Followers885K
Engagement rate7.24%2.3x page median
Suspicious followers20.0%Elevated
Average reel plays2.3MPer video post
Top posts
Avg likes: 71.4K. Avg comments: 222. Audience credibility: 80%.
Top 20 Photography Influencers on Instagram (Jul 2026)
We found 4,791 photography influencers on Instagram. These creators use "photography" in their Instagram bio. Here are the top 20, ranked on engagement rate, audience quality and reach, not follower count alone.
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Ranked by engagement rate, audience quality and reach
Updated July 24, 2026
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Trevor Brighton
@trevor.brightonIllustrator - Photographer - Designer Prints available on my Etsy
MacroUnited StatesFollowers781KEngagement rate4.26%1.3x page medianSuspicious followers13.7%ModerateAverage reel plays904KPer video postTop posts
Avg likes: 67.2K. Avg comments: 332. Audience credibility: 86%.
- Followers774KEngagement rate2.93%At page medianSuspicious followers19.3%ModerateAverage reel plays127KPer video post
Top posts
Avg likes: 23.0K. Avg comments: 86. Audience credibility: 81%.
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Sean Graesser
@gourmetbiologistResearcher of Birds. Wildlife and Conservation photographer. Tropical ecologist. Spreading Awareness for Conservation.
MacroUnited StatesFollowers673KEngagement rate11.87%3.7x page medianSuspicious followers21.2%ElevatedAverage reel plays1.0MPer video postTop posts
Avg likes: 8.2K. Avg comments: 65. Audience credibility: 79%.
- Followers669KEngagement rate2.09%0.7x page medianSuspicious followers22.1%ElevatedAverage reel plays176KPer video post
Top posts
Avg likes: 13.5K. Avg comments: 137. Audience credibility: 78%.
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Navarre Marshall
@navarres.wild.shotsWildlife Photographer focused on bird sounds 🐦🎶 Traveler, Vanlife, 50/63 NP's ⛰️
MacroUnited StatesFollowers634KEngagement rate2.32%0.7x page medianSuspicious followers20.7%ElevatedAverage reel plays40.7KPer video postTop posts
Avg likes: 5.9K. Avg comments: 81. Audience credibility: 79%.
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𝐌𝐄𝐇𝐌𝐄𝐓 Ö𝐙𝐂𝐀𝐍
@mhmetozcn📷Photographer ✍🏻Mamoste (Örgetmen) 🗽Umarım fotoğraflarım sizlerle konuşur,sizlere şarkılar söyler.
MacroTurkeyFollowers624KEngagement rate2.59%0.8x page medianSuspicious followers19.6%ModerateAverage reel plays851KPer video postTop posts
Avg likes: 28.4K. Avg comments: 324. Audience credibility: 80%.
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Joshua Charow
@joshuacharowNYC Documentary Filmmaker & Photographer Preorder my Photobook ‘Artist in Residence’ below:
MacroUnited StatesFollowers619KEngagement rate26.84%8.4x page medianSuspicious followers25.8%ElevatedAverage reel plays393KPer video postTop posts
Avg likes: 77.1K. Avg comments: 900. Audience credibility: 74%.
- Followers616KEngagement rate10.14%3.2x page medianSuspicious followersNot measuredAverage reel playsNot measuredNo video data
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Auditya Venkatesh
@audiphotographyTraveler, Photographer, Coffee Farmer & Learner :) My stories one image at a time @inracing, Ambassador - Sony, Vivo, Videndum ↓Equipment↓
MacroIndiaFollowers610KEngagement rate2.49%0.8x page medianSuspicious followers23.6%ElevatedAverage reel plays462KPer video postTop posts
Avg likes: 15.7K. Avg comments: 305. Audience credibility: 76%.
- Followers609KEngagement rate2.01%0.6x page medianSuspicious followersNot measuredAverage reel playsNot measuredNo video data
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michael boyd
@michaelboyydunderwater photographer La Jolla, CA 🦭 Support @sdsealsociety @osidewhales @thewildlifemichael @swellseals
MacroUnited StatesFollowers576KEngagement rate10.18%3.2x page medianSuspicious followers16.5%ModerateAverage reel plays214KPer video postTop posts
Avg likes: 27.1K. Avg comments: 86. Audience credibility: 83%.
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Lilia Kunytska
@photo.destructionUkrainian photographer 🇺🇦 Life @lilya.kunitskaya Анкета передзапису на навчання 👇🏻
MacroUkraineFollowers568KEngagement rate3.28%At page medianSuspicious followers10.7%ModerateAverage reel plays148KPer video postTop posts
Avg likes: 25.1K. Avg comments: 189. Audience credibility: 89%.
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ahmed mohareb
@mohareb.ph🎥 Photographer in Milan 📸 Weddings | Fashion | Street DM for booking or collaborations
MacroItalyFollowers561KEngagement rate6.97%2.2x page medianSuspicious followers14.6%ModerateAverage reel plays209KPer video postTop posts
Avg likes: 53.6K. Avg comments: 37. Audience credibility: 85%.
- Followers560KEngagement rate6.93%2.2x page medianSuspicious followers12.4%ModerateAverage reel plays593KPer video post
Top posts
Avg likes: 30.1K. Avg comments: 766. Audience credibility: 88%.
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Francisco Maia
@maia.visuals🎥 Filmmaker & Photographer 🚁 Professional Drone Pilot & FPV | Certified 🌎 Available to work everywhere
MacroPortugalFollowers556KEngagement rate1.50%0.5x page medianSuspicious followers2.6%Low riskAverage reel plays143KPer video postTop posts
Avg likes: 19.6K. Avg comments: 238. Audience credibility: 97%.
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Bachar Al Haji
@bachar.alhajiAerial Photographer - Movie Maker Video Editor - YouTuber - Engineer CEO at @ana_muhands17 Email: bachfilms.nl@gmail.com
MacroThe NetherlandsFollowers554KEngagement rate7.32%2.3x page medianSuspicious followers4.3%Low riskAverage reel plays2.3MPer video postTop posts
Avg likes: 40.6K. Avg comments: 206. Audience credibility: 96%.
- Followers552KEngagement rate3.12%At page medianSuspicious followersNot measuredAverage reel playsNot measuredNo video data
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Kien Quan
@kienquancreatesProfessional Button Pusher #NikonCreator 📷 Photographer 📹 Videographer 👇🏻Find prints and presets here 👇🏻
Mid-tierUnited StatesFollowers494KEngagement rate2.79%At page medianSuspicious followers21.8%ElevatedAverage reel plays68.9KPer video postTop posts
Avg likes: 13.0K. Avg comments: 77. Audience credibility: 78%.
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Raphael Metivet
@raphaelmetivetCapturing the beauty of Paris and beyond ✨ 📸 Luxury hotels & interiors photographer 📩 raphael@futurmgmt.com Discover my prints of Paris:
Mid-tierFranceFollowers489KEngagement rate2.23%0.7x page medianSuspicious followers19.3%ModerateAverage reel plays263KPer video postTop posts
Avg likes: 10.3K. Avg comments: 78. Audience credibility: 81%.
Benchmarks
Top photography influencers: engagement and audience benchmarks
The median and ranges across this ranking, so you can tell a genuinely strong photography creator from an average one.
4,791creators indexed610Kmedian followers3.20%median engagement16.9%avg suspicious followers
The top photography influencers run a median engagement rate of 3.20% and average 16.9% suspicious followers. Treat 3.20% as the bar a strong photography creator should clear; below it, you are paying for reach, not attention.
The best photography influencers here span 0 nano or micro and 18 macro accounts, covering both cost-efficient gifting and broad-reach launches. Audiences concentrate in United States (40%), Japan (5%), Philippines (5%), skewing male at 51%.
How this list is built. These are Instagram creators who describe themselves using terms like photography, photography, photo in their own bio. 4,791 accounts matched. We rank them on a blend of engagement rate, suspicious-follower share and reach, then publish the top 20. Figures are a snapshot taken on Jul 2026 and are frozen between refreshes, so the order you see is the order everyone sees.
Where their audiences are
United States40%
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Philippines5.0%
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India5.0%Follower tiers in this ranking
- Nanounder 10K
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- Micro10K to 100K
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- Mid-tier100K to 500K
- 2
- Macro500K+
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FAQ
Photography influencers on Instagram: common questions
How do I find photography influencers on Instagram?
Manual hashtag searching works but surfaces whoever posts most, not whoever performs best. Filtering an index is faster: Leewou holds 4,791 photography creators on Instagram and lets you narrow by follower range, engagement rate, audience country and suspicious-follower share. The 20 listed here are the top of that set on our ranking, and the full list is in the app.
Who are the top photography influencers on Instagram right now?
On this ranking, 京本大我 (@kyomoto_art_put), Trevor Brighton (@trevor.brighton), bj pascual (@bjpascual). The ordering blends engagement rate, audience quality and reach rather than follower count alone, which is why a smaller account can outrank a larger one. Data was last refreshed in Jul 2026.
What counts as a good engagement rate for photography creators?
Use the set you are actually buying from as the benchmark, not a global average. Across these photography influencers, the median engagement rate is 3.20% at a median of 610K followers. Anything meaningfully above that median is doing better than its peers at the same size; anything well below is worth a second look before you pay for reach.
Are these follower counts real?
Not entirely, and that is true of every Instagram list. Across this group, an average of 16.9% of followers show signs of being fake or inactive. We publish that figure on every card instead of hiding it, so you can discount reach estimates before you negotiate. Anything above 30% is worth auditing manually before you commit budget.
Can I see contact details and full audience data for these creators?
Not on this page: it is a public preview. Inside Leewou you get the full audience breakdown (age, gender, country, city, interests, credibility), historical growth, content performance and email unlocks, plus the ability to save creators to shared lists and monitor their campaign posts. The trial runs 14 days with no card required.
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