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About Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer
Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer (@rachelbigsby) is a ToDetect creator on Instagram. The account has 42,042 followers and 56 published posts. Recent posts average 0 likes and 0 comments, an engagement rate of 0%.
With 42K followers, Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Set against 145 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 290 followers per account Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer follows. Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer carries Instagram's verified badge. Flinque files Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer under a single category, ToDetect.
The Instagram bio for Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer runs to 18 words across 4 lines. The bio mentions @nhm_wpy, @birdpoty, @nikoneurope and @rspb. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer dates from March 2025.
56 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer, 5 are single images, 4 are carousels and 1 is a video. No single format accounts for most of them. 56 published posts give Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer a moderate archive on Instagram. Against the audience, that is roughly 751 followers for each post published. All 10 carry captions, averaging 150 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include northern, wildlifephotography, world, natural and image. The captions tag #rachelbigsby, #wildlifephotography, #wpy59, #wildlifephotographeroftheyear and #seabirds.
On a muted summer morning, an Arctic Tern rests from the relentless duties of protection and provision. As its head lowers, its crimson beak falls into ornamental symmetry.
This beak is an instrument of survival, elegance sharpened by necessity.. precise and purposeful; to hunt, feed, preen and in fierce devotion, to strike at anything that ventures too close to nest, egg or chick.
#rachelbigsby #wildlifephotography #seabirds #birdphotography #birdlovers
The sea may pull them apart, but the cliffs bring them home.
On a driech day in early spring, sea fog swallowed the island softening sea and sky; and from the mist, a Razorbill returned to its waiting mate. Salt-kissed and weary, it leant into the familiar touch of its partner, displaying the pair bonding tenderness between two lives spent returning to one another.
#rachelbigsby #wildlifephotography #blackandwhitephotography #razorbill #seabirds
#rachelbigsby #penguin #Antarctica #blackandwhitephotography #birdphotography
Chaos at the surface, precision beneath it. đ
Northern gannets are built for impact. During a dive, they can hit the water at speeds approaching 100 km/h, folding their wings back and using streamlined bodies and reinforced skulls to withstand the force.
What looks like a collision of wings and water is one of the oceanâs most finely tuned hunting strategies.
Most expeditions are difficult to gather neatly into words. They remain instead as salt on my jacket, dirt on my boots, the memory of cold hands wrapped around my camera and the hum of a working ship beneath your feet..
Throughout this journey we followed the sea westward through one of the most storied passages on Earth, waking each morning to historic beaches, Inuit communities, archaeological sites, wildlife encounters and laughter shared across a windswept decks.
My deepest gratitude to and the team. To those who navigated, flew, cooked, guided, protected, taught, laughed, watched, listened and stood beside me.
What a privilege it is to go to the far edges of the map and find such good company there!
Northwest Passage, 2026.
#northwestpassage #polar #arcticcanada #expedition #wildlifephotographer
This image is an in-camera multiple exposure, combining two frames to merge subject and environment into a single moment.
Technically, this is a high-risk process. Each exposure must align in both timing and composition, and with moving subjects, failure is far more common than success.
But that unpredictability is part of the appeal. The final image becomes less about precision, and more about atmosphere, where detail, emotion, environment and felt experience coexist." - Rachel Bigsby
This week's guest is #WPY alumni, Rachel Bigsby. Rachel won our Natural Artistry category in #WPY59 and later this month you can hear and learn from Rachel in a special, free workshop as part of the Natural History Museum's Generation Hope series.
Rachel is a seabird photographer and storyteller whose work explores the intersection of art and science. While her work takes her across the world, there is one species that always calls her home, the Northern Gannet. Throughout this takeover, Rachel shares seven moments from her ongoing relationship with these birds, celebrating their beauty, their character, and the challenges they now face in an ever-changing ocean.
Read more and book your tickets to Generation Hope via the link in our bio! đ
#WildlifePhotographerOfTheYear #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Have you heard that you can hear and learn from Rachel at the Natural History Museum's series of events for Generation Hope later this month? In a special, free workshop, Rachel will discuss her journey into photography with a selection of stunning images, before moving into the Museum garden where you can take your own photos. Book your tickets via the link in our bio! đ
For now though, we're excited to share Rachel's second photograph in her guest series this week.
"There is a feeling so indescribable when standing on a cliff edge in a storm that makes you feel both small and completely alive, surrounded by seabirds!
Northern Gannets are the largest breeding seabird in the Northern Hemisphere, with wingspans reaching up to two metres. Yet here, I deliberately composed them as small elements within the frame.
Captured at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, England, during a spring tide and a gale-force wind, I could show the true dominance of the North Sea and the resilience required for these birds to survive within it. Technically, this meant resisting the instinct to âfill the frame,â instead using distance and negative space to communicate emotional weight and powerful perspectives. Because this image isnât about the bird alone, itâs about the world it belongs to and the resilience required to live within it." - Rachel Bigsby
Rachel is a seabird photographer and storyteller whose work explores the intersection of art and science. While her work takes her across the world, there is one species that always calls her home, the Northern Gannet. Throughout this takeover, Rachel shares seven moments from her ongoing relationship with these birds, celebrating their beauty, their character, and the challenges they now face in an ever-changing ocean.
#WildlifePhotographerOfTheYear #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #NaturalHistoryMuseum
As we welcome in the spring and the return of bountiful photographic opportunities, now is the perfect time to invest in your creative growth. My new ebook, The Art of Wildlife Photography will help you elevate your photographic approach to create images you once only dreamt of capturing...
The Art of Wildlife Photography is a 55-page guide woven from personal insight, creative philosophy, and hard-earned experience in the field.
In a world saturated with step-by-step guides and gear-heavy tutorials, this book offers something entirely different. Itâs where I share everything from how I approach storytelling and emotion, to my most-asked questions, signature styles (like high key and low key), and the techniques I use to craft expressive, intentional images.
Itâs not just a guide, itâs a creative companion for anyone looking to see differently, connect more deeply with nature, and create images with real meaning.
Whether youâre just starting out or refining your voice as a photographer, exploring your local patch or planning big adventures for the season ahead, my ebook will inspire you to slow down, look closer, and shoot with purpose.
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Thank you for granting me the opportunity and the platform to share the Northern Gannet species with the world in a unique way and repay the birds for a countless number of happy memories.
You can watch my whole speech and view the winning image on my website (link in bio up)
#rachelbigsby #wpy59 #nikoncreator #wildlifephotography #wildlifeofinstagram
It is with profound joy that I can announce myself as the Winner of âNatural Artistryâ for; along with the title of youngest winner in the history of the category, and one of just nine women awarded out of 49,957 entries from 95 countries.
It is my hope that my image, âThe Art of Courtshipâ can do justice to the undeniably beautiful, yet often overlooked, Northern Gannet species; and will connect the hearts of a global audience to this special seabird which we can all learn to love and protect.
#WPY59 #WildlifePhotographerOfTheYear #RachelBigsby #NikonCreator
âThe Art of Courtshipâ is of two Northern Gannets, photographed in Shetland. As our boat chugged toward the island I was quick to see potential, but realised my vision would be tricky aboard a small boat in turbulent sea swell at the foot of the towering cliffs.
The potential I saw was in the sculpted sandstone, rising 180 metres (590 feet) above the North Sea, hosting more than 22,000 northern gannets breeding on its ledges carved by the elements. Each curve was softly draped in streaks of white guano which exaggerated the meandering shape, and within each hourglass sat one or two gannets. I wanted a courting pair, but amongst the 22,000, I couldnât find one. Then, I spotted the perfect pair, isolated on a lower ledge, intertwining their necks and framed meticulously by the streaks of guano. In a few seconds the boat aligned with the rocks, everything came together - the courting gannets drew up against a dark hollow on the guano-painted curves of sandstone - and I got my shot, enhancing the complementary shapes in black and white.
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Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer (@rachelbigsby) is a ToDetect creator on Instagram. Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer carries Instagram's verified badge. The Instagram bio for Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer runs to 18 words across 4 lines.
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Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer has 42,042 followers on Instagram (42K). Set against 145 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 290 followers per account Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer follows. 56 published posts give Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer a moderate archive on Instagram.
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Rachel Bigsby | Wildlife Photographer's engagement rate on Instagram is 0%, under 1%, fewer than 1 like or comment per 100 followers. Recent posts recorded no likes or comments, which is what the 0% rate reflects. Recent posts average 0 likes and 0 comments, so every recorded reaction is a like.
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