Reunion photography pages on Facebook

Facebook is a great place for photographers to showcase their talent. When those photographers happen to live on Reunion Island they're constantly surrounded by inspiring subjects, especially in the natural world.

Below is a list of Facebook pages of photographers based in Reunion. Some pages are only in French, but even if you're a non-French speaker I'm sure this won't stop you from appreciating the beautiful photographs that are regularly posted.

• Alexandre Bertucat - professional portrait photographer based in Reunion (Twitter: @AlexBertucat)

• Alice Bertin - very varied subjects: underwater, close-ups and landscapes.

waterfall, ©Alice Bertin

• BeMez Pictures - mainly landscape photos, some wildlife.

one of ©BeMez's pictures

• Critters Reunion Island & Oceans by Nathalie Rodrigues - underwater photos

Mantis shrimp

• Deltapict Photographies - varied photographs of Reunion, both at day and night.

sunset near La Possession, ©Deltapict Photographies

• DroneCopters by Jonathan Payet - drone pictures of Reunion

Sainte-Suzanne lighthouse © Dronecopters

• Frog 974 - mainly landscapes, particularly at sunrise or sunset.

Dusk over St Pierre, May 29th 2013, ©Frog 974

• Gaby Barathieu - Entre Terre et Mer - mainly underwater and coastal pictures of Reunion and Mayotte, some of which have won prizes.

Glass Anemone Shrimp in Reunion

• Life in the Coral Reef of Reunion - the name says it all!

• Jill Pollock - varied: close-ups, landscapes, some nightscapes similar to Luc Perrot, portraits. See here for more. (Twitter: @PollockJill)

'Golden Cliff', Vincendo, Reunion © Jill Pollock

• Katia Ferrer ("Les photos de Kat") - photos on land and underwater. 

Evening reflections, ©Katia Ferrer

• Kevin Le Pape: Amateur wildlife photographer : birds, insects, landscapes.

Baby panther chameleon © Kevin Le Pape

• Lionel Ghighi - a variety of landscape and portrait photos, specialised in aerial and drone photography.

 © Lionel Ghighi

• LR Photographies - Ludovic Rivière mainly takes landscape photos, often at dawn, dusk or sunrise.

Looking at Piton des Neiges from the road leading to the volcano
©LR Photographies

• Luc Perrot - probably Reunion's best known photographer, his astronomy photos have won several international prizes. He writes captions in English and French. For some examples of his work see here. (Twitter: @LucPerrot_Photo)

Milky Way, Cap Mechant, ©Luc Perrot

• Neptune Plongée - beautiful photos by professional diver David Paris.

nudibranch, ©David Paris

• Olivier Borson - mainly black and white photographs from Reunion and his travels abroad. Captions are in English and French. (Twitter: @Beyond_My_Mind; website: http://www.olivierborson.net)

Cloudy night sky at the Plaine des Sables, ©Olivier Borson

• Onery - buildings, people, photographic artwork

house at Entre-Deux © Onery

• Patrick You-Seen - mainly wildlife, also some landscape photos.

• Penti's Pics - underwater photography from Reunion by Cedric Peneau

This photo of a humpback whale and calf won 1st place in the Wide Angle
category of the 2018 MIDE Underwater Photography Competition

• Pierre Choukron - photos covering the themes of aviation, architecture, cuisine, reptiles, the volcano etc. Has a bilingual website. 

Piton de la Fournaise ©Pierre Choukron

• Réunion Underwater Photography - as the name says, photos of Reunion underwater. Photos are sometimes shared by PADI. (Twitter: @aquazimages)

mantis shrimp, ©Reunion Underwater Photography

• Romain Philippon - this professional freelance photographer takes striking photos of people. (See also his publishing company Pendant Ce Temps). (Twitter: @RomainPhilippon)

Marine Delbeck © Romain Philippon

• Steph Photographies - mainly landscapes, often at sunrise or sunset.

sunset at Bois Blanc beach ©Steph Photographies

• Timaoul photographies - mainly close-ups of plants and animals.

Mascarene swiftlet, ©Timaoul photos

• TJ Photographies - mainly landscapes and flora & fauna. Captions in English and French.

Golden orb web spider, Ste Suzanne, ©TJ Photographies

• Tofruokal - mainly wildlife photos (birds and insects), and some landscapes.

Storm off the coast of St Pierre
©Tofruokal Photos Lakour/ Olivier PAYET

Bonus:

• Street Art Reunion Island - as the name says, a Facebook page with photos from Reunion's thriving street art scene. (Twitter: @StreetArtRun)

Yin-Yin & his cock Ponctualité ©Ella & Pitr – Saint-Leu

If you're a Reunion-based photographer who'd like to see their Facebook page included in  this list, or if you know of a page that should be included, please leave me a message in the comments below.