. James Ratchford has built a substantial archive of 593 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 12 followers for each post published. James Ratchford also keeps 1 story highlight on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 65 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include hastings, images, firle, favourite and spring. The captions tag #firle, #spring, #redclover, #sussexlandscape and #southdownsnationalpark.

Evening walks with the fam are the best. Especially when you've got glorious fields of red clover on your doorstep. #redclover #firle #sussexlandscape #spring #southdownsnationalpark
Multiple exposure from a recent visit to Camber. Gorgeous conditions. Cold feet after hours walking the sands barefoot and a swim. Blessed to have had an overnight shoot here and to make time for some creative photography. #multipleexposure #abstract #abstractlandscape #incamera #cambersands
I absolutely love Jack in the Green festival in Hastings. The creativity, the colours and crowds of excited people dressed for the occasion. Sundays parade was amazing. #jackinthegreen #jackinthegreenhastings #folkfestival #folklore #tradition
More UNEDITED content and some of my favourite shots from this year. All taken in Firle, all without a single edit other than the boarder. The first shot I'm particularly happy with. It feels really strange posting unedited images. Hope they still grab your attention. #firle #unedited #rawlandscape #morningmist
Delightful displays of daffodils at at the moment. Plenty of camellias and magnolias out too as well as spring blossoms. Plenty to put a spring in your step. #dafodils #spring #yellow #englishgarden #leonardsleelakesandgardens
Great to see the sun shine while out on a shoot in Hastings and St Leonard's last week. Here's a mix of classic street shots alongside some traditional city shots towards the end. Hope you like them. #hastings #stleanoards #hastingsstreet #streephers #streetphotographercommunity
UNEDITED. Straight from the camera. No cropping, no basic edits, just what caught my eye that morning. I rarely share images like this, but I want to keep showing what draws me, even if they get overlooked. Taken last week at Arlington Reservoir and Abbot’s Wood.
Thank you for the lovely responses to my 2025 landscape overview. Here are some of my favourite street images from the year, which feel just as important to my photography, along with a few street portraits.

I’m currently putting together a full overview of 2025 on my website blog which also showcases my commissioned work. Primarily festivals, events and property images.

Soon I’ll get onto 2026, for some recent icy, snowy imagery.

1. Brighton - Feb
2. London - March
3. Brighton - June
4. Brighton - October
5. Eastbourne - Feb
6. Brighton - Sept
7. London - March
8. Brighton - Nov
9. Lewes - June
10. Hastings - May (Jack in the Green)
11. Hastings - March
12. Hastings March (fisherman)
13. Newhaven - March
14. Eastbourne - March
15. Eastbourne - Feb
16. Brighton - April
17. Brighton - October
18. Hastings - May (Jack in the Green)
19. London - March
Happy New Year everyone.
Before delving into 2026, I wanted to share a few of my favourite landscape and creative images from the past year.
Throughout 2025 I found myself drawn to softer pastel tones and quieter, more natural scenes. I also began altering the landscape within the frame. Using perspective, materials, and intervention, to create something a little different and more considered.

2025 highlights:
1. Firle Beacon — 9 Jan
2. Firle Place — 12 Jan
3. Newhaven Arm — 23 Jan
4. Beachy Head — 9 Feb
5. Friston Forest — 3 Mar
6. Hastings Beach — 19 Mar
7. Holywell — 26 Mar
8. Alfriston — 9 Apr
9. Alfriston — 27 Apr
10. Fairlight Beach — 15 May (using driftwood to create an unusual perspective)
11. Woodingdean — 2 Jun
12. Cuckmere Haven — 7 Jul
13. Splash Point — Jul (Chalklands project)
14. Firle Beacon — Jul (Chalklands project)
15. Cuckmere Haven — Jul (Chalklands project)
16. Cuckmere Haven — 8 Nov
17. Alfriston — 13 Dec

I’m looking forward to developing these ideas further in the year ahead.
Have you visited Glow Wild at yet? It's really special. Really, really special. So many delicate details, stunning displays and lights galore. So many other areas not highlighted here too. If you have the chance, go and check it out. #wakehurst #glowwild #lighttrails #christmaslightshow

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James Ratchford's engagement

James Ratchford's engagement rate on Instagram is 2.29%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 44 followers. Comments stay close to likes on James Ratchford's posts, at 151 likes and 16 comments on average, about 9.4 likes per comment.

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2.29%

Avg likes
151
Avg comments
16
Interactions : followers
1 : 44

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Who is James Ratchford?

James Ratchford (@james_ratchford_photography) is an Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY. James Ratchford is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for James Ratchford runs to 17 words across 2 lines.

How many followers does James Ratchford have?

James Ratchford has 6,896 followers on Instagram (6.9K). James Ratchford follows 713 accounts, so the audience is roughly 9.7 times the size of the list followed. James Ratchford has built a substantial archive of 593 posts.

What is James Ratchford's engagement rate?

James Ratchford's engagement rate on Instagram is 2.29%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 44 followers. Comments stay close to likes on James Ratchford's posts, at 151 likes and 16 comments on average, about 9.4 likes per comment.

What does James Ratchford post about on Instagram?

Flinque files James Ratchford under Artist, with Art & DIY as a secondary category. All 10 recent posts Flinque holds for James Ratchford are carousels. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for James Ratchford repeatedly use the words hastings, images, firle, favourite and spring. James Ratchford's captions carry hashtags such as #firle, #spring and #redclover. James Ratchford writes those captions mainly in English. James Ratchford keeps 1 story highlight, which open with a free Flinque account.

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